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"Minnesota"
Single by Lil Yachty featuring Quavo, Skippa da Flippa and Young Thug
from the album Lil Boat
ReleasedMarch 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Grandfero
Lil Yachty singles chronology
" One Night"
(2015)
"Minnesota"
(2016)
" Broccoli"
(2016)
Quavo singles chronology
"F Cancer"
(2016)
"Minnesota"
(2016)
" Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)
Skippa da Flippa singles chronology
"Switch Up"
(2016)
"Minnesota"
(2016)
"Mr. Perfect"
(2016)
Young Thug singles chronology
" Best Friend"
(2015)
"Minnesota"
(2016)
" Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)
Music video
"Minnesota" on YouTube

"Minnesota" is a song by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was originally released in November 2015 from his Summer Songs EP, before being re-released on March 9, 2016, as a remix featuring American rappers Quavo, Skippa da Flippa and Young Thug as the second single from Yachty's debut mixtape, Lil Boat. [1]

Background and release

"Minnesota" was originally released in November 2015, and was on his debut EP titled Summer Songs EP. [2] The original version of "Minnesota" was 2:05 long and only included vocals from Lil Yachty. [3] The song was then remixed by rappers, Quavo, Skippa Da Flippa and Young Thug and was included on his debut mixtape Lil Boat.[ citation needed]

Music video

The music video for "Minnesota", directed by Brendan Vaughan and RJ Sanchez, premiered on November 18, 2016, via Yachty's Vevo channel. [4] Young Thug's verse is omitted in the video. [5]

Remixes

On July 8, 2016, rapper and singer PnB Rock released his remix of the song titled "Allaska" via his SoundCloud. [6] On December 31, 2016, rapper Allan Kingdom released his remix of the song via SoundCloud. [7]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Minnesota"
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) [8] 21
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard) [9] 3

Certifications

Certifications for "Minnesota"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [10] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Video: Lil Yachty feat. Quavo & Skippa da Flippa – 'Minnesota'". Rap-Up. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Lil Yachty Drops "Minnesota" Video". XXL. 18 November 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lil Yachty - Minnesota [Original]". YouTube. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lil Yachty – Minnesota (feat. Quavo & Skippa da Flippa)". OnSMASH. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lil Yachty and Sailing Team Play the Most Lit Hockey Squad in "Minnesota" Video f/ Quavo and Skippa da Flippa". Complex. November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Lil Yachty's "Minnesota" Gets Remixed By PnB Rock". HYPEBEAST. July 8, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Allan Kingdom – Minnesota (Remix)". OnSMASH. December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Lil Yachty Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Lil Yachty – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Yachty – Minnesota". Recording Industry Association of America.

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