21 (Polo G song)

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"21"
Song by Polo G
from the album The Goat
ReleasedMay 15, 2020
Length2:43
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Keanu Beats
  • Rohaim
Music video
"21" on YouTube

"21" is a song by American rapper Polo G from his second studio album The Goat (2020). It was produced by Keanu Beats and Khaled Rohaim.

Contents

Composition

The song has been described as "808-heavy". It features two verses from Polo G, who sings about his old life in the streets and his new life and fame, as a celebration of his 21st birthday. [1] [2] [3] Additionally, he talks about his drug use, citing the death of his friend Juice Wrld as motivating him to not relapse on drugs. [1] [4]

Music video

The official music video was directed by Cole Bennett and released on June 15, 2020. It opens with a hooded gunman who shoots at Polo G as he wakes up in his room. Polo walks through a drug house, a prison and the hallways of a backlot, while the unseen attacker follows and periodically fires at him. [3] [4] Objects levitate around the Polo, and Juice Wrld also makes a small cameo in the video. [1] [4] The video ends with the shooter removing his hood and revealing to be Polo G himself, who then grows horns resembling that of the Devil beneath his dreadlocks. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "21"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 86
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 82
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 62
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 27

Certifications

Certifications for "21"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [10] Gold45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [12] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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