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"Church" is a song written, produced, and performed by American rapper and singer T-Pain. It is a fast-paced song led by guitar riffs and is one of the songs where T-Pain raps. It appears on his album Epiphany (2007) and was released as the third single. The song "features" Teddy Verseti, one of T-Pain's aliases, which he uses when rapping vigorously. The song is about wanting to fight someone following a confrontation at a club. It was confirmed as the third single from Epiphany in an interview promoting the album.[1][2]

"Church"
Single by T-Pain
from the album Epiphany
Released	October 2, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:01
Label	Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive
Songwriter(s)	F. Najm
Producer(s)	T-Pain
T-Pain singles chronology
"Good Life" (2007) "Church" (2007) "Low" (2007)

The 'Future Presidents' remix is used for the official video. It was featured on 106 & Park on October 22, 2007 as the "New Joint of the Day". The song is also featured on the Step Up 2: The Streets soundtrack.

In the UK, "Church" eventually reached a peak of No. 35, two weeks after the physical release of the song. The single also peaked at No. 7 on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, and was also certified gold there.

Track listing

UK CD

1. "Church" (featuring Teddy Verseti) (main version - explicit)
2. "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (remix) (featuring Kanye West) (main version - explicit)

iTunes EP

1. "Church" explicit
2. "Church" revised clean - without gunshots
3. "Church" instrumental

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7]	Gold	7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000
* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Further reading

• T-Pain interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2008

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