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{{Infobox single
{{short description|2010 single by Soulja Boy}}
| Name = Pretty Boy Swag
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{{Infobox song
| Cover = Soulja-boy-tell-'em-pretty-boy-swag.jpg
| Album = [[The DeAndre Way]]
| name = Pretty Boy Swag
| cover = Pretty Boy Swag - Soulja Boy Tell'Em Official Single Cover.png
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| A-side =
| B-side =
| alt =
| Released = June 8, 2010
| type = single
| Format =
| artist = [[Soulja Boy]]
| Recorded = 2010
| album = [[The DeAndre Way]]
| released = June 8, 2010
| Genre = [[Pop-rap]]
| Length = 3:59
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| Label = [[Stacks on Deck Entertainment|SODMG]], [[Collipark Music|Collipark]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Universal Records|Universal]]
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| venue =
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| Writer = Way, Joshua "G5Kid" Murphy
| Producer = Soulja Boy, G5 Kids
| genre = [[Southern hip hop]]
| length = 3:59
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| Artist = [[Soulja Boy]]
| label =
| Last single = "Daze"<br/>(2010)
* [[Stacks on Deck Entertainment|SODMG]]
| This single = "'''Pretty Boy Swag'''"<br/>(2010)
* [[Collipark Music|Collipark]]
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| Next single = "[[Blowing Me Kisses]]"<br />(2010)
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* [[Universal Records|Universal]]
| writer =
* [[Soulja Boy|DeAndre Way]]
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* Joshua "G5Kid" Murphy
* Chadron Moore
| producer =
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* Soulja Boy
* G5 Kids
| prev_title = Daze
| prev_year = 2010
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| next_title = [[Blowing Me Kisses]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
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"'''Pretty Boy Swag'''" is a song by [[Americans|American]] rapper [[Soulja Boy]], released as the first single from his third studio album ''[[The DeAndre Way]]'' (2010). It features production from G5 Kids, who helped to write the song along with Soulja Boy.
"'''Pretty Boy Swag'''" is a song by American rapper [[Soulja Boy]], released as the first [[single (music)|single]] from his third [[studio album]] ''[[The DeAndre Way]]'' (2010). It features production from G5 Kids, who helped to write the song along with Soulja Boy.


==In popular culture==
==Covers==
The song became a [[meme]] in early 2019, on the video-sharing platform [[TikTok]]. As part of the "Pretty Boy Swag transformation meme", users upload short videos of themselves where they "transform into their favourite pop culture figures".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/viral/tik-tok-pretty-boy-swag-memes/|title=The "Pretty Boy Swag" TikTok meme is the best thing to come out of the app so far|website=PopBuzz|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref> According to Mashable India, during the song's build up, users don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the beat drops during the chorus, they "cut to whatever obscure object they dressed as".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.mashable.com/culture/2012/tiktok-isnt-vine-but-its-a-beautiful-mess-on-its-own|title=TikTok isn't Vine, but it's a beautiful mess on its own|author=Sung, Morgan|date=2019-01-31|website=Mashable India|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>
[[Bro-country]] singer [[Alan Jackson]] covered Pretty Boy Swag, alongside many other hip hop and R&B songs, during his many of his concerts from 2012 onwards.<ref>https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/soulja-boy-3bd7c840.html?artist=bd6b14e&song=Pretty+Boy+Swag</ref> This has however been in the midst of controversy and being called out by some reporters and neo-traditional country artists, accusing Jackson of trying to stay relevant.


== Charts ==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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!Chart (2010)
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!Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|34|artist=Soulja Boy|access-date=September 20, 2014}}
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!scope="col"| Chart (2010)
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!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|34|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Pretty Boy Swag|artistid=279964|accessdate=September 20, 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|6|artist=Soulja Boy|access-date=September 20, 2014}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|6|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Pretty Boy Swag|artistid=279964|accessdate=September 20, 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|5|artist=Soulja Boy|access-date=September 20, 2014}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|5|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Pretty Boy Swag|artistid=279964|accessdate=September 20, 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|19|artist=Soulja Boy|access-date=November 9, 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2010)
!Position
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|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|52
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== Radio and release history ==
== Radio and release history ==
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! rowspan="2" scope="row" | United States
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | United States
| June&nbsp;8,&nbsp;2010
| June 8, 2010
| [[Music download|Digital download]]<ref name="USDig">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Boy-Swag-Explicit/dp/B003P2EXLW | title=Pretty Boy Swag <nowiki>[Explicit]</nowiki>: Soulja Boy Tell'em | publisher=[[Amazon.com]] | accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref>
| [[Music download|Digital download]]<ref name="USDig">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Boy-Swag-Explicit/dp/B003P2EXLW | title=Pretty Boy Swag <nowiki>[Explicit]</nowiki>: Soulja Boy Tell'em | website=Amazon | access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref>
| Collipark Records, [[Interscope Records]]
| Collipark Records, [[Interscope Records]]
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| July&nbsp;20,&nbsp;2010
| July 20, 2010
| [[Rhythmic contemporary]] radio<ref name="FMQB">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!|work=[[FMQB]]|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc|accessdate=December 24, 2012}}</ref>
| [[Rhythmic contemporary]] radio<ref name="FMQB">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!|work=[[FMQB]]|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc|url-status=dead|access-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720210133/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010|archive-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>
| Interscope
| Interscope
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|soulja-boy|pretty-boy-swag}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 02:52, 6 December 2024

"Pretty Boy Swag"
Single by Soulja Boy
from the album The DeAndre Way
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Soulja Boy
  • G5 Kids
Soulja Boy singles chronology
"Daze"
(2010) 		"Pretty Boy Swag"
(2010) 		"Blowing Me Kisses"
(2010)

"Pretty Boy Swag" is a song by American rapper Soulja Boy, released as the first single from his third studio album The DeAndre Way (2010). It features production from G5 Kids, who helped to write the song along with Soulja Boy.

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The song became a meme in early 2019, on the video-sharing platform TikTok. As part of the "Pretty Boy Swag transformation meme", users upload short videos of themselves where they "transform into their favourite pop culture figures".[1] According to Mashable India, during the song's build up, users don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the beat drops during the chorus, they "cut to whatever obscure object they dressed as".[2]

Charts

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Radio and release history

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Country Date Format Label
United States June 8, 2010 Digital download[8] Collipark Records, Interscope Records
July 20, 2010 Rhythmic contemporary radio[9] Interscope

References

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  1. ^ "The "Pretty Boy Swag" TikTok meme is the best thing to come out of the app so far". PopBuzz. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Sung, Morgan (January 31, 2019). "TikTok isn't Vine, but it's a beautiful mess on its own". Mashable India. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pretty Boy Swag [Explicit]: Soulja Boy Tell'em". Amazon. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
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