Fancy Like

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"Fancy Like"
Fancy Like cover Kesha remix.jpeg
Cover art for the Kesha remix
Single by Walker Hayes (solo or featuring Kesha)
from the EP Country Stuff and the album Country Stuff the Album
ReleasedAugust 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)
Genre
Length2:41
Label Monument Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Walker Hayes singles chronology
"Trash My Heart"
(2020)
"Fancy Like"
(2021)
"U Gurl"
(2021)
Kesha singles chronology
"Stronger"
(2021)
"Fancy Like"
(2021)
"Drop Dead"
(2021)

Certifications

Certifications for "Fancy Like"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [40] 3× Platinum240,000
United States (RIAA) [41] 6× Platinum6,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Fancy Like"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United StatesAugust 2, 2021 Country radio Original Monument Nashville [42]
August 30, 2021 Adult contemporary radio [43]
August 31, 2021 Contemporary hit radio [44]
VariousSeptember 10, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Kesha remix [45]

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