Watch Out (2 Chainz song)

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"Watch Out"
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Single by 2 Chainz
from the album Trap-A-Velli Tre & ColleGrove
ReleasedJuly 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
Recorded2015
Genre Hip hop, trap
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) FKi
2 Chainz singles chronology
"3500"
(2015)
"Watch Out"
(2015)
"No Problem"
(2016)

"Watch Out" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2 Chainz. It was released on July 22, 2015 as a single from his mixtape, Trap-A-Velli Tre. This track was produced by FKi. The song was later included as an iTunes exclusive track on 2 Chainz' third studio album ColleGrove . The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) October 12, 2016, for selling over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States.

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Music video

A music video was released on January 25, 2016 on 2 Chainz's Vevo account on YouTube. The video features the head of Chainz on different bodies - from a pianist, to a dancing boy, to a toddler, to a couple of guys playing basketball, to President Obama, and many more. It was directed by Motion Family - a trio composed of David Ka, Diwang Valdez and Sebastian Urrea. [1]

Commercial performance

"Watch Out" debuted at number 85 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated January 16, 2016. [2] It later peaked at number 64.

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResult
2016 MTV Video Music Awards [3] Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards [4] Best Hip Hop VideoNominated

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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