"Captain Hook" | ||||
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Single by Megan Thee Stallion | ||||
from the EP Suga | ||||
Released | March 10, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
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Length | 2:56 | |||
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Composer(s) | Julian Mason | |||
Lyricist(s) | Megan Pete | |||
Producer(s) | LilJuMadeDaBeat | |||
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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]
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]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] | 26 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 74 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 41 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [12] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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