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"Bodak Yellow"
File:Cardi B - Bodak Yellow.jpg
Song by Cardi B
ReleasedJune 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded2017
StudioKrematorium Studio
(Elmont, New York)
Fight Klub Studios
(New York, New York)
Genre
Length3:36
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J. White
Music video
"Bodak Yellow" on YouTube

"Bodak Yellow" is a song written and recorded by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on June 16, 2017 by Atlantic Records as her debut single on a major record label.[2] Both Cardi B's flow on the song and the song's title were inspired by Florida-based rapper Kodak Black and his 2014 song "No Flockin".[3][4][5] The single has reached Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Complex's writers called the song "a great, extraordinarily catchy record. The hook, the beat, her lyrics: it all works. Cardi sounds so sure of herself, it's difficult not to believe and rap along with every word. Her shit feels like early Lil' Kim, the way the fellas react to her bars. That beat drops and people go nuts."[6] When commenting on the song, Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote "On 'Bodak Yellow,' Cardi uses [her] voice to fill up the synthy, minimal beat, using all the track's open space to project personality everywhere. It's a big, loud, brash, noisy song, and it's perfect."[7] USA Today wrote "The track’s name is a reference to the Florida rapper Kodak Black, borrowing the distinctive cadences he used on his minor hit 'No Flockin'. But 'Bodak Yellow' is no ripoff, and unlike so many other social media celebrities whose musical endeavors came and went, Cardi is a natural."[8]

Chart performance

"Bodak Yellow" debuted at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of July 22, 2017.[9] During its fifth week on the chart, it jumped to number 14, becoming Cardi B's first top 20 entry in the United States.[10] It later reached number two, just behind Taylor Swift's song "Look What You Made Me Do" on the issue dated September 23, 2017.[11] "Bodak Yellow" is the highest-charting single by a female rapper since Nicki Minaj's 2014 song "Anaconda".[11] As of September 2017, it has sold 259,955 downloads in the country.[12]

Live performances

On June 25, 2017, Cardi B performed the song at the 2017 BET Awards afterparty show.[13][14] On July 18, she performed "Bodak Yellow" on The Wendy Williams Show.[15][16] On August 7, she performed the song at OVO Fest, an annual music festival in Toronto hosted by Canadian rapper Drake.[17] Cardi B performed "Bodak Yellow" during the pre-show for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27, 2017.[18]

Remixes

A remixed version of "Bodak Yellow", dubbed the "Latin Trap Remix", was officially released on August 18, 2017.[19] The song features Cardi B rapping in the Spanish language and includes Dominican hip hop recording artist Messiah contributing a guest verse.[20][21] A second official remix was released on September 18, 2017, featuring vocals from Florida-based rapper Kodak Black.[22][23]

In other media

In July 2017, the song was featured in the season two premiere of the HBO comedy series Insecure.[24]

Credits and personnel

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[25] 69
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[26] 14
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 15
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28] 79
France (SNEP)[29] 126
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 69
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 98
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 40
Portugal (AFP)[33] 61
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[34] 61
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[36] 48
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[37] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[39] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[40] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Gold 0^
United States (RIAA)[42] Gold† 259,955[12]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

† Since May 2013, RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and video song streams in addition to downloads.[43]

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, format, and label
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 16, 2017 Digital download Atlantic [44]
August 1, 2017 Urban contemporary [45]

References

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  9. ^ "Cardi B's New York Anthem "Bodak Yellow" Is Quickly Taking Over The Rest Of The Country". The FADER.
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