Peak
79
Weeks
6
Score
256
Chart Year
2015
A music video for the song was uploaded to a new Wondaland Vevo account on April 13, 2015.[7] Directed by Dave Meyers and choreographed by Fatima Robinson and Sean Bankhead, the video features Monáe and a diverse group of women dancing and performing Yoga. The majority of the video is set in a workout studio; however, Jidenna's verse is delivered in a diner scene as well as the final moments of the video where Monáe and others join Jidenna and dance together until the video fades to a TV screen with the words, "The Eephus" written on it. This music video marks the first time in 14 years that Robinson and Meyers have collaborated as they last worked together on Aaliyah's music video for her single "More Than a Woman" in early August 2001.[8] Actress Tessa Thompson makes a cameo in the video as one of Monáe's female dancers. Writing online for Vibe, Iyana Robertson wrote, "Janelle Monae had a “Yoga” party, and you weren't invited." She also says of the video, "Starting with a classic, dancing-in-the-mirror, 'no boys allowed' session with her girlfriends, Janelle is part-serene, part-turn up as she transitions from levitating into a funky living room dance break. With a crown adorning her head, the video gets a bit more literal as the singer heads to the yoga studio. Backed by a troupe of bendable ladies, she gets her bounce on while mouthing bossy lyrics like 'You cannot police me, so get off my areola.
This bump-and-grind cut finds Janelle Monae collaborating with Jidenna, who was signed by the singer to her Wondaland Records label. The song was released as the second single from Wondaland Presents: The Eephus an EP by the artists signed to Wondaland Records. The disc's lead single was Jidenna's breakthrough tune "Classic Man." Jidenna is a founding member of Fear & Fancy, a Californian group of activists, artists, engineers, and scientists who host soirees, dinner parties, and demonstrations with the intention of making their part of the world a better place to live. Jidenna told Spin that around 2007 it was he who brought Janelle Monaé to California with Fear and Fancy, a fact that discredits the commonly held impression that he's her protegé. "We built a masquerade ball that eventually attracted Wondaland, and we flew Janelle for her first show outside of Georgia," he said. "She was who she was, and I was who I was, and we both had our crews. If anything, I think our crews found each other." Yoga is a practice of Hindu philosophy, involving the withdrawal of the physical senses from eternal objects. Its origins are unclear, but it is known it was practiced in India at least 5000 years ago. Here are some yoga fun facts: Yoga means "devotion" or "union" in Sanskrit and uses physical, mental and spiritual elements. The discipline of yoga was first laid out in writing in the Yoga Sutras a little over 2,000 years ago. 15 million Americans practice yoga; 72% of them are female. Hatha Yoga, a system of physical techniques supplementary to a broad conception of yoga is the most widely practiced in the West. Slow paced classes combine physical exercises and postures, with meditation. Bikram Yoga is a system of yoga that Bikram Choudhury synthesized from traditional hatha yoga techniques. Popularized in the early 1970s, it is popular with celebrities from George Clooney and David Beckham to Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Lady Gaga, Bikram Yoga is done in 40°C heat to cleanse the body of toxins and loosen muscles.
Let yo booty do that yoga Party at the beach down in Copacabana Sipping Killepitsch, got my black yoga pants on Me and Brittany, we've been down in Atlanta Sweating in the club, call me Dirty Diana Flexing like a yogi, drop it down with your hands up Do a handstand, bend it back, put your legs up I ain't got no worries, I'm my own private dancer My own private dancer I wanna last, wanna last forever I wanna dance, wanna dance all night I wanna last, wanna last forever I wanna dance, dance, dance all night Baby bend over, baby bend over Baby bend over, let me see you do that yoga Baby bend over, baby bend over Baby bend over, let your booty do that yoga Flex (Yoga) Crown on my head but the world on my shoulder I'm too much a rebel, never do what I'm supposed ta Bend it never break it, baby watch and I'ma show ya Stretching on my cash, got my money doing yoga Sometimes I'm peachy, and sometimes I'm vulgar Even when I'm sleeping I got one eye open You cannot police me, so get off my areola Get off my areola I wanna last, wanna last forever I wanna dance, wanna dance all night I wanna last, wanna last forever I wanna dance, dance, dance all night Baby bend over, baby bend over Baby bend over, let me see you do that yoga Baby bend over, baby bend over Baby bend over, let your booty do that yoga Flex (Yoga) I said yoga, she did that yoga Looking for my loafers, man I woke up in a toga She left my collar on like she my owner So when she downward dog I jump up on her I lo-lo-love the way you bend it, oh Lord I'd love to break you in Oh Lord I'd stretch you out and in, oh Lord now you should tell a friend Oh Lord I pray, I pray that young girl come on over And let they bum-bum do that yoga I wanna last, wanna last forever I wanna dance, wanna dance all night I wanna last, wanna last forever I wanna dance, dance, dance all night Baby bend over, baby bend over Baby bend over, let me see you do that yoga Baby bend over, baby bend over Baby bend over, let your booty do that yoga Flex (Yoga) Let yo booty do that yoga
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 11, 2015 | 93 | 33 |
| 2 | Jul 18, 2015 | 79 | 47 |
| 3 | Jul 25, 2015 | 82 | 44 |
| 4 | Aug 1, 2015 | 84 | 42 |
| 5 | Aug 8, 2015 | 87 | 39 |
| 6 | Aug 15, 2015 | 97 | 29 |