My Type (Saweetie song)

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"My Type"
Saweetie - My Type Remix.png
Cover of the remix featuring City Girls and Jhené Aiko
Single by Saweetie
from the EP Icy
ReleasedJune 11, 2019 (2019-06-11)
Genre Crunk [1]
Length2:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) London on da Track
Saweetie singles chronology
"Up Now"
(2018)		"My Type"
(2019)		"Sway with Me"
(2020)
Music video
"My Type" on YouTube

"My Type" is a song by American rapper Saweetie, released as a single on June 11, 2019, by Warner Records and Artistry Worldwide. [2] It was first released as part of her 2019 EP Icy, and a music video was released for the track in July 2019. It was the basis of a social media challenge, [3] and also became Saweetie's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 81 [4] before peaking at 21. The song was written by Saweetie and produced by London on da Track, and samples the production of "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, produced by Lil Jon.

Contents

Background

The track samples "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo. [5] The sampled track earned Pablo, who took "Freek-a-Leek" to number 2 on Billboard's Rhythmic Songs Chart in 2004, a second No. 1 as a songwriter on Rhythmic Songs overall (his first being Ciara's "Goodies", on which he provided featured vocals), while co-writer Lil Jon earned an eighth No. 1, and the song's co-writer Quavo his fifth on the same chart. [6]

Music video

The music video was released on July 3, 2019, and directed by Daps. [7] The video was filmed in San Leandro, California at Cherry Grove Park and San Leandro Adult School. It features Saweetie at a block party, rapping in front of drifting cars and twerking while standing on a basketball hoop. [8] The video includes appearances by Kehlani and Kamaiyah. [9]

Remixes

On August 23, a remix featuring Yung Miami of City Girls and Jhené Aiko was released. [10] [11] On September 20, 2019, a Latin remix featuring Becky G and Melii was released. [12] On October 25, 2019, a remix EP titled My Type (The Remixes) was released including the original song, both remixes, and remixes from Dillon Francis, French Montana, Wale, Tiwa Savage, and others. [13]

Live performances

At the 2019 BET Hip-Hop Awards, Saweetie performed "My Type" live alongside its "Freek-a-Leek" sampled artist Petey Pablo and producer Lil Jon. [14]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [30] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [31] Platinum50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [33] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJune 11, 2019 Rhythmic contemporary
[2]
August 27, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [34]

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