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Single by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign | ||||
Released | August 9, 2019 | |||
Recorded | July 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | 300 | |||
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"Hot Girl Summer" on YouTube |
"Hot Girl Summer" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj and American singer Ty Dolla Sign,released on August 9,2019 by 300 Entertainment. [2] It was written by all three artists alongside Syed Hossain,Derrick Milano,and producers Crazy Mike,Juicy J,&Bone Collector,with additional writing credits going to Earl On The Beat,JT (from City Girls),and Lil Yachty for the sampling of City Girls' 2019 song "Act Up"; [3] the song was produced by Bone Collector,Juicy J,and Crazy Mike and engineered by Irving Gadoury. [4] [1] Commercially,the song debuted and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. [5] On Billboard's Rhythmic Songs airplay chart,it became Megan Thee Stallion's first number one,Nicki Minaj's eighth,and Ty Dolla Sign's third. [6]
In July 2019,the term "hot girl summer" went viral on social media and subsequently became a meme prior to the release of the song. [7] The title originally stems from a line on "Cash Shit" where the rapper calls herself "thee hot girl". [8] The phrase also appeared on the artwork for her 2019 mixtape Fever . [9] Megan first teased the song in a tweet on July 18,stating "I feel like it's only right I drop a hot girl summer song before the summer is over." [10] On July 28,2019,Megan posted a snippet of the song to her Instagram. [11] She also revealed the release date to be August 2 but it was later postponed to August 9. [2] On August 5,2019,it was announced that the song would feature Nicki Minaj which turned out to be the cause for the delay. [12] [13] Minaj revealed that the collaboration almost did not happen due to her almost losing her voice. [14]
On September 3,2019,the music video for the song was released. [15] Directed by Munachi Osegbu,the video shows the artists at a pool party. Multiple celebrities make cameo appearances,including Agnez Mo,Rico Nasty,Dreezy,La La Anthony,Ari Lennox,Summer Walker,DaniLeigh,Juicy J,and French Montana. [15]
Megan performed the song for the first time at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards,in a medley with "Cash Shit". [16]
Credits adapted from Tidal and Jaxsta. [17] [18]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Power Anthem | Won | [19] |
2020 | BET Awards | Viewer's Choice | Won | [20] |
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Canada (Music Canada) [41] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [43] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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