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"'''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.
"'''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.

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==In popular culture==
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|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref> According to Mashable India, during the song's build up, users will don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the chorus' beat drops, they'll "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|last=months|first=Morgan Sung 2|last2=Weeks|first2=3|date=2019-01-31|website=Mashable India|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>


== Charts ==
== Charts ==

Revision as of 08:29, 26 April 2019

"Pretty Boy Swag"
File:Soulja-boy-tell-'em-pretty-boy-swag.jpg
Single by Soulja Boy
from the album The DeAndre Way
ReleasedJune 8, 2018
Recorded2018
GenrePop-rap
Length3:59
LabelSODMG, Collipark, Interscope, Universal
Songwriter(s)Way, Joshua "G5Kid" Murphy, Chadron Moore
Producer(s)Soulja Boy, G5 Kids
Soulja Boy singles chronology
"Daze"
(2018)
"Pretty Boy Swag"
(2018)
"Blowing Me Kisses"
(2018)

"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.


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 will don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the chorus' beat drops, they'll "cut to whatever obscure object they dressed as".[2]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 34
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 6
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 5

Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
United States June 8, 2010 Digital download[6] Collipark Records, Interscope Records
July 20, 2010 Rhythmic contemporary radio[7] Interscope

References

  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. ^ months, Morgan Sung 2; Weeks, 3 (January 31, 2019). "TikTok isn't Vine, but it's a beautiful mess on its own". Mashable India. Retrieved April 26, 2019. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. ^ "Pretty Boy Swag [Explicit]: Soulja Boy Tell'em". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. Retrieved December 24, 2012.