500 PS explained

500 PS
Cover:Bonez MC & RAF Camora - 500 PS.png
Type:single
Artist:Bonez MC and RAF Camora
Album:Palmen aus Plastik 2
Recorded:2018
Genre:Dancehall
Label:
Producer:
  • The Cratez
  • RAF Camora
Chronology:Bonez MC
Prev Title:Glaub Mir
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Risiko
Next Year:2018

"500 PS" is a song by German rapper Bonez MC and Austrian rapper RAF Camora. It was released on 3 August 2018, through Vertigo, Capitol and Universal. Written by Bonez MC, RAF Camora, The Cratez, and produced by the latter, the song serves as the first single of their second collaborative studio album Palmen aus Plastik 2.

Background and composition

"500 PS" was written by Bonez MC, RAF Camora and The Cratez, while production was handled by Camora alongside The Cratez. The song has been described as a dancehall song, whose lyrics deal with fast cars and wealth.[1]

Commercial performance

"500 PS" debuted at number three in Germany on 10 August 2018. The song reached its peak atop the charts ten weeks into its chartrun, following the release of the album on 5 October 2018 and fell to number two the following week.[2] It reached the top twenty of the year-end charts and was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in 2019. In Austria, the single debuted at number three and peaked at number two in September 2018. It stayed in the top ten for 15 weeks and was certified platinum in December 2018.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 54
Chart (2019)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonez MC & RAF Camora: Das Video zu 500 PS . Bonez MC & RAF Camora: The video for 500 PS . 13 August 2018 . . 31 December 2018 . de.
  2. Web site: Bonez MC & RAF Camora – 500 PS . 10 August 2018 . . 31 December 2018 . de.
  3. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40 Jahrescharts 2018: Singles. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 31 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228221814/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2886107/. 2018-12-28. dead.
  4. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts . de . . 31 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2018 – hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch. 31 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2019. austriancharts.at. 1 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2019. mtv.de. de. 6 December 2019.