Party Girl (StaySolidRocky song): Difference between revisions

"'''Party Girl'''" is a song by American rapper [[StaySolidRocky]], originally [[Independent music|self-released]] on September 12, 2019, and then re-released by [[Columbia Records]] on April 21, 2020, as his third career-single. The song went viral on video-sharing app [[TikTok]] and became StaySolidRocky's first charting single. It was written by the rapper and its producer Nashi.<ref name="First">{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9374398/staysolidrocky-party-girl-first-hot-100-hit|title=StaySolidRocky Gets First Billboard Hot 100 Hit With 'Party Girl'|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|date=May 8, 2020|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The track was later included on his debut [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Fallin' (EP)|''Fallin'<nowiki/>]]'', released July 17, 2020. A remix with rapper [[Lil Uzi Vert]] was released on July 10, 2020.

StaySolidRocky first previewed the song in an [https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwB1pQBKy4/ Instagram post] on July 10, 2019. The track was met with positive feedback,<ref name="Nine">{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9380970/staysolidrocky-party-girl-interview|title=Nine Things To Know About 'Party Girl' Star StaySolidRocky, As Explained By the Rapper Himself|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=May 19, 2020|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bleu" /> which prompted the rapper to record the song at a friend's house, whereafter it was uploaded to [[SoundCloud]]. Rocky also recorded a music video, financed by himself. The song soon gained popularity on video-sharing app [[TikTok]], whereafter it amassed millions of views on YouTube.<ref name="Bleu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleumag.com/2020/05/30/staysolidrocky-the-rapper-behind-hit-single-party-girl/|title=StaySolidRocky: The Rapper Behind Hit Single "Party Girl"|work=Bleu Mag|last=Rodriguez|first=Tommy|date=May 30, 2020|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref> Although "Party Girl" was originally released in September 2019,<ref name="First" /> after being recorded at a friend's house,<ref name="TS" /> the song was officially re-released on April 21, 2020, after StaySolidRocky secured a recording deal with [[Columbia Records]] in early 2020.<ref name="Nine" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/party-girl-single/1509093629|title=Party Girl - Single by StaySolidRocky on Apple Music|via=[[Apple Music]]|date=April 21, 2020|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

StaySolidRocky wrote the song in July 2019. It is loosely based on a relationship he had. Conceptually, "Party Girl" is a "love-drunk" track, finding the rapper "fishing for romance with a rowdy partygoer". The song contains "somber" [[key (music)|keys]] with, as described by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Carl Lamarre, "IG caption-worthy lyrics like, 'They say you ain't wifey type, but I don't care I want you'{{-"}}.<ref name="Nine" /> The song also references [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s "[[Girls Just Want To Have Fun]]".<ref name="RS">{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/staysolidrocky-sheff-g-breakthrough-chart-1012016/amp/|title=RS Charts: StaySolidRocky, Sheff G Top Breakthrough 25 Chart|workmagazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Blake|first=Emily|date=June 10, 2020|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Argentina ([[Argentina Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=StaySolidRocky&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=ARG|title=StaySolidRocky, ARG|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=July 29, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=StaySolidRocky&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=CAN|title=StaySolidRocky, CAN|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 17, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

! scope="row"| Greece International ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2020|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|accessdate=June 1, 2020|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200601074910/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archivedate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

! scope="row"| Iceland ([[Music of Iceland|PlötutíðindiTónlistinn]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=[[Music of Iceland|Plötutíðindi]]|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706180008/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|archive-date=July 6, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search/results/?chart-artistname=staysolidrocky&chart-chartcode=HSI |title=StaySolidRocky, HSI|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 16, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=StaySolidRocky&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=BSI|title=StaySolidRocky, BSI|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=August 4, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=StaySolidRocky&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TFC|title=StaySolidRocky, TFC|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=August 25, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US [[Rolling Stone Top 100|''Rolling Stone'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-06-05/|title=Top 100 Songs|workmagazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 11, 2020|accessdate=June 18, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615151754/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-06-05/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US Rhythmic (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2020|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=StaySolidRocky|title=Party Girl|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|id=8713|access-date=September 20, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=GoldPlatinum|type=single|artist=Staysolidrocky|title=Party Girl|relyear=2020|certyear=20212024|id=16566-5320-1|access-date=March 1922, 20212024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=34|artist=StaySolidRocky|title=Party Girl|relyear=2020|certyear=20212023|access-date=OctoberApril 1020, 20212023}}

''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Carl Lamarre opined that on the remix, the rappers "overlook their girls' sexual conquests and combustible affairs to secure long-lasting relationships".<ref name="Beat">{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9416636/first-beat-summer-walker-snoh-aalegra-staysolidrockyMore|title=First Beat: New Music By Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra, StaySolidRocky & More|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=July 10, 2020|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref> Jordan Rose of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' noted the rappers' melodic sound and how StaySolidRocky wears his heart on his sleeve, while giving "teenage angst a loftier sound, as he and Uzi bounce off each other seamlessly".<ref name="Hop">{{cite web|url=https://amp.www.complex.com/music/2020/07/lil-uzi-vert-staysolidrocky-party-girl-remix|title=Lil Uzi Vert Hops on StaySolidRocky's "Party Girl" Remix|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=July 10, 2020|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref>