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Not to be confused with Hot Girl Bummer.

"Hot Girl Summer" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj and American singer Ty Dolla Sign, released on August 9, 2019 by 300 Entertainment.[2] It was written by all three artists alongside Syed Hossain, Derrick Milano, and producers Crazy Mike, Juicy J, & Bone Collector, with additional writing credits going to Earl On The Beat, JT (from City Girls), and Lil Yachty for the sampling of City Girls' 2019 song "Act Up";[3] the song was produced by Bone Collector, Juicy J, and Crazy Mike and engineered by Irving Gadoury.[4][1] Commercially, the song debuted and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] On Billboard's Rhythmic Songs airplay chart, it became Megan Thee Stallion's first number one, Nicki Minaj's eighth, and Ty Dolla Sign's third.[6]

Background

In July 2019, the term "hot girl summer" went viral on social media and subsequently became a meme prior to the release of the song.[7] The title originally stems from a line on "Cash Shit" where the rapper calls herself "thee hot girl".[8] The phrase also appeared on the artwork for her 2019 mixtape Fever.[9] Megan first teased the song in a tweet on July 18, stating "I feel like it's only right I drop a hot girl summer song before the summer is over."[10] On July 28, 2019, Megan posted a snippet of the song to her Instagram.[11] She also revealed the release date to be August 2 but it was later postponed to August 9.[2] On August 5, 2019, it was announced that the song would feature Nicki Minaj which turned out to be the cause for the delay.[12][13] Minaj revealed that the collaboration almost did not happen due to her almost losing her voice.[14]

Music video

On September 3, 2019, the music video for the song was released.[15] Directed by Munachi Osegbu, the video shows the artists at a pool party. Multiple celebrities make cameo appearances, including Agnez Mo, Rico Nasty, Dreezy, La La Anthony, Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, DaniLeigh, Juicy J, and French Montana.[15]

Live performances

Megan performed the song for the first time at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, in a medley with "Cash Shit".[16]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and Jaxsta.[17][18]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2019 MTV Video Music Awards Best Power Anthem Won [19]
2020 BET Awards Viewer's Choice Won [20]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[41] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[43] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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