"Toot It and Boot It"
Single by YG featuring Ty$
from the album The Real 4Fingaz
ReleasedJune 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)G-Ca$$o, Chordz, Ty Dolla $ign
YG singles chronology
"Toot It and Boot It"
(2010) 		"Function"
(2012)
Ty$ singles chronology
"Toot It and Boot It"
(2010) 		"Paranoid"
(2013)

"Toot It and Boot It" is the debut single by American rapper YG featuring vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign and production from Samoan producer Brandon "G-Ca$$o" Taoipu,[1] taken from the former's second mixtape The Real 4Fingaz (2010). The song was officially released as on June 8, 2010 by Def Jam Recordings.[2] The song peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the US Hot Rap Songs chart.[3] An official remix along with its music video was released, featuring additional appearances from fellow American rappers 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg. The song features samples of "Songs In the Wind" by The Association, part of their 1966 album Renaissance.[4] The track was later sampled on "Young, Wild & Free" by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010-2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 67
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 60
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 12
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 49

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "produced by G-Ca$$o". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Toot It and Boot It - Single by YG on iTunes". iTunes. January 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Toot It and Boot It - YG - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "YG feat. Ty$'s 'Toot It and Boot It' sample of The Association's 'Songs in the Wind'". WhoSampled. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ Mac & Devin Go to High School (soundtrack) lines (liner notes). Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa (standard ed.). Atlantic, Rostrum, Doggystyle, Fontana Records. 2011.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "YG Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "YG Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "YG Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "YG Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – YG – Toot It and Boot It". Recording Industry Association of America.

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