Mickey (Lil Yachty song)

"Mickey"
Song by Lil Yachty featuring Offset and Lil Baby
from the album Lil Boat 2
ReleasedMarch 9, 2018
Length2:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)30 Roc

"Mickey" is a song by American rapper Lil Yachty featuring fellow American rappers Offset of Migos and Lil Baby. It was released as the 12th track off of Yachty's second studio album Lil Boat 2. The track peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and at number 79 on the Canadian Hot 100.[citation needed]

Background

The song is one of two tracks featuring Offset on Lil Boat 2: the other one is "Baby Daddy", which also has a feature from Lil Pump.[citation needed]

TikTok challenge

A TikTok challenge based on the song went viral. The challenge features a person sitting down and then being pulled away. It is based around the lyric on the song by Offset, "Trappin' out the back street / Runnin' through the packs like a track meet (Zoom)", with the "Zoom" adlib being supplied by Lil Yachty.[1][2] The challenge was deemed dangerous after multiple videos surfaced of children doing the challenge and being violently pulled off-screen.[3]

Critical reception

The track received lukewarm reviews. Yoh Phillips of DJBooth said he "really enjoyed Lil Baby, but Offset and Yachty left me wanting more", also adding "if Yachty’s production was a person, they would probably be in custody for unlawful acts".[4]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 79
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 7
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[7] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Lil Yachty's Song "Mickey" Sparks Zoom Challenge". XXL. 13 July 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "TikTok users are making memes that don't look like anything else on the internet". Insider. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "VIDEO: Is The Zoom Challenge Dangerous For Teens?". What's Trending. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lil Yachty 'Lil Boat 2' 1-Listen Album Review". DJBooth. 9 March 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lil Yachty Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lil Yachty Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lil Yachty Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Yachty – 66". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 4, 2022.