"My Type" is a song by American rapper

Saweetie Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper (born July 2, 1993), known professionally as Saweetie (), is an American rapper. After the release of her debut single "Icy Grl" in 2017, she was signed to her then-manager Max Gousse's record label Artistry Wo ...

, released as a single on June 11, 2019, by

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and Artistry Worldwide. It was first released as part of her 2019 EP ''Icy'', and a music video was released for the track in July 2019. It was the basis of a social media challenge, and also became Saweetie's first entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, debuting at number 81 before peaking at 21. The song was written by Saweetie and produced by

London on da Track London Tyler Holmes (born March 27, 1991), known professionally as London on da Track, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug and has also worked with Kodak Black, ...

, and samples the production of "

Freek-a-Leek "Freek-a-Leek" is an American hip hop song co-written and recorded by American rapper Petey Pablo. It was released on December 1, 2003, as the second single from his second album, '' Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry'' (2004). It was produced ...

" by

Petey Pablo Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2003 Crunk hit single "Freek-a-Leek". Biography Born in Greenville, North Carolina, Bar ...

, produced by

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...

Background

The track samples "

" by

. The sampled track earned Pablo, who took "Freek-a-Leek" to number 2 on ''Billboard''s

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Chart in 2004, a second No. 1 as a songwriter on Rhythmic Songs overall (his first being

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...

's " Goodies", on which he provided featured vocals), while co-writer

earned an eighth No. 1, and the song's co-writer

Quavo Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos. Quavo is the uncle of late fellow Migos m ...

his fifth on the same chart.

Music video

The music video was released on July 3, 2019, and directed by Daps. The video was filmed in San Leandro, California at Cherry Grove Park and San Leandro Adult School. It features Saweetie at a block party, rapping in front of drifting cars and twerking while standing on a basketball hoop. The video includes appearances by

Kehlani Kehlani Ashley Parrish (born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen group Poplyfe in 2011. In 2014, Kehlani released the ...

and

Kamaiyah Kamaiyah Jamesha Johnson (born March 13, 1992) is an American rapper and singer from Oakland, California. Her debut mixtape, ''A Good Night in the Ghetto'', was released in 2016 to critical acclaim. In 2017, Kamaiyah was named as one of the ten ...

Remixes

On August 23, a remix featuring Yung Miami of City Girls and Jhené Aiko was released. On September 20, 2019, a Latin remix featuring

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and Melii was released. On October 25, 2019, a remix EP titled ''My Type (The Remixes)'' was released including the original song, both remixes, and remixes from

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, French Montana, Wale,

Tiwa Savage Tiwa Savage (born 5 February 1980) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and performing artist. Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education. Five years later, she began her music career doing backup voc ...

, and others.

Live performances

At the 2019 BET Hip-Hop Awards, Saweetie performed "My Type" live alongside its "

" sampled artist

and producer

Charts

Original version

Weekly charts

Remix

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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