Plain Jane (song)

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"Plain Jane"
A$APFergPlainJane.jpeg
Single by ASAP Ferg
from the album Still Striving
ReleasedJune 13, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Hip hop
Length2:54
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Kirk Knight
ASAP Ferg singles chronology
"Look at Us Now"
(2017)		"Plain Jane"
(2017)		"Nasty (Who Dat)"
(2017)
Music video
"Plain Jane" on YouTube
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Plain Jane"
  • Darold Brown
  • Kirlan Labarrie
  • Paul Beauregard
  • Jordan Houston
Kirk Knight2:54
2."Plain Jane" (Remix) (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • Darold Brown
  • Kirlan Labarrie
  • Paul Beauregard
  • Jordan Houston
  • Onika Maraj
Kirk Knight3:24
Total length:6:18

Remix

A remix to the single was released on December 15, 2017, with a guest appearance from fellow Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. [11] The remix was originally meant to be included on Lil Wayne's Dedication 6 mixtape, but after playing it for Ferg, Minaj agreed to make it the official remix instead. Minaj's verse includes references to Tidal, The Notorious B.I.G., Catherine Zeta Jones, and Lupita Nyong'o. Phemza The Kween also freestyled the song. There is an unreleased remix version of the song featuring Juicy J, who shared his verse in May 2018. [12]

Minaj's remix received critical acclaim. Billboard said "Nicki Minaj brought back that hard rap we've been missing from her for years, paying homage to her New York roots and local legend Notorious B.I.G." [13] XXL writes "the female MC delivers some hardcore rhymes and punchlines on the catchy tracks," [14] and Complex noted that, due to Minaj, "one of the best loved songs of the year is about to get even more love". [15]

Chart performance

Following months of hovering around the top 40, "Plain Jane" was propelled by its remix to its peak at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, Ferg's second highest entry on the chart. The song has also charted in Canada, at number 30.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [37] 5× Platinum400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [38] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [39] Gold100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [40] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [41] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [42] Gold15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [43] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [44] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [46] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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