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"@ MEH"
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Single by Playboi Carti
ReleasedApril 16, 2020
RecordedDecember 2019
Length2:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Playboi Carti singles chronology
"Get Dripped"
(2018)
"@ MEH"
(2020)
"Miss the Rage"
(2021)
Music video
@ Meh on YouTube

"@ Meh" (stylized in all caps; pronounced "at me") is a song by American rapper and singer Playboi Carti, released on April 16, 2020. It was released in promotion for Carti's second studio album Whole Lotta Red ; however, it was excluded from the project's final tracklist. [1] The song was produced by JetsonMade, Neeko Baby and Deskhop. [2]

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Critical reception

Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone writes that "'@ Meh' sounds like a Fisher-Price Fruity Loops jamboree as performed by a PlayStation 4." In a high-pitched "baby voice", Carti sings about everything he hates about "pussy ass niggas." [2]

Music video

The music video for "@ Meh" debuted on the same day as the song's release, and was directed by Carter himself and Nick Walker. [3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 68
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 49
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 27
France (SNEP) [8] 197
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 34
Portugal (AFP) [11] 74
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 53
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 51
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 17

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