No Type
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| Single by Rae Sremmurd | ||||
| from the album SremmLife | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2014 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
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| Length | 3:21 | |||
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"No Type" is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on May 18th, 2014, by EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the second single from their debut studio album SremmLife (2015). The song was produced by Seanteega and Swae Lee. The song has peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming their second highest-charting single behind "Black Beatles".
Music video
The music video was released on August 11, 2014 and has received over 600 million views on YouTube.[1]
Remixes
There were two remixes, one was by American rapper Lil Wayne from his mixtape Sorry 4 the Wait 2, and the other is by American singer Rico Love.
On April 1, 2017 Insane Clown Posse released their remix for the song titled 4 Life and was accompanied by a music video.
In other media
The song is used in the television series Black-ish and the film American Honey.
Personnel
Credits adapted from SremmLife album booklet.
- Song credits
- Writing – Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II
- Production – Seanteega
- Co-production – Swae Lee
- Recording – P-Nazty and Marz at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
- Audio mixing – Stephen Hybicki and Seanteega at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
- Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City
Commercial performance
The song has been certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] "No Type" was chosen as the American Rap Single of the Year by readers on the most opinion-forming rap website in Poland – Hip-hop.pl.[3]
Charts
| Chart (2014–15) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] | 82 |
| Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 24 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 51 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] | 29 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 165 |
| UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[9] | 14 |
| UK Singles (Official Chart Company)[10] | 93 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 16 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 3 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] | 22 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 70 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[16] | 25 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[17] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 200,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzMrK-aGCug
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold and Platinum Database". RIAA.
- ↑ "Plebiscyt Hip-Hop.pl i WuDoo". hip-hop.pl (in Polish). Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". Tracklisten. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-02-07" UK R&B Chart.
- ↑ "UK Singles Chart". Official Chart Company. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Year-end - US Hot R&B/Hop-hop Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ↑ "Danish single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
- ↑ "British single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". British Phonographic Industry. Enter No Type in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH