10 Freaky Girls
| "10 Freaky Girls" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Metro Boomin featuring 21 Savage | |
| from the album Not All Heroes Wear Capes | |
| Released | November 2, 2018 |
| Length | 3:28 |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
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"10 Freaky Girls" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. It was released on November 2, 2018 as a track from Metro Boomin's debut studio album Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2018). The song contains a sample of "Are You the Woman" by Kashif and Whitney Houston.[1]
Composition
The song's instrumental contains trumpets, while the sample provides vocals, harmonica, strings, and synths.[1][2] In the outro of the song, the harmonica plays and 21 Savage tells of an encounter with someone he had previously robbed who was unexpectedly happy to see him.[3][4]
Music video
A music video for the song was directed by Zac Facts and released on January 22, 2019. The video opens with a woman in a liquor store. Metro Boomin is then seen playing the harmonica, while another woman takes a bath in marshmallows.[5] Throughout the video, 21 Savage raps in a dark room, surrounded by women while explosions occasionally appear in the background.[6] The woman in the liquor store takes MDMA in one scene.[5] A classic wood-sided station wagon also appears as a center of attention.[2] The video ends with Savage wearing pajamas and telling his anecdote to women in satin pajamas, and a marching band appears in the last scene.[7]
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 39 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 58 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] | 5 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 82 |
| 69 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 42 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 20 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[15] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | 4× Platinum | 320,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[17] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Genius. Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-03.
- ^ UPROXX. Archivedfrom the original on 2020-04-28.
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (November 7, 2018). "Metro Boomin: Not All Heroes Wear Capes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Video: Metro Boomin - "10 Freaky Girls" (ft. 21 Savage)". SPIN. 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26.
- ^ a b Holmes, Charles (2019-01-22). "Metro Boomin and 21 Savage's '10 Freaky Girls' Subverts Expectations in the NSFW Category". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
- ^ Price, Joe (January 22, 2019). "Metro Boomin and 21 Savage Share "10 Freaky Girls" Video". Complex. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04.
- ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (2019-01-22). "Metro Boomin Drops Visual for "10 Freaky Girls" Feat. 21 Savage". HYPEBEAST. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography 21 Savage". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 12, 2018.
- ^ "21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "21 Savage Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Singles Accreditations Report - March 2024" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". Music Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Metro Boomin feat. 21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "British single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. June 25, 2019.
