Perplexing Pegasus

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"Perplexing Pegasus"
File:Rae Sremmurd - Perplexing Pegasus.jpeg
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SR3MM
ReleasedAugust 4, 2017
GenreTrap
Length3:24
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"Pere"
(2017)
"Perplexing Pegasus"
(2017)
"Love"
(2017)
Music video
"Perplexing Pegasus" on YouTube

"Perplexing Pegasus" is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, released on August 4, 2017. It is the lead single from their third studio album SR3MM (2018). Mike Will Made It, J-Bo and Kent Luciiano produced the song.[1]

Background

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The song was previewed on Twitter by Mike Will Made It in June 2017. In July 2017, Rae Sremmurd announced the song in an interview with Tim Westwood and later its release date. The cover art of the single was drawn by Swae Lee.[1][2]

Rapper 2 Chainz originally had a verse on the song, but it was removed by Mike Will Made It.[3]

Composition

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The song has a trap production featuring "bass-heavy drum pattern, augmented with glitchy cymbals and hi-hats".[4][5] In it, Rae Sremmurd sing about their lifestyles of luxurious spending and "money, clothes and women".[6] "Pegasus" refers to an expensive foreign car.[5][7]

Music video

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The music video was released on November 17, 2017. It finds Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee partying in different rooms, surrounded by "weed smoke" and women, blending "'70s style afros with the gaudier looks of the late '90s".[8][9][10]

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 64
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[12] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 84
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 36

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15] Gold 30,000
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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