| Lalala | |
| Type: | single |
| Cover: | Y2K and Bbno$ - Lalala.png |
| Artist: | Y2K and bbno$ |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Y2K |
| Chronology: | Y2K |
| Next Title: | Fast (Remix) |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Lalala" is a song by American producer Y2K and Canadian rapper bbno$, released as a single on June 7, 2019, by Columbia Records. The music video was released on August 21, 2019.[1]
The song became viral on the media sharing platform TikTok due to its catchline: "Did I really just forget that melody?"[2]
To promote the release of the song, Y2K and bbno$ created fake stories about how they met and made the song, sending them to blogs including Lyrical Lemonade. A remix version featuring Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen was released on October 30, 2019.[3] The song is in D Phrygian and is played at a tempo of 130 BPM.
Carl Lamarre of Billboard called the track a "fun-filled tune" with bbno$'s "outlandish" rapping over the "Latin-tinged record".[3]
It is the first song to chart for either of the duo, debuting at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number 55. On March 17, 2023, the song was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for equivalent sales of 3,000,000 units in the United States.
The official video of the song was released on August 20, 2019 on Y2K's YouTube channel. The video takes place in a studio set designed to look like a children's educational show, as demonstrated by the diverse props and scenarios present. As the video progresses, both artists begin using the different objects from the kids' show to illustrate the song, like a puppet theatre, different wallpaper and studio spaces, and a globe to point at locations.
| Chart (2019-2020) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[4] | 98 | |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 10 | |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 26 | |
| Israel (Media Forest)[7] | 2 | |
| Latvia (LAIPA)[8] | 4 | |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[9] | 7 | |
| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[10] | 8 | |
| Romania (Airplay 100)< | --Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[11] | 25 |
| US Rolling Stone Top 100[12] | 39 |
| Chart (2019) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 89 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 23 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 75 | |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] | 44 | |
| France (SNEP)[17] | 109 | |
| Italy (FIMI)[18] | 94 | |
| Latvia (LAIPA)[19] | 23 | |
| Portugal (AFP)[20] | 72 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 85 | |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] | 62 |
| Chart (2020) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadania (Canadian Hot 100)[23] | 63 | |
| Romania (Airplay 100)[24] | 98 |