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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox single
| Name = Black Beatles
| Name = Black Beatles
| Cover = Blackbeatles.jpg
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Rae Sremmurd]] featuring [[Gucci Mane]]
| Artist = [[Rae Sremmurd]] featuring [[Gucci Mane]]
| Album = [[SremmLife 2]]
| Album = [[SremmLife 2]]

Revision as of 20:19, 2 December 2016

"Black Beatles"
Song

"Black Beatles" is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on September 13, 2016 by EarDrummers and Interscope Records as the third single from their second studio album SremmLife 2. The song features guest vocals from American rapper Gucci Mane, and is produced by Mike Will Made It. It is both Rae Sremmurd's and Gucci Mane's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 following viral exposure, and also marks their first top ten appearance in territories such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.

Background

The song was one of the last tracks recorded and a big part of the reason for delaying the original June album release date.[1]

Music video

On September 22, 2016, the music video for "Black Beatles" was released on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube. It was directed by Motion Family.

Critical reception

Andrew Unterburger of Billboard stated "Black Beatles" "is also a vital, quintessentially youthful song, which is extremely welcome in this oncoming era of social conservatism. Though both brothers Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown and Aaquil "Slim Jxmmi" Brown are now of legal voting age, as an entity Rae Sremmurd remains decidedly new-wave, part of Atlanta's bumper crop of young MCs who are less concerned with paying fealty to hip-hop history than they are with blowing out the genre's formalistic constraints to their own thrilling, individualistic ends. Which isn't to say that the Chainsmokers and Halsey were stodgy and back-to-basics, either -- "Closer" was, in some ways, a blockbusting song in its own right—but after 12 weeks, any song becomes Establishment. Change was needed, and change was delivered." He also stated that while "'Black Beatles' is certainly not an explicitly political song, and the duo might understandably roll their eyes at any reading of their now-signature hit that suggests that it is," he praised the duo for the group's tribute to The Beatles and their ability to subvert expectations of the status quo.[2]

Rolling Stone ranked "Black Beatles" at number 10 on their year-end poll:

No wonder Macca himself is a fan. The rap duo come together and rock their John Lennon lenses with a party-and-bullshit anthem so undeniable it hit Number One. Everybody's welcome at their club: young bloods, old geezers, weirdo girls with green hair, dealers, haters, Gucci Mane. A blunted time is guaranteed for all.[3]

Commercial performance

"Black Beatles" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Rae Sremmurd's and Gucci Mane's first number one single and most successful of their careers.[4] The song had already entered the top 20 of the US Billboard charts before its surge in performance following the "#MannequinChallenge".[5] It also peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 3 in Canada. Making it Rae Sremmurd's and Gucci Mane's highest-peaking single in those countries.

As of November 17, 2016, "Black Beatles" has sold 433,000 copies in the United States.[6]

Usage in media

On October 26, 2016, the Mannequin Challenge went viral, which involves shooting footage of a crowd standing frozen in place, often using "Black Beatles" as background music.[7][8] On the morning of November 10, 2016, Paul McCartney tweeted a video of himself participating in the challenge.[9]

On November 30, 2016, Nicki Minaj and Mike Will Made It released a single together titled "Black Barbies". The title is an obvious reference to "Black Beatles" and has similar lyrics with a few changes and uses the instrumental as the music.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 3
Australia Urban (ARIA)[11] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 3
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 2
France (SNEP)[19] 2
Invalid chart entered Germany2 8
Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 3
Israel (Media Forest)[22] 8
Italy (FIMI)[23] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[27] 2
Portugal (AFP)[28] 11
Scotland (OCC)[29] 4
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[34] 2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[35] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[37] 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[38] 29

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[40] — 443,000[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Rae Sremmurd's "SremmLife 2" Has Been Delayed".
  2. ^ "'Black Beatles' Is the No. 1 Song the Country Needs Right Now: Critic's Take". Billboard. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "50 Best Songs of 2016". Rolling Stone. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (November 14, 2016). "Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' Blasts to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "The wild rise of Rae Sremmurd and the Mannequin Challenge". 4 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Hip Hop Single Sales: Rae Sremmurd, The Weeknd & D.R.A.M." HipHopDX. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Tops Hot 100 for 12th Week, Rae Sremmurd & Drake Hit Top 10".
  8. ^ Feldman, Brian. "Entire High Schools Are Freezing in Place for This Viral Challenge".
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/paulmccartney/status/796723111710298112
  10. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  12. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  15. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 47. týden 2016 in the date selector. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 47, 2016". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  18. ^ "Rae Sremmurd: Black Beatles (Feat. Gucci Mane)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  19. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 47, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  20. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  21. ^ "Chart Track: Week 47, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  22. ^ "Media Forest Week 47, 2016". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  23. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 48" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  24. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 2016" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  25. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  26. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  27. ^ "VG-lista - Rae Sremmurd". VG-lista. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  28. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  29. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  30. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201647 into search. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  31. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  32. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  33. ^ "Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane – Black Beatles". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  34. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  35. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  36. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  37. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  38. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  39. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  40. ^ "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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