"T-Shirt" is a trap song by American hip hop group

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. It impacted radio on February 14, 2017 as the second single from their second studio album ''

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'' (2017). The song was

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by American production duo

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, alongside their TrenchWerk cohort XL. The song peaked in the top 20 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and has acquired 336 million YouTube views and 415 million Spotify plays as of February 2022. Music critic

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praised "T-Shirt" as "vocal alchemy via

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, turning profane tales of fast lane life into a holy trance, a choral weave of glistening rap, ecstatic ad libs, and a wordless backing ripple of Gregorian gurgles and droning moans."

Music video

The

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for the song, directed by DAPS and Quavo, features the trio dressed as Arctic hunters in fur and Versace snow boots, with snowmobiles, spears and practicing archery, alongside three women. It was filmed at a mountain range near

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. The video premiered on January 6, 2017 via Migos'

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channel.

Live performances

On March 23, 2017, Migos performed "T-Shirt", alongside

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, on ''

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''.

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* {{Migos 2017 songs Migos songs 300 Entertainment singles Song recordings produced by Nard & B Atlantic Records singles 2017 singles Songs written by Quavo Songs written by Offset (rapper) Songs written by Takeoff (rapper) Trap music songs