Hot Girl Summer

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"Hot Girl Summer"
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Single by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
RecordedJuly 2019
Genre
Length3:19
Label 300
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bone Collector
  • Juicy J
  • Crazy Mike
  • Syed Hossain
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
"Sex Talk"
(2019)
"Hot Girl Summer"
(2019)
"Big Booty"
(2019)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Extravagant"
(2019)
"Hot Girl Summer"
(2019)
"Welcome to the Party (Remix)"
(2019)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [40] 2× Platinum160,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [42] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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