This Could Be Us

For the 2015 song by Prince, see This Could B Us.
"This Could Be Us"
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SremmLife
ReleasedApril 21, 2015
Recorded2014
GenreHip hop
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Will Made It
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"Throw Sum Mo"
(2014) 		"This Could Be Us"
(2015) 		"Blasé"
(2015)

"This Could Be Us" is a song by American hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on April 21, 2015, by EarDrummers and Interscope Records, as the fourth single from their debut album SremmLife. The song was produced by EarDrummers-founder, Mike Will Made It. The song peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The music video for the song was released on May 12, 2015.

Music video

The music video was released on May 12, 2015. It depicts Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy video-chatting with their girlfriends while in Johannesburg, South Africa. The girls, both left in America, are irritated for not being informed and end up dumping them. In response, both tell their respective girlfriends "Why You Playin". Jasmine V and Dej Loaf make cameos as the boys' girlfriends. The video features landmarks such as the bronze Statue of Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Bridge, Lion Park and the road out of Sandton.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from SremmLife booklet.

Charts

Chart (2015-2016) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[1] 137
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 49
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4] 34

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[5] Platinum 60,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[6] Gold 45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[8] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – This Could Be Us" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Danish single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – This Could Be Us". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – This Could Be Us". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – This Could Be Us". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 26, 2023.