"This Could Be Us" is a song by American hip hop duo

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. It was released on April 21, 2015 by EarDrummers and Interscope Records, as the fourth single from their debut album ''

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''. The song was produced by EarDrummers-founder, Mike Will Made It. The song has peaked at number 49 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The

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for the song was released on May 12, 2015.

Music video

The music video was released on May 12, 2015. It depicts Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy video-chatting with their girlfriends while in Johannesburg, South Africa. The girls, both left in America, are irritated for not being informed and end up dumping them. In response, both tell their respective girlfriends "Why You Playin".

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and

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make cameos as the boys' girlfriends. The video features landmarks such as the bronze Statue of Nelson Mandela,

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, Lion Park and the road out of

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''

'' booklet. *

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– Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II, Marquel Middlebrooks *

Production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...

– Mike Will Made It *Co-production – Marz *Additional vocals – Jace *Recording – Stephen Hybicki and Randy Lanphear at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia *

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– Jaycen Joshua and Mike Will Made It at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California *Assistant mix engineering – Maddox Chhim and Ryand Kaul * Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Rae Sremmurd 2014 songs 2015 singles Rae Sremmurd songs Songs written by Swae Lee Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Marquel Middlebrooks Songs written by Aaquil Brown