"Pretty Boy Swag"
Single by Soulja Boy
from the album The DeAndre Way
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Soulja Boy
  • G5 Kids
Soulja Boy singles chronology
"Daze"
(2010) 		"Pretty Boy Swag"
(2010) 		"Blowing Me Kisses"
(2010)

"Pretty Boy Swag" is a song by American rapper Soulja Boy, released as the first single from his third studio album The DeAndre Way (2010). It features production from G5 Kids, who helped to write the song along with Soulja Boy.

In popular culture

The song became a meme in early 2019, on the video-sharing platform TikTok. As part of the "Pretty Boy Swag transformation meme", users upload short videos of themselves where they "transform into their favourite pop culture figures".[1] According to Mashable India, during the song's build up, users don pieces of costumes and assume position. When the beat drops during the chorus, they "cut to whatever obscure object they dressed as".[2]

Charts

Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
United States June 8, 2010 Digital download[8] Collipark Records, Interscope Records
July 20, 2010 Rhythmic contemporary radio[9] Interscope

References

  1. ^ "The "Pretty Boy Swag" TikTok meme is the best thing to come out of the app so far". PopBuzz. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Sung, Morgan (January 31, 2019). "TikTok isn't Vine, but it's a beautiful mess on its own". Mashable India. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pretty Boy Swag [Explicit]: Soulja Boy Tell'em". Amazon. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
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