| "2 Phones" | ||||
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| Single by Kevin Gates | ||||
| from the album Islah | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mad Max | |||
| Kevin Gates singles chronology | ||||
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| "2 Phones" on YouTube | ||||
"2 Phones" is a song by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on November 5, 2015 as the third single from his debut studio album Islah . It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Gates' first top 20 song and his highest-charting single to date.
The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 1, 2016 on Kevin Gates's YouTube account. It was directed by Jon J, [1] who previously directed the music videos for Gates' "Kno One" and "Really Really". [2] [3]
"2 Phones" debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated January 23, 2016. [4] It eventually reached its peak position at number 17 for the chart dated April 23, 2016. [5] On January 25, 2019, the single was certified quadruple platinum for combined sales and streaming data of over four million units in the United States. [6]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [14] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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