White Walls

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"White Walls"
Single by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis
from the album The Heist
Released October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
Recorded 2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:40
Label Macklemore LLC, Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Quincy Hanley, Hollis Wong-Wear
Producer(s) Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis singles chronology

"Thrift Shop"
(2012)		 "White Walls"
(2013)

Schoolboy Q singles chronology
"Collard Greens"
(2013)		 "White Walls"
(2013)		 "Man of the Year"
(2013)
Hollis singles chronology
"White Walls"
(2013)

"White Walls" is a song by an American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, taken from their collaborative debut studio album The Heist (2012). The song's hook is performed by singer-songwriter Hollis, while American rapper Schoolboy Q, performs a guest verse. "White Walls" was released to American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013 as the sixth single from The Heist. The song has since peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Release and promotion

The song charted at number one on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles prior to its release as a single, due to high digital downloads subsequently after the album's release. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Schoolboy Q and Hollis performed "White Walls" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 27, 2013.[1] The song impacted American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013.[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Jason Koenig, was released September 9, 2013. The video features cameo appearances from several rappers including A$AP Rocky, Trinidad Jame$, Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi and Sir Mix-a-Lot, as well as DJ Drama.[3][4]

Commercial performance

The song has sold over a million copies in the US as of January 2014.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013-14) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[ 1] 34
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[ 1] 2
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[6] 18
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[ 1] 13
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 1] 17
scope="row"France (SNEP)[ 1] 65
scope="row"Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] 17
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[ 1] 35
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] 6
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 26
scope="row" UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 9
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[ 1] 15
scope="row"US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 3
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 3
scope="row" US Rhythmic (Billboard)[ 1] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 81

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Perform with ScHoolboy Q on 'Leno'". Rap-Up (New York). August 28, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "CHR – Available for Airplay". FMQB (Cherry Hill). Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013. 
  3. ↑ http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/09/09/macklemore-white-walls-video/
  4. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (September 9, 2013). "Video: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Schoolboy Q & Hollis "White Walls"". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Paul Grein (January 8, 2013). "Chart Watch: Pitbull & Kesha & Eminem & RiRi". Yahoo Music. 
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Illegal name entered Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs "Macklemore – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 26, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – White Walls". Recording Industry Association of America.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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