Best Friend (Young Thug song)

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"Best Friend"
YoungThugBestFriend.jpg
Single by Young Thug
from the album Slime Season
ReleasedNovember 20, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ricky Racks
  • Yung Shad
Young Thug singles chronology
"Rihanna"
(2015) 		"Best Friend"
(2015) 		"Minnesota"
(2016)
Music video
"Best Friend" on YouTube

"Best Friend" is a single by American rapper Young Thug. It was released on November 20, 2015 as a single from his mixtape, Slime Season. The song was produced by Ricky Racks and Yung Shad.

Commercial performance[]

"Best Friend" debuted at number 98 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated December 12, 2015.[1] The song peaked at number 45 on the chart, making it at the time Young Thug's most successful single as a lead artist to date. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Music video[]

The song's accompanying music video premiered on September 14, 2015 on Young Thug's YouTube account. It was directed by Be El Be & Young Thug himself. Since its release, the video has received over 200 million views on YouTube.[2]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 9

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2016) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 46

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart".
  2. ^ Young Thug (14 September 2015). "Young Thug "Best Friend"" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Young Thug Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Young Thug Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Young Thug – Best Friend". Recording Industry Association of America.
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