Au DD

"Au DD" (pronounced [o de de]) is a song by French rap band PNL. It was released on 22 March 2019 as the third single from their third studio album Deux frères. The song peaked atop the charts of France and Belgium.

"Au DD"
Single by PNL
from the album Deux frères
Released	22 March 2019
Recorded	2018
Length	4:07
Label	QLF
Songwriter(s)	Tarik Andrieu Nabil Andrieu
Producer(s)	TrackBeatz
PNL singles chronology
"91's" (2018) "Au DD" (2019) "Deux frères" (2019)
Music video
"Au DD" on YouTube

Background and release

Through 2018, PNL released two singles, "À l'ammoniaque" and "91's", both have reached number one on the French chart.^[1] "Au DD" was released on 22 March 2019, along with the announcement of the duo's third studio album, Deux frères.^[2] The album was released on 5 April 2019, with "Au DD" serving as its third single.^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music video was filmed in December 2018 in Paris at the Eiffel Tower, becoming the first duo or band to film a video on the tower.^[2] In the midnight of 22 March 2019, the duo launched a livestream on its YouTube channel showing the Earth spinning. At 4 p.m., it was announced that the video will be released at 8 p.m.^[3] The video features the two brothers performing the song at the top of the tower, wearing a jacket that had been specially designed by Virgil Abloh for the occasion.^[4] The video was well received by the music critics, with The Guardian editor Iman Amrani writing: "In the vertigo-inducing clip, they turn the structure into a trap house, making it resemble the lifts at the bottom of the estates where drug dealers set up shop".^[2] Dummy magazine's editor Felicity Marting wrote that it "fit[s] the duo’s cloud rap sonics perfectly".^[5]

In December 2019, the video had more than 129 million views, making it the most viewed video of the year on YouTube in France.^[6] In 2020, it won the category for Best Music Video at the Victoires de la Musique Awards.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for "Au DD" Chart (2019) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8] 1 France (SNEP)^[9] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Au DD" Chart (2019) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11] 29 France (SNEP)^[12] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13] 82 Chart (2020) Position France (SNEP)^[14] 116

Certifications

Certifications for "Au DD"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[15]	Diamond	333,333^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "lescharts.com - Discographie PNL". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "PNL: Deux Frères review – France's rap kings scale brooding new heights". The Guardian. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
3. "PNL dévoile son nouveau clip après un teasing de plus de 20 heures". Le Soir. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. "The story of PNL the French Kings of Rap". nss. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
5. "French rap icons PNL share video for 'Au DD', announce 'Deux Frères' album". Dummy. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
6. "PNL : Le clip " Au DD " est la vidéo la plus vue en 2019 sur YouTube !". Rapunchline. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
7. "PNL remporte le prix de la création audiovisuelle aux Victoires de la musique". Mouv'. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
8. "PNL – Au DD" (in French). Ultratop 50.
9. "PNL – Au DD" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "PNL – Au DD". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. "Rapports Annuels 2019". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
12. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2019" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
13. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
14. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2020" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
15. "French single certifications – PNL – Au DD" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.