"Yes Indeed"
Single by Lil Baby and Drake
from the album Harder Than Ever
ReleasedMay 17, 2018
Recorded2018
Genre
Length2:22[1]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Bankrupt (Remix)"
(2018) 		"Yes Indeed"
(2018) 		"First Class"
(2018)
Drake singles chronology
"Nice for What"
(2018) 		"Yes Indeed"
(2018) 		"I'm Upset"
(2018)

"Yes Indeed" is a song by American rapper Lil Baby and Canadian rapper Drake. It was released by 4 Pockets Full, Wolfpack Music Group, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records on May 17, 2018 as the second single from Lil Baby's debut studioalbum Harder Than Ever, which was released a day later.[1] The song was produced by Wheezy and B-Rackz. It reached number one on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart,[3] while peaking at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lil Baby's first top 10 hit.

Background

On May 6, 2018, Drake was spotted with Lil Baby at OVO affiliate Preme's album release party in an Atlanta nightclub, where a snippet of the track surfaced on Quality Control CEO Pierre "Pee" Thomas's Instagram story.[4] The next day, Lil Baby took to Twitter and tweeted: "Imagine Me And Drake Dropping A Song".[5] On May 12, the song was premiered on OVO Sound Radio, originally surfacing under the title "Pikachu (No Keys)".[6][7] The song was officially released to streaming services on May 15, 2018, under its revised title, "Yes Indeed".[1][7][8][9]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Yes Indeed
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] Gold 45,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[27] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29] 7× Platinum 7,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yes Indeed – Single by Lil Baby & Drake". Apple Music. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (November 18, 2019). ""Woah," Baby! Lil Baby Debuts at No. 1 on Streaming Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Saponara, Michael (May 7, 2018). "Drake Previews New Song with Lil Baby". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lil Baby on Twitter: "Imagine Me And Drake Droppin A Song"". Twitter. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  6. ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (May 13, 2018). "Lil Baby and Drake Flex Hard on New Track "Pikachu (No Keys)"". XXL. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Mojica, Nick (May 15, 2018). "Lil Baby and Drake Flex on New Song "Yes Indeed"". XXL. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Yes Indeed, a song by Lil Baby, Drake". Spotify. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Goddard, Kevin (May 14, 2018). "Lil Baby & Drake Officially Release "Yes Indeed" On iTunes & Other Streaming Platforms". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #474". auspOp. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lil Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  17. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  18. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  19. ^ "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  21. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  22. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  23. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  25. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Music Canada.
  26. ^ "Danish single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  27. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  28. ^ "British single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  29. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Baby – Yes Indeed". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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