Pick Up the Phone (Young Thug and Travis Scott song)

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Do I look like a teacher to y'all? 'Cause I ain't giving no F's. But I'll let y'all know this, [I am] getting some D's though. A whole lot of D's in my mouth, tasting it like a French chef on a French toast. [3]

Commercial performance

"Pick Up the Phone" debuted at number 90 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated for the week of September 3, 2016. [5] The song eventually peaked at number 43, becoming one of Young Thug and Travis Scott's highest charting songs at the time. This was also Quavo's highest charting solo effort before his appearance on Post Malone's "Congratulations", which peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100, then later his appearance on DJ Khaled's, "I'm the One", which debuted and peaked at number one on the chart. The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2017, for selling over two million digital copies in the United States.

Music video

The music video premiered on August 12, 2016 with the music video for "90210" at the ".wav party" in Los Angeles, California, with both of them later released on Travis Scott's Vevo account on YouTube. [6] [7]

Charts

Weekly charts

"Pick Up the Phone"
PickUpThePhoneYoungThug.jpg
Single by Young Thug and Travis Scott featuring Quavo
from the album Jeffery and Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
ReleasedJune 10, 2016
Recorded2015–16
Genre
Length4:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Young Thug singles chronology
"Minnesota"
(2016)
"Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)
"No Limit"
(2016)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Wonderful"
(2016)
"Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)
"Champions"
(2016)
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia Urban (ARIA) [8] 17
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 62
France (SNEP) [10] 95
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 181
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 12
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [15] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [16] 52

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [17] Gold30,000
Canada (Music Canada) [18] 3× Platinum240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [19] Gold45,000
France (SNEP) [20] Platinum200,000
Italy (FIMI) [21] Gold25,000
Poland (ZPAV) [22] Gold25,000
Sweden (GLF) [23] Gold20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [25] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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