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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Refill

| cover = Elle-varner-refill.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Elle Varner

| album = Perfectly Imperfect

| released = January 31, 2012

| recorded = 2011

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&B

| length = 4:00

| label = RCA Records

| writer =

| producer = Pop

| chronology = Elle Varner

| prev_title = Only Wanna Give It to You

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = I Don't Care

| next_year = 2012

| misc =

}}

"'Refill'" is a song by American singer-songwriter and R&B recording artist Elle Varner. The song, produced by Andrew "Pop" Wansel, was released on January 31, 2012 as a digital download, and serves as the second single from her debut studio album, 'Perfectly Imperfect' (2012). A snippet of the song was included on her mixtape 'Conversational Lush' (2012). The song received a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 55th Grammy Awards to be held in February 2013. Robert Christgau ranked it number 14 on his year-end singles list for 2012.

Music video



The music video, directed by Constellation Jones, was released March 27, 2012 via Varner's official VEVO account on YouTube. The video features Varner taking a trip to New York City with her cheerleading squad. During her last night in NYC, she sneaks out to explore, running into a man (Jeantique Oriol) who shows her around town. She races back to make the bus, but not before getting his number, which is ripped in half as the bus keeps moving.

Remix



The official remix features Kirko Bangz and T-Pain was released on June 1, 2012. Another remix features Wale and T-Pain. There is also an extended remix made by DJ Unique featuring all 3 rappers.

Chart performance



The song first charted on the week of March 5, 2012 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number seventy-eight. It has since peaked at number ten.

Charts



Weekly charts

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!Chart (2012)

!Peak
position

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! scope="row"| Canada Urban Airplay ('Nielsen BDS')

| style="text-align:center"| 12

|-

!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

|align="center"|1

|-

!scope="row"

|-

!scope="row"

|-

!scope="row"|US Top Heatseekers ('Billboard')

|align="center"|15

|-

|}

Year-end charts



Release information



Purchasable release



References



Category:2012 singles

Category:2011 songs

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Songs written by Pop Wansel

Category:Elle Varner songs

Category:Songs written by Elle Varner

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