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==Music video==
==Music video==
The song accompanied music video was uploaded on June 29, 2017 on Tyler's official [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-returns-with-new-song-who-dat-boy-ft-adollarap-rocky-watch-the-video/|title=Tyler, the Creator Returns With New Song "Who Dat Boy" ft. A$AP Rocky: Watch the Video|publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref> The music video was directed by Tyler under the [[pseudonym]] Wolf Haley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/tyler-the-creator-who-dat-boy-featuring-asap-rock|title=Tyler, The Creator Shares New Video for "Who Dat Boy" f/ ASAP Rocky|publisher=Complex|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/06/29/tyler-the-creator-who-dat-boy-asap-rocky|title=Tyler, The Creator Shares "Who Dat Boy" Featuring A$AP Rocky|publisher=[[The Fader]]|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref> The music video features rapper [[Action Bronson]]'s face being sewn onto Tyler's, as well as visual [[allusion]]s 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$AP Rocky, who is sewing the part of the face that was blown up with another different face and also Tucker Tripp who is Tyler's co-driver in this Video.
The song's accompanying music video was uploaded on June 29, 2017 on Tyler's official [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-returns-with-new-song-who-dat-boy-ft-adollarap-rocky-watch-the-video/|title=Tyler, the Creator Returns With New Song "Who Dat Boy" ft. A$AP Rocky: Watch the Video|publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref> The music video was directed by Tyler under the [[pseudonym]] Wolf Haley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/tyler-the-creator-who-dat-boy-featuring-asap-rock|title=Tyler, The Creator Shares New Video for "Who Dat Boy" f/ ASAP Rocky|publisher=Complex|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/06/29/tyler-the-creator-who-dat-boy-asap-rocky|title=Tyler, The Creator Shares "Who Dat Boy" Featuring A$AP Rocky|publisher=[[The Fader]]|accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref> The music video features rapper [[Action Bronson]]'s face being sewn onto Tyler's, as well as visual [[allusion]]s to the 2017 film ''[[Get Out]]''. It also features a snippet of the song "911/ Mr. Lonely" at the end of the track. The video features rapper A$AP Rocky, who is sewing the part of the face that was blown up with another different face and also Tucker Tripp who is Tyler's co-driver in this video.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 16:19, 28 May 2020

"Who Dat Boy"
Single by Tyler, the Creator featuring ASAP Rocky
from the album Flower Boy
B-side"911 / Mr. Lonely"
ReleasedJune 30, 2017
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length3:25
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator singles chronology
"Biking"
(2017) 		"Who Dat Boy"
(2017) 		"911 / Mr. Lonely"
(2017)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Blended Family (What You Do for Love)"
(2016) 		"Who Dat Boy"
(2017) 		"Summer Bummer"
(2017)
Music video
"Who Dat Boy" on YouTube

"Who Dat Boy" is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator. It was released on June 30, 2017 alongside, "911 / Mr. Lonely" through Columbia Records, as the lead singles from his fourth studio album Flower Boy.[1] The song features vocals from ASAP Rocky.[2]

Background

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

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 sewing the part of the face that was blown up with another different face and also Tucker Tripp who is Tyler's co-driver in this video.

Track listing

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

Charts

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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000‡

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Vereinigte Staaten June 30, 2017 Digital download Columbia [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Who Dat Boy / 911 - Single by Tyler, the Creator on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Releases "Who Dat Boy" Video with ASAP Rocky". XXL. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "So What Is Tyler, the Creator Actually Dropping Next Week?". Complex. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. ^ William Cowen, Trace (January 22, 2018). "Tyler, the Creator and Jerrod Carmichael Talk All Things 'Flower Boy' in New Hour-Long Conversation". Complex. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tyler, the Creator Returns With New Song "Who Dat Boy" ft. A$AP Rocky: Watch the Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Shares New Video for "Who Dat Boy" f/ ASAP Rocky". Complex. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Shares "Who Dat Boy" Featuring A$AP Rocky". The Fader. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #428". auspOp. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "Tyler, The Creator Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  14. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.


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