Format Digital download Genre Hip hop Label CP | Recorded 2013 Length 3:23 | |
Released May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21) |
"Shisha" is a single by Lebanese-Canadian singer Massari off his yet to be released third album. The song was released on May 21, 2013 and features vocals from American rapper French Montana. The song peaked at number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100. It received a Gold certification from Music Canada, denoting sales of 40,000 units in that country.
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Music video
The video was directed by Canadian director RT! and made its premiere on MuchMusic's New.Music.Live. on July 4. The video features Massari's manager Manny Dion around the 0:25 mark in the video. The video follows a Middle Eastern theme with Massari and French Montana smoking shishas, various amounts of women wearing Indian garb dancing with a sunlit curtain in the background and a lion. Intercut in the video are scenes of the Abraj Al-Bait Towers from Mecca, the Burj Al Arab from Dubai and the CN Tower from Toronto set in the nighttime.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 78 on the week of June 28, 2013. Ten weeks later, it peaked at number 37 on the week of August 24, 2013. It spent a total of 19 weeks on the chart.