Check (Young Thug song)

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"Check"
YoungThugCheck.jpg
Single by Young Thug
from the album Barter 6
ReleasedApril 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) London on da Track
Young Thug singles chronology
"Throw Sum Mo"
(2014)
"Check"
(2015)
"I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"
(2015)

"Check" a song by American rapper Young Thug. It was released as the lead single from his breakout commercial mixtape Barter 6 on April 1, 2015.

Contents

Release

"Check" was released on April 1, 2015, with the music video. The song was later also released on iTunes as a part of Barter 6. The song was located at track number 4 of the album. [1]

Music video

The video for "Check" was released on the content aggregating video blog website of WorldStarHipHop and the website's official YouTube channel on April 1, 2015. [2] It includes cameos by American rapper Birdman and other members of the Cash Money Records crew. The music video was directed by Be El Be. [3]

Chart performance

"Check" debuted and peaked at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated July 11, 2015. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 100
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 30

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [8] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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