"Blueberry Faygo" is a song by American rapper

Lil Mosey Lathan Moses Stanley Echols (born January 25, 2002), known professionally as Lil Mosey, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame in late 2017 with the release of his single "Pull Up". Mosey's debut studio album '' Northsbe ...

. The song was made and leaked in 2019, when multiple imposters uploaded

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versions of the song on

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, racking up millions of streams, before being removed. The song's release was delayed due to a sample clearance agreement, and was eventually released on February 7, 2020, by Mogul Vision Music and

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. It was released concurrently with the reissue of Lil Mosey's second

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'' (2019), which the single appears on. It is Mosey's most successful song to date, peaking at number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and is his only top 10 entry on the chart. On February 26, 2022, about two years after its release, it surpassed one billion streams on

. The song's title refers to

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, a brand of soft drinks. The song has since come to be regarded as Lil Mosey's

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Background

In June 2019, a leaked version of the song surfaced online. Soon after that, the lyrics were transcribed onto

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. The page attracted a small but consistent amount of attention over the next few months, and fans asked Lil Mosey to release the song on social media. In late 2019, a leaked upload of the track on

reached 22 million streams before it was taken down. It was followed by numerous others; uploaded with fake titles and artist credits by fans and hackers aiming to capitalize on its streaming potential, using names like "Blueberry Fuego," "Blueberry Fayego," and other similar titles, which also led to them charting on the

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. At the same time, the song went viral, before it was officially released on February 7, 2020. It was released concurrently with the reissue of Lil Mosey's second album ''

'', with Mosey's management explaining that fans had begged for the song to be released (on the reissue). It became Lil Mosey's most successful single to date after being picked up by

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users for dance challenges.

Composition

"Blueberry Faygo" was produced by Callan; the basis is composed by a sped-up sample of "

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. The track has been noted for its appeal to the

demographic. Alex Zidel of ''HotNewHipHop'' labelled "Blueberry Faygo" a "bouncy summer joint", and further complimented Lil Mosey's "clever"

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in the

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, with the rapper "counting up and using

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tactics to ensure a hit on his part". Jessica McKinney of ''

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'' had a similar notion, also calling it "bouncy", with a "catchy hook", and stated the track has "'summer vibes' written all over it".

Music video

The song's official music video was released on March 26, 2020. It was released through music video director

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's YouTube channel as he produced and directed it for his company Lyrical Lemonade. The video features appearances from Australian rapper

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and

stars

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and

Lil Huddy Cole Chase Hudson (born May 15, 2002), known professionally as Huddy (formerly known as Lil Huddy or LilHuddy), is an American social media personality, singer, and actor, known for co-founding the TikTok collective the Hype House, and populariz ...

. It was filmed at

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, a TikTok mansion in Los Angeles, where Mosey is throwing a pool party with an army of synchronized swimmers. The music video has been viewed over 270 million times and is one of the most viewed music videos on Lyrical Lemonade's YouTube channel.

Chart performance

"Blueberry Faygo" debuted at number 62 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, tying with Lil Mosey's single " Stuck in a Dream", his highest-charting song before. It later surpassed "Stuck in a Dream", peaking at number 8, becoming Mosey's first top 10 entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside the US, Blueberry Faygo topped the Belgium Ultratip. It also peaked at number 20 on the Swedish national chart

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, making it his second song to reach the top 20 after " Noticed" topped it in 2018.

Charts

Weekly charts

Official version

Mikey.Otx leaked version

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Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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