Yes Indeed (Lil Baby and Drake song)
"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 album Harder Than Ever (2018).[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.
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Single by Lil Baby and Drake | ||||
from the album Harder Than Ever | ||||
Released | May 17, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
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Length | 2:22[1] | |||
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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] On May 17, the song was auto-generated by YouTube.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[26] | 3× Platinum | 240,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] | Silver | 200,000 |
United States (RIAA)[28] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000 |
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
References
- "Yes Indeed – Single by Lil Baby & Drake". Apple Music. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com.
- Rutherford, Kevin (November 18, 2019). ""Woah," Baby! Lil Baby Debuts at No. 1 on Streaming Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- Saponara, Michael (May 7, 2018). "Drake Previews New Song with Lil Baby". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- "Lil Baby on Twitter: "Imagine Me And Drake Droppin A Song"". Twitter. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Coleman II, C. Vernon (May 13, 2018). "Lil Baby and Drake Flex Hard on New Track "Pikachu (No Keys)"". XXL. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Mojica, Nick (May 15, 2018). "Lil Baby and Drake Flex on New Song "Yes Indeed"". XXL. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- "Yes Indeed, a song by Lil Baby, Drake". Spotify. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Goddard, Kevin (May 14, 2018). "Lil Baby & Drake Officially Release "Yes Indeed" On iTunes & Other Streaming Platforms". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- "ARIA Chart Watch #474". auspOp. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lil Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- "Portuguesecharts.com – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- "Swisscharts.com – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Canadian single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Music Canada.
- "British single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Yes Indeed in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American single certifications – Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.