Panda (song)

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"Panda"
Single by Desiigner
from the album New English
ReleasedDecember 15, 2015 (2015-12-15)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length
  • 4:10 (album version)
  • 3:46 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Menace
Desiigner singles chronology
"Panda"
(2015) 		"Champions"
(2016)
Music video
"Panda" on
YouTube

"Panda" is the debut single by American rapper

Best Rap Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. A music video was released on May 10, 2016.[2] It was nominated for Best Hip Hop Video at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards
.

Composition

"Panda" is a

grime scene.[10]

Critical reception

Genius.com lyric video to decipher, but the energy was so contagious that Kanye West had to tap the melodic G.O.O.D. Music MC's smash for his own zeitgeist-capturing album."[12] Pitchfork listed "Panda" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 56.[13]

Commercial performance

"Panda" debuted at number 96 on the US

Wizkid and Kyla on the chart issue dated May 21, 2016.[16] Desiigner is the first rapper to crown the Hot 100 with a debut chart entry since Iggy Azalea arrived with "Fancy" (featuring Charli XCX
), which ruled for seven weeks beginning June 7, 2014.

At 18 years and 11 months old, Desiigner is the youngest artist to top the Hot 100 since

Radio Songs, and topped Streaming Songs.[17][18] As of December 2016, it has sold 1,524,000 copies in the United States.[19] The song had the most on demand streams (audio and video combined) in the US in 2016 (791,000).[20]

Remixes, samples and media usage

"Panda" has been unofficially remixed several times by various rappers, including T-Pain, Lil Mama, Uncle Murda, Montana of 300, Dave East, Lupe Fiasco, Futuristic, Meek Mill, Lil' Kim, Cupcakke, Maino, Kash Doll, Fabolous, Joyner Lucas and Fat Trel among others.[21][22]

A Spanish version was released by Cuban

diss track towards Almighty, entitled "RIP Panda", after being taken down from the remix.[24]

Kanye West sampled the song for his song "Pt. 2" which appeared on his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). In an interview with Big Boy on June 3, 2016, Kanye West announced an official "15 minute" Panda remix, featuring verses from all GOOD Music artists.[25] However, as of 2022, the remix has not seen any release.

"Panda" was used by NBA player Shaquille O'Neal as his WrestleMania 32 entrance music.[26]

The song is also heard in the television shows Empire, Rosewood, Black-ish, Son of Zorn, Skam,[27] and The Last Man on Earth.

The song is also heard in the films The Secret Life of Pets 2 (in which Kevin Hart briefly covers the track) and Baywatch.

Beyoncé used the song as part of a dance break during her song "Diva" in The Formation World Tour.

Music video

The song's official

doing donuts
.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[81] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[82] Platinum 20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[83] Diamond 250,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[84] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[85] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
France (
SNEP)[86]
 Diamond 233,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[87] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[88] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[89] Platinum 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[90] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[91] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[92] Gold 20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[93] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[94] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[95] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016
  • List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2016

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External links

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