"Lalala" is a song by American producer

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and Canadian rapper

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, released as a single on June 7, 2019, by

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. The music video was released on August 20, 2019. The song became viral on the video sharing platform

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due to its catchline: "Did I really just forget that melody?"

Background

To promote the release of the song, Y2K and bbno$ created fake stories about how they met and made the song, sending them to blogs including ''Lyrical Lemonade''. A remix version featuring Spanish singer

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and Canadian singer

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was released on October 30, 2019. The song is played at a key of D Phrygian and a tempo of 130 BPM.

Critical reception

Carl Lamarre of ''

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'' called the track a "fun-filled tune" with bbno$'s "outlandish" rapping over the "Latin-tinged record".

Chart performance

It is the first song to chart for either of the duo, debuting at number 84 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 before peaking at number 55. On December 1, 2020, the song was certified

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by the

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for equivalent sales of 2,000,000 units in the United States.

Music video

The official video of the song was released on Y2K's channel on August 20, 2019, on

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. The video consists of a filming studio for a kid's educational show, as demonstrated by the diverse props and scenarios present. As the video progresses, both artists begins using the different objects from the kids' show to continue with the song, like a puppet theatre, a different wallpapers and studio spaces, and a globe to point at locations.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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