"Relationship" is a song by American rapper

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from his mixtape ''

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'' (2017). It features American rapper

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Composition

In the song, Young Thug and Future brag about having relationships with multiple women but also address the problems from having too many of them; in the hook, Future mentions being in a "relationship with all my bitches", and needing to "cut some of 'em off". Young Thug sings about buying a woman anything she wants, while Future sings about keeping his girlfriends stylish.

Critical reception

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'' praised the collaboration of the rappers, writing "their combined pop instincts inject a paean to, er, unidirectional polyamory with way more charm than it has any right to possess. Having inherited the belt from Lil Wayne—Thug's biggest influence, both in terms of subject matter and his off-the-wall delivery—no one raps about sex more joyously than Young Thug." Gary Suarez of ''

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'' wrote, "Booming ballad ''Relationship'' arrives with an instantly memorable Future-sung hook in tow."

Music video

A music video for the song was released on September 27, 2017. Directed by Young Thug and The Rite Brothers, it was shot in

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and filmed on a grainy VHS camera. The video pays homage to '' Girls Gone Wild''; At the start, a fake ''Girls Gone Wild'' VHS cover reading "Raw! Real! Uncut!" appears on screen with instructions to order it as a tape. The clip finds Thug and Future on a yacht full of women in bikinis, partying and dancing with them. It features scenes of twerking and nudity that are censored by the words "NOT ON TV" and "CENSORED".

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