Who Dat Boy

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"Who Dat Boy"
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Single by Tyler, the Creator featuring ASAP Rocky
from the album Flower Boy
B-side"911 / Mr. Lonely"
ReleasedJune 30, 2017
Genre
Length3:25
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
ProducersTyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator singles chronology
"Biking"
(2017)
"Who Dat Boy"
(2017)
"911 / Mr. Lonely"
(2017)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Raf"
(2017)
"Who Dat Boy"
(2017)
"Summer Bummer"
(2017)
Music video
"Who Dat Boy" on YouTube

"Who Dat Boy" is a song written and performed by American rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator featuring fellow American rapper ASAP Rocky. Produced by the former, it was released on June 30, 2017 alongside, "911 / Mr. Lonely" through Columbia Records, as the lead singles from his fifth studio album Flower Boy.[1][2]

Background

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Tyler, the Creator began a one-week countdown on Twitter and Instagram to promote and release the two dual-singles called "Who Dat Boy" and "911 / Mr. Lonely" on June 30, 2017.[1][3] The single debuted at 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was originally written for Schoolboy Q, but he turned it down.[4]

Music video

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The song's accompanying music video was uploaded on June 29, 2017 on Tyler's official YouTube channel.[5] The music video was directed by Tyler under the pseudonym Wolf Haley.[6][7] The music video features rapper Action Bronson's face being sewn onto Tyler's, as well as visual allusions to the 2017 film Get Out. It also features a snippet of the song "911/ Mr. Lonely" at the end of the track. The video features rapper A$AP Rocky, who is the doctor performing the operation, and Tucker Tripp, who is Tyler's co-driver.

Track listing

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Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Who Dat Boy" (featuring ASAP Rocky)3:25
2."911 / Mr. Lonely" (featuring Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy)4:15

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 92
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 60
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[10] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 93
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 87
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 36

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[17] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 30, 2017 Digital download Columbia [1]
United Kingdom Contemporary hit radio [18]

References

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