"Futsal Shuffle 2020"
Single by Lil Uzi Vert
from the album Eternal Atake
ReleasedDecember 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Symere Woods
  • Brandon Veal
  • Anton Mendo
  • Mees van der Bruggen
  • Cas van der Heijden
Producer(s)
  • Brandon Finessin
  • Star Boy
  • Mayyzo
  • Loesoe
Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology
"Reply"
(2019) 		"Futsal Shuffle 2020"
(2019) 		"That Way"
(2020)
Music video
"Futsal Shuffle 2020" on YouTube

"Futsal Shuffle 2020", or simply titled "Futsal Shuffle" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released through Generation Now and Atlantic Records as the lead single from their second studio album, Eternal Atake on December 13, 2019.[5] The song features three sound clips, including two of their interviews with Nardwuar during Breakout Winter Festival and Rolling Loud Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia and Miami, Florida, respectively,[6] as well as from Tyler, the Creator's performance of "Boredom" at the 2019 Camp Flog Gnaw.[7] The song debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, outpeaking "XO Tour Llif3" as Vert's highest charting single on the chart as a solo artist.[8] The song itself has also inspired a dance based on the song with the same title.[9]

Background and promotion

On November 30, 2019, the rapper teased the release by sharing a preview that shows them dancing to the song on their social media. They called the dance the "Futsal Shuffle".[10] They predicted the dance to "takeover 2020".[11]

Critical reception

Tony M. Centeno at XXL described the song as an "upbeat banger" with a production "that incorporates EDM synths over a bass-heavy loop".[12] Joshua Espinoza of Complex saw it as "a quintessential Uzi track" while lyrically, the track "delivers cocky lines about private jets, money, designer labels, and stealing other dudes' girls".[13] Billboard's Lars Brandle thought the song "pours old school rave notes over the Philadelphia rapper's taut wordplay (and occasional gunshots)".[14]

Music video

An official video, directed by Jay Weneta, was released on January 6, 2020. In it, Lil Uzi Vert and their friends perform the song's titular "Futsal Shuffle" dance. The video includes scenes with "vibrant visual effects, including slow-motion touches, random bursts of fireworks and brief flashes of a dancing anime character".[15]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[32] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  3. ^ "The Best Songs of 2019". Complex. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Pierre, Alphonse (December 13, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert "Futsal Shuffle 2020"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Bloom, Madison (December 13, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert Shares New Song (and Dance) "Futsal Shuffle 2020": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Squires, Bethy (December 13, 2019). "Listen to Lil Uzi Vert's New Single, "Futsal Shuffle 2020"". Vulture. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Kelley, Caitlin (December 13, 2019). "The new Eternal Atake track has an accompanying dance challenge". Genius. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (December 23, 2019). "Mariah Carey No. 1, Brenda Lee No. 2 in Billboard Hot 100's First-Ever 'Christmas' Double Up". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Lil Uzi Very tries to start new dance with Nardwuar-featuring song "Futsal Shuffle 2020": Stream". 13 December 2019.
  10. ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (December 1, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert Announces Eternal Atake Album Single "Futsal": Listen". XXL. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (November 30, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert Teases Eternal Atake Single & Corresponding Dance". Hypebeast. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Centeno, Tony M. (December 12, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert "Futsal Shuffle 2020": Listen to the New Song". XXL. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Espinoza, Joshua (December 13, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert Drops Eternal Atake Single "Futsal Shuffle 2020"". Complex. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  14. ^ Brandle, Lars (December 13, 2019). "Lil Uzi Vert's Game Is Rolling on 'Futsal Shuffle 2020': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  15. ^ Reed, Ryan (January 6, 2020). "Watch Lil Uzi Vert's Vibrant 'Futsal Shuffle 2020' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #556". auspOp. December 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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  20. ^ White, Jack (December 20, 2019). "Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi makes it four weeks at the top to claim Ireland's Xmas Number 1 single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  22. ^ "Lil Uzi Vert – Futsal Shuffle 2020". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  23. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202002 into search. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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