"Stir Fry" is a song by American hip hop group

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. It was released on December 20, 2017, as the second single from Migos' third studio album ''

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'' (2018). Written alongside producer

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, it peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background and composition

"Stir Fry" differs from Migos' traditional

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-style

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sound. In an interview with

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, the group revealed the instrumental for the song was originally intended for an unreleased T.I. song in 2008. Quavo stated that "Pharrell said that he was waiting for this moment." The song was used for the

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Critical reception

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'' gave the song a positive review saying that, "The song's interlocking polyrhythms—bongos, cricket-like whistles, clicking trap hi-hats, and slowed-down snares sampled from the Mohawks' "Champ"—are a beauty to behold. It's a disorienting maze of sounds, a beat that's difficult to wrap your head around, let alone rap over."

Music video

The music video was released on January 28, 2018. Directed by Sing Lee and Quavo, the video features the trio dressed in silk

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suits gambling in a Chinese restaurant with

and

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. At the end of the video, the trio clash with an opposing gang. Migos also created a cooking themed music video with BuzzFeed Tasty depicting the trio making a stir fry dish.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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– production * Colin Leonard – master engineering *

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– engineering * Mike Larson – engineering * Thomas Cullison – engineering * Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing * Leslie Braithwaite – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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