Captain Hook (Megan Thee Stallion song)

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"Captain Hook"
Single by Megan Thee Stallion
from the EP Suga
ReleasedMarch 10, 2020
Recorded2019
Genre
Length2:56
Label
  • 1501 Certified
  • 300
Composer(s) Julian Mason
Lyricist(s) Megan Pete
Producer(s) LilJuMadeDaBeat
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
"B.I.T.C.H."
(2020)
"Captain Hook"
(2020)
"Freak"
(2020)
Music video
"Captain Hook" on YouTube

"Captain Hook" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion from her third EP Suga (2020). It was released as the second single from the EP on March 10, 2020, alongside a music video. [1] [2] [3] Following its release, a TikTok dance choreographed by TikTok star Skaibeauty quickly went viral. [4] [5]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Megan Thee Stallion herself. It opens with her at a studio writing the song's lyrics on her notepad, before going to the booth to rap them. While performing, she twerks and dances and a party starts, [6] involving gambling and a lot of alcohol drinking. [7] Rapper Yella Beezy makes a cameo in the video. [8]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 26
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 74
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 41

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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