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Black Beatles

September 27, 2023

"Black Beatles" is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd featuring American rapper Gucci Mane. Produced by Mike Will Made It, it was released on September 13, 2016, by EarDrummers and Interscope Records as the third single from their second studio album SremmLife 2.

"Black Beatles"
Single by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
from the album SremmLife 2
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length4:51[2]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike WiLL Made It
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"Look Alive"
(2016) 		"Black Beatles"
(2016) 		"Swang"
(2017)
Gucci Mane singles chronology
"Prolly"
(2016) 		"Black Beatles"
(2016) 		"Bling Blaww Burr"
(2016)
Music video
"Black Beatles" on YouTube

Following viral exposure, due in large part to its role in the Mannequin Challenge trend, it became both Rae Sremmurd's and Gucci Mane's first number-one single on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Official New Zealand Music Chart as well as their first top ten appearances in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the UK.

Background and composition Edit

The song was one of the last tracks recorded for SremmLife 2 and was a major reason for the album's delay from its planned June release date.[3] Musically, "Black Beatles" is a hip hop[4][5] and trap song[6][7] with lo-fi production.[8]

Critical reception Edit

 
"Black Beatles" features guest vocals from Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane

Andrew Unterberger of Billboard stated that "Black Beatles" is "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.[9]

Rolling Stone's editor Rob Sheffield ranked "Black Beatles" at number ten in his year-end list:

"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."[10]

Pitchfork would later list "Black Beatles" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 10.[11] Meanwhile, Billboard named "Black Beatles" the best pop song of 2016.[12] In the annual Village Voice's Pazz & Jop mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 2016, "Black Beatles" was ranked at number 4.[13]

Commercial performance Edit

"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 the most successful yet of their careers, and dislodged The Chainsmokers and Halsey's "Closer" for the top spot, which had held that for 12 consecutive weeks.[14] The song topped the chart for seven non-consecutive weeks. On the issue dated January 7, 2017, it lost the top spot to "Starboy" by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk, though returned to number one the following week.[15][16] It also peaked at number one in Indonesia and New Zealand. The song had already entered the top 20 of the US Billboard charts before its surge in performance following the Mannequin Challenge. It dropped out of the top ten on February 25, 2017, after spending fourteen consecutive weeks there.[17] It also peaked at number two in the UK and number three in Ireland, Canada and Australia, becoming both artists' highest-charting single in those countries.

As of February 11, 2017, "Black Beatles" has sold 1,188,000 copies in the United States.[18] The track has also been certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.[19]

In the UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 36 on the week ending on November 17, 2016. The following week, it rose to number four, before spending three consecutive weeks at number two.

Music video Edit

On September 22, 2016, the music video for "Black Beatles" was released on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube. The video contains a number of visual references to Beatles iconography and lore. It was directed by Motion Family.[citation needed]

Usage in media Edit

On October 26, 2016, the Mannequin Challenge went viral. The trend involves shooting footage of a crowd standing frozen in place, often using "Black Beatles" as background music.[20][21]

On November 30, 2016, Nicki Minaj and Mike Will Made It released a remix of the song together titled "Black Barbies". It uses the instrumental from the song, and similar lyrics. This version peaked at 65 in the United States and 78 in Canada.[citation needed]

Soulja Boy Tell 'Em released a freestyle to the song, also using the song's instrumentation as well as similar lyrics. It was included on his 2016 mixtape King Soulja 7.[22]

Rae Sremmurd makes a cameo appearance in the 2017 film Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, in which they perform "Black Beatles".[citation needed]

Lizzo's "Truth Hurts", released a year after Black Beatles, received controversy after many accused her of stealing Rae Sremmurd's tune.[23]

Credits and personnel Edit

Credits adapted from SremmLife 2 booklet.

Song credits

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[72] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[73] Gold 10,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[74] Platinum 60,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[75] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[76] Platinum 133,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[77] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[78] Platinum 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[79] Gold 15,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[80] Platinum 40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[81] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[82] Gold 5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[83] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[84] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[85] 8× Platinum 8,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also Edit

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Black Beatles is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd featuring American rapper Gucci Mane Produced by Mike Will Made It it was released on September 13 2016 by EarDrummers and Interscope Records as the third single from their second studio album SremmLife 2 Black Beatles Single by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Manefrom the album SremmLife 2ReleasedSeptember 13 2016Recorded2016GenreHip hoptrappsychedelic 1 Length4 51 2 LabelEarDrummersInterscopeSongwriter s Khalif BrownAaquil BrownRadric DavisMichael WilliamsProducer s Mike WiLL Made ItRae Sremmurd singles chronology Look Alive 2016 Black Beatles 2016 Swang 2017 Gucci Mane singles chronology Prolly 2016 Black Beatles 2016 Bling Blaww Burr 2016 Music video Black Beatles on YouTubeFollowing viral exposure due in large part to its role in the Mannequin Challenge trend it became both Rae Sremmurd s and Gucci Mane s first number one single on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Official New Zealand Music Chart as well as their first top ten appearances in countries such as Australia Canada and the UK Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Music video 5 Usage in media 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksBackground and composition EditThe song was one of the last tracks recorded for SremmLife 2 and was a major reason for the album s delay from its planned June release date 3 Musically Black Beatles is a hip hop 4 5 and trap song 6 7 with lo fi production 8 Critical reception Edit nbsp Black Beatles features guest vocals from Atlanta based rapper Gucci ManeAndrew Unterberger of Billboard stated that Black Beatles is 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 9 Rolling Stone s editor Rob Sheffield ranked Black Beatles at number ten in his year end list 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 10 Pitchfork would later list Black Beatles on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 10 11 Meanwhile Billboard named Black Beatles the best pop song of 2016 12 In the annual Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop mass critics poll of the year s best in music in 2016 Black Beatles was ranked at number 4 13 Commercial performance Edit 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 the most successful yet of their careers and dislodged The Chainsmokers and Halsey s Closer for the top spot which had held that for 12 consecutive weeks 14 The song topped the chart for seven non consecutive weeks On the issue dated January 7 2017 it lost the top spot to Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk though returned to number one the following week 15 16 It also peaked at number one in Indonesia and New Zealand The song had already entered the top 20 of the US Billboard charts before its surge in performance following the Mannequin Challenge It dropped out of the top ten on February 25 2017 after spending fourteen consecutive weeks there 17 It also peaked at number two in the UK and number three in Ireland Canada and Australia becoming both artists highest charting single in those countries As of February 11 2017 Black Beatles has sold 1 188 000 copies in the United States 18 The track has also been certified 6 Platinum by the RIAA 19 In the UK Singles Chart the song debuted at number 36 on the week ending on November 17 2016 The following week it rose to number four before spending three consecutive weeks at number two Music video EditOn September 22 2016 the music video for Black Beatles was released on Rae Sremmurd s Vevo account on YouTube The video contains a number of visual references to Beatles iconography and lore It was directed by Motion Family citation needed Usage in media EditOn October 26 2016 the Mannequin Challenge went viral The trend involves shooting footage of a crowd standing frozen in place often using Black Beatles as background music 20 21 On November 30 2016 Nicki Minaj and Mike Will Made It released a remix of the song together titled Black Barbies It uses the instrumental from the song and similar lyrics This version peaked at 65 in the United States and 78 in Canada citation needed Soulja Boy Tell Em released a freestyle to the song also using the song s instrumentation as well as similar lyrics It was included on his 2016 mixtape King Soulja 7 22 Rae Sremmurd makes a cameo appearance in the 2017 film Boo 2 A Madea Halloween in which they perform Black Beatles citation needed Lizzo s Truth Hurts released a year after Black Beatles received controversy after many accused her of stealing Rae Sremmurd s tune 23 Credits and personnel EditCredits adapted from SremmLife 2 booklet Song creditsWriting Aaquil Brown Khalif Brown Radric Davis Michael Williams II Production Mike Will Made It Recording Randy Lanphear amp Swae Lee at Sauce Studios in Atlanta Georgia Gucci Mane verse recording Sean Payne at Gucci s Home Studio in Atlanta Georgia Audio mixing Stephen Hybicki Maddox Chhim Jaycen Joshua Mastering Dave Kutch The Mastering Palace New York CityCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2016 17 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 24 3Australia Urban ARIA 25 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 26 13Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 27 9Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 28 22Canada Canadian Hot 100 29 3Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 30 34Canada Hot AC Billboard 31 45Colombia National Report 32 94Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 33 7Denmark Tracklisten 34 2Finland Suomen virallinen lista 35 2France SNEP 36 2Germany Official German Charts 37 8Germany Airplay Chart 38 26Hungary Single Top 40 39 15Ireland IRMA 40 3Israel Media Forest 41 8Italy FIMI 42 16Lebanon Lebanese Top 20 43 8Netherlands Dutch Top 40 44 13Netherlands Single Top 100 45 6New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 46 1Norway VG lista 47 2Portugal AFP 48 3Romania Airplay 100 49 40Scotland OCC 50 4Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 51 7Spain PROMUSICAE 52 30Sweden Sverigetopplistan 53 3Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 54 4UK Singles OCC 55 2UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 56 1US Billboard Hot 100 57 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 58 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 59 39US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 60 13US Rhythmic Billboard 61 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2016 PositionAustralia ARIA 62 92Australia Urban ARIA 63 9France SNEP 64 184Hungary Single Top 40 65 97UK Singles Official Charts Company 66 95US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 67 37Chart 2017 PositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 68 45US Billboard Hot 100 69 19US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 70 11US Rhythmic Billboard 71 10Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 72 3 Platinum 210 000 Belgium BEA 73 Gold 10 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 74 Platinum 60 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 75 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 76 Platinum 133 333 Germany BVMI 77 Platinum 400 000 Italy FIMI 78 Platinum 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 79 Gold 15 000 Norway IFPI Norway 80 Platinum 40 000 Poland ZPAV 81 2 Platinum 100 000 Portugal AFP 82 Gold 5 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 83 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 84 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 85 8 Platinum 8 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also EditList of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2016 List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2017 List of number one singles from the 2010s New Zealand List of number one urban singles of 2016 Australia References Edit Spanos Brittnay January 4 2017 Black Beatles Inside Rae Sremmurd s Unlikely Smash Rolling Stone Retrieved December 30 2022 It s quite psychedelic It s a really odd record SremmLife 2 by Rae Sremmurd on iTunes Apple iTunes Apple August 12 2016 Archived from the original on July 4 2017 Retrieved August 7 2017 Rae Sremmurd s SremmLife 2 Has Been Delayed HotNewHipHop June 16 2016 Hussain Selima What s the Deal Behind the Mannequin Challenge Orlando Sentinel Tronc Inc Retrieved May 29 2017 Suarez Gary Playboi Carti Flexes Out of the Underground And Onto the Billboard Charts Forbes Retrieved May 29 2017 Hooton Christopher November 16 2016 Mannequin Challenge Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd Reaches No 1 After Making World Stand Still The Independent Independent Print Limited Retrieved May 29 2017 Charity Justin October 10 2016 Rae Sremmurd Bounces Back with Black Beatles The Ringer Bill Simmons Media Group Retrieved May 29 2017 Vanderhoof Erin April 19 2018 Can the Weeknd Recapture the Mystery Vanity Fair Retrieved April 3 2018 Black Beatles Is the No 1 Song the Country Needs Right Now Critic s Take Billboard November 14 2016 Retrieved November 30 2016 50 Best Songs of 2016 Rolling Stone November 30 2016 Retrieved November 30 2016 The 100 Best 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