My Type | |
Cover: | Saweetie - My Type Remix.png |
Caption: | Cover of the remix featuring City Girls and Jhené Aiko |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Saweetie |
Ep: | Icy |
Genre: | Crunk[1] |
Label: |
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Producer: | London on da Track |
Prev Title: | Up Now |
Prev Year: | 2018 |
Next Title: | Sway with Me |
Next Year: | 2020 |
"My Type" is a song by American rapper Saweetie, released as a single on June 11, 2019, by Warner Records and Artistry Worldwide. It was first released as part of her 2019 EP Icy, and a music video was released for the track in July 2019. It was the basis of a social media challenge,[2] and also became Saweetie's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 81[3] before peaking at 21. The song was written by Saweetie and produced by London on da Track, and samples the production of "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, produced by Lil Jon.
The track samples "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo.[4] The sampled track earned Pablo, who took "Freek-a-Leek" to number 2 on Billboards Rhythmic Songs Chart in 2004, a second No. 1 as a songwriter on Rhythmic Songs overall (his first being Ciara's "Goodies", on which he provided featured vocals), while co-writer Lil Jon earned an eighth No. 1, and the song's co-writer Quavo his fifth on the same chart.[5]
The music video was released on July 3, 2019, and directed by Daps.[6] The video was filmed in San Leandro, California at Cherry Grove Park and San Leandro Adult School. It features Saweetie at a block party, rapping in front of drifting cars and twerking while standing on a basketball hoop.[7] The video includes appearances by Kehlani and Kamaiyah.[8]
On August 23, a remix featuring Yung Miami of City Girls and Jhené Aiko was released.[9] [10] On September 20, 2019, a Latin remix featuring Becky G and Melii was released.[11] On October 25, 2019, a remix EP titled My Type (The Remixes) was released including the original song, both remixes, and remixes from Dillon Francis, French Montana, Wale, Tiwa Savage, and others.[12]
At the 2019 BET Hip-Hop Awards, Saweetie performed "My Type" live alongside its "Freek-a-Leek" sampled artist Petey Pablo and producer Lil Jon.[13]
Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position | |
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Australian Hitseekers (ARIA)[14] | 6 | |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] | 76 | |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] | 32 | |
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-->[17] | 78 |
US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 21 | |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 10 | |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] | 24 | |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] | 1 | |
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[22] | 39 | |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[23] | 27 |
Chart (2019) | Position | |
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US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 76 | |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] | 32 | |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] | 13 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | |
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United States | June 11, 2019 | Rhythmic contemporary | [28] | |
August 27, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [29] |