Untouchable (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)

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"Untouchable"
YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Untouchable.jpg
Single by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album AI YoungBoy
ReleasedMay 30, 2017
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s) Kentrell Gaulden
Producer(s) D. Brooks Exclusive
YoungBoy Never Broke Again singles chronology
"Untouchable"
(2017)
"No Smoke"
(2017)
Music video
"Untouchable" on YouTube

"Untouchable" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released on May 30, 2017. It is the lead single from his mixtape AI YoungBoy , and was produced by D. Brooks Exclusive. [1] [2]

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Background

Prior to the song's release, YoungBoy served time for attempted first degree murder. In an interview with Genius, he stated that "Untouchable" was the last song he recorded before he was incarcerated, and the first he recorded after he was released. [3] It is also the first song that YoungBoy released after his release on May 22, 2017. [4]

Composition

The song is about NBA YoungBoy returning to his path of success, and pledging loyalty to the "folks in his circle". He raps, "I remember I wanted to quit so many times / But I know this moment would come, now it's my time / I gotta make up for all them nights that my momma cried / I'm going in, I'm putting everything on the line". [1]

Music video

A music video was released alongside the single. Directed by David G, it features footage from the first day he was released from jail. [1] The video opens with YoungBoy talking with rapper Meek Mill about collaborating on a song on FaceTime; Mill tells him to leave Baton Rouge. [4] [5] YoungBoy is seen reuniting with his family and hanging out with his crew, [1] as they ride from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and throw a hotel pool party. [4] [6]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 95
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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