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Chillin" is a song by American/Nigerian by origin rapper Wale. The song features singer Lady Gaga and serves as the lead single from his debut album, Attention: Deficit. It was officially released on June 2, 2009. A remix of the song is present on Wale's Back to the Feature mixtape, under the name "Chillin. The song received mixed reviews from contemporary critics. "Chillin" reached the lower regions of the official charts of some of the nations. Its highest peak was twelve at United Kingdom. In the U.S. it peaked at ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video for the single features both Wale and Gaga in various locations in or near Washington D.C. and Boston, MA. Wale performed the song live on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on July 14 and at a number of shows leading up to the album's release date.

Critical reception of the song has been mixed. Steve Roberts from MTV praised Gaga's verse as employing a similar singing style to M.I.A. The Greyhound gave the song a negative review and said, "...with a lackluster hook and the repetition of the name 'Wale,' the airplay and sales of this single will depend greatly upon the vocals of Lady Gaga." Jason Lipshutz from Billboard praised the "club-ready single" for its "bouncy hook and slick verses" and called the song "the perfect precursor to Wale's long-awaited debut.

The song performed moderately on the charts. In the United States, the song debuted for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 at position ninety-nine but fell off the next week. It reached a peak of thrity-two on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. In Canada the song reached a peak of seventy-three. "Chillin" charted for one week in Australia where it reached twenty-nine. The song performed moderately well at United Kingdom and Ireland where it reached twelve and nineteen respectively. It also charted on Billboard's European Hot 100 Singles, peaking at forty-two.

The music video for the song was directed by Chris Robinson. A thirty-second look at the video was posted on the official MTV Samedi website, while a behind the scenes look at the video was given to Elite DC.
The full video was posted on Interscope's YouTube channel on the June 2, 2009. Young Chris, Tre and Bun B. all appear in the music video. It features Wale and GaGa on a pier in Chelsea, Massachusetts and Wale in various venues and streets in Washington D.C. This includes one scene in the famous hidden clothing store Bodega in Boston where Wale tries on various clothes. One of Gaga's trademark Great Danes also appears in the video in Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. Several posters of Barack Obama appear in the video. The music video was added to BET's rotation.