I Get the Bag explained

I Get the Bag
Type:single
Artist:Gucci Mane featuring Migos
Album:Mr. Davis
Released:August 18, 2017
Studio:Atlanta, GA
Genre:Trap
Length:3:27
3:38 (radio edit)
3:53 (album version)
Chronology:Gucci Mane
Prev Title:That's What I Like (Remix)
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Cool
Next Year:2018

"I Get the Bag" is a song by American rapper Gucci Mane featuring fellow American hip hop group Migos (Quavo and Takeoff). It was released on August 18, 2017, as the third single from Mane's eleventh studio album Mr. Davis (2017).

Background

"I Get the Bag" was first released as an instant grat track on August 18, 2017 for pre-orders of the album. It was then sent to urban radio on September 5, 2017, as the album's third single (second radio single).[1]

"I Get the Bag" contains an interpolation of the artists' previous collaboration "Slippery" from Migos' Culture (2017).[2]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the single, with producer Metro Boomin making a cameo. It has over 569 million views as of July 2023.[3]

Commercial performance

"I Get the Bag" is Gucci Mane's highest charting single as a lead artist (tied with "Wake Up in the Sky" in 2018).[4] It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting for 16 weeks. It also peaked at number one on the Mediabase Urban Airplay chart.[5] It is Gucci Mane's highest certified single, with sales over 8 million units in the US.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 93
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 45
Chart (2018)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 72
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 40
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11] 32

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesAugust 18, 2017Digital download
September 5, 2017Urban contemporary radio[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban/UAC Future Release. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906025140/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases. All Access. September 6, 2017.
  2. Web site: Gucci Mane: I Get the Bag. Who Sampled Who. September 19, 2017.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: Gucci Mane - I Get The Bag feat. Migos [Official Music Video] ]. YouTube.
  4. Gucci Mane Chart History. Billboard. 2019-07-14.
  5. Web site: Gucci Manes I Get the Bag Earns #1 at Urban Radio. 10 December 2017. Headline Planet. December 12, 2017.
  6. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 42, 20 oktober 2017. Sverigetopplistan. October 21, 2017.
  7. Web site: Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 12, 2017.
  8. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
  10. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
  11. Web site: Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. August 26, 2019.
  12. Web site: Urban/UAC Future Release. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906025140/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases. All Access. September 6, 2017.