Pick Up the Phone (Young Thug and Travis Scott song)

"Pick Up the Phone" (stylized in all lowercase on Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight) is a song by American rappers Young Thug and Travis Scott, featuring vocals from fellow American rapper Quavo from the hip-hop trio Migos. It was released on June 3, 2016, by Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records, Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment.[1] It is the lead single from Young Thug's mixtape Jeffery (2016) and the second single from Travis Scott's second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016). The song also features additional vocals from American singer-songwriter Starrah.[2]

"Pick Up the Phone"
Single by Young Thug and Travis Scott featuring Quavo
from the album Jeffery and Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
ReleasedJune 3, 2016
Recorded2015–16
Genre
Length4:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Young Thug singles chronology
"Minnesota"
(2016)		 "Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)		 "No Limit"
(2016)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Wonderful"
(2016)		 "Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)		 "Champions"
(2016)
Quavo singles chronology
"Minnesota"
(2016)		 "Pick Up the Phone"
(2016)		 "Champions"
(2016)
Music video
"Pick Up the Phone" on YouTube

Background and controversy

Young Thug first previewed the song in a snippet that he posted on his Instagram account in March 2016.[3] The song was originally a collaboration between Young Thug and Starrah. Starrah sang the hook instead of Travis.[4] Travis was in the studio when Thug recorded the song, and he wrote the bridge Young Thug sings. About a month later, Travis started playing the song in clubs, but instead of Starrah on the hook, Travis replaced her, and he had his own verse too. He also called the song his own single for his own album without notifying Young Thug of his involvement. Travis kept teasing the song for months before he finally leaked it on his own SoundCloud because the labels would not release it. After Travis called his manager Lyor Cohen, who also owns 300 Entertainment, Thug's record label, an agreement was made that the song would be released on iTunes later that day as a joint single between Thug and Travis.

Commercial performance

"Pick Up the Phone" debuted at number 90 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated for the week of September 3, 2016.[5] The song eventually peaked at number 43, becoming one of Young Thug and Travis Scott's highest charting songs at the time. Also this was Quavo's highest charting solo effort (aside from the Migos) before his appearance on Post Malone's "Congratulations", which peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100, then later his appearance on DJ Khaled's, "I'm the One", which debuted and peaked at number one on the chart. The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2017, for selling over two million digital copies in the United States.

Music video

The music video premiered on August 12, 2016 with the music video for "90210" at the ".wav party" in Los Angeles, California, with both of them later released on Travis Scott's Vevo account on YouTube.[6][7]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia Urban (ARIA)[8] 17
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 62
France (SNEP)[10] 95
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 181
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 12
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] 14

Year-end charts
Chart (2016) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 52
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[17] 1104

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[18] Gold 30,000
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 66,666
Italy (FIMI)[20] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Pick up the Phone by Young Thug & Travis Scott on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  2. "Meet Starrah, The Hit Songwriter Who Has Her Own Summer Anthem".
  3. "Pick Up The Phone Snippet". YouTube. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. "Pick Up The Phone ft. Starrah". Vine. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  6. "Young Thug, Travis Scott - Pick Up the Phone (Explicit) ft. Quavo". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  7. "Watch Travis Scott, Young Thug's Explicit 'Pick Up the Phone' Video". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  8. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  9. "Young Thug Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  10. "Lescharts.com – Young Thug and Travis Scott feat. Quavo – Pick Up the Phone" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  11. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  12. Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 10.09.2016 (wk36)". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  13. "Young Thug Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  14. "Young Thug Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  15. "Travis Scott Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  16. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  17. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  18. "Brazilian single certifications – Young Thug & Travis Scott – Pick Up the Phone" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  19. "French single certifications – Young Thug – Pick Up the Phone" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  20. "Italian single certifications – Young Thug – Pick Up the Phone" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Pick Up the Phone" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  21. "British single certifications – Young Thug & Travis Scott – Pick Up the Phone". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Pick Up the Phone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. "American single certifications – Young Thug & Travis Scott – Pick Up the Phone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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