Wonderful (Ja Rule song)


"Wonderful" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on September 27, 2004, as the lead single from his sixth studio album, R.U.L.E., through Irv Gotti's The INC record label. The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. "Wonderful" topped the UK Singles Chart, reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number six in both Australia and New Zealand, and became a top-20 hit in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
A remix was made available on Ashanti's fourth studio album, Concrete Rose, featuring an extended verse from the singer and omitting Kelly's verse. A video directed by Hype Williams was made for this single.

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Wonderful" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2004, making it Ja Rule's fourth top-five hit on the chart. In the United Kingdom, it topped the UK Singles Chart, making it his first number-one hit in Britain, though it was the country's lowest-selling number-one debut at the time, selling 23,706 copies during its release week. The song has been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. It is also notable for being the last top-10 hit on the Hot 100 for all three artists involved as of. The song ended 2005 at number 94 on Billboards year-end chart.

Track listings

UK CD single
  1. "Wonderful" – 4:32
  2. "Livin' It Up" – 4:17
  3. "Always on Time" – 4:03
European CD single
  1. "Wonderful" – 4:32
  2. "Caught Up" – 4:29
Australian maxi-CD single
  1. "Wonderful" – 4:33
  2. "Caught Up" – 4:29
  3. "Wonderful" – 4:33
  4. "Always on Time" – 4:03

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the R.U.L.E. album booklet.
Studios
Personnel
  • Ja Rule – writing
  • Irv Gotti – writing, production
  • Kendred Smith – writing
  • R. Kelly – writing, featured vocals
  • Ashanti – featured vocals
  • Demetrius "Demi-Doc" McGhee – bass guitar, organ, strings, additional keyboards
  • Jimi Kendrix – production
  • Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck – recording
  • Supa Engineer DURO – mixing
  • Terry "T-Mac" Herbert – assistant engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australia 42
Australian Urban 19
Switzerland 82
US Billboard Hot 10094
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 39
US Mainstream Top 40 89
US Rhythmic Top 40 49