10 Freaky Girls
"10 Freaky Girls" | |
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Song by Metro Boomin featuring 21 Savage | |
from the album Not All Heroes Wear Capes | |
Released | November 2, 2018 |
Length | 3:28 |
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Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Metro Boomin |
Music video | |
"10 Freaky Girls" on YouTube |
"10 Freaky Girls" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. It was released on November 2, 2018 as a track from Metro Boomin's debut studio album Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2018). The song contains a sample of "Are You the Woman" by Kashif and Whitney Houston.[1]
Composition
[edit]The song's instrumental contains trumpets, while the sample provides vocals, harmonica, strings, and synths.[1][2] In the outro of the song, the harmonica plays and 21 Savage tells of an encounter with someone he had previously robbed who was unexpectedly happy to see him.[3][4]
Music video
[edit]A music video for the song was directed by Zac Facts and released on January 22, 2019. The video opens with a woman in a liquor store. Metro Boomin is then seen playing the harmonica, while another woman takes a bath in marshmallows.[5] Throughout the video, 21 Savage raps in a dark room, surrounded by women while explosions occasionally appear in the background.[6] The woman in the liquor store takes MDMA in one scene.[5] A classic wood-sided station wagon also appears as a center of attention.[2] The video ends with Savage wearing pajamas and telling his anecdote to women in satin pajamas, and a marching band appears in the last scene.[7]
Charts
[edit]Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 39 |
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 58 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] | 5 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 82 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 69 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 42 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 20 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[15] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[16] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[17] | 4× Platinum | 320,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[18] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[20] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mench, Chris (November 2, 2018). "Metro Boomin & 21 Savage's "10 Freaky Girls" Samples A 1980s Kashif & Whitney Houston Song". Genius. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03.
- ^ a b Williams, Aaron (2019-01-22). "21 Savage And Metro Boomin Meet '10 Freaky Girls' In Their New Video". UPROXX. Archived from the original on 2020-04-28.
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (November 7, 2018). "Metro Boomin: Not All Heroes Wear Capes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Video: Metro Boomin - "10 Freaky Girls" (ft. 21 Savage)". SPIN. 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26.
- ^ a b Holmes, Charles (2019-01-22). "Metro Boomin and 21 Savage's '10 Freaky Girls' Subverts Expectations in the NSFW Category". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
- ^ Price, Joe (January 22, 2019). "Metro Boomin and 21 Savage Share "10 Freaky Girls" Video". Complex. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04.
- ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (2019-01-22). "Metro Boomin Drops Visual for "10 Freaky Girls" Feat. 21 Savage". HYPEBEAST. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography 21 Savage". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 12, 2018.
- ^ "21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". Music Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Metro Boomin feat. 21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "British single certifications – Metro Boomin ft 21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2022.