"Futsal Shuffle 2020", or simply titled "Futsal Shuffle" is a song by American rapper

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as the lead single from their second studio album, '' Eternal Atake'' on December 13, 2019. The song features three sound clips, including two of their interviews with Nardwuar during Breakout Winter Festival and Rolling Loud Festival in

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" at the 2019 Camp Flog Gnaw. The song debuted at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, outpeaking " XO Tour Llif3" as Vert's highest-charting single on the chart as a solo artist. The song itself has also inspired a dance based on the song with the same title.

Background and promotion

On November 30, 2019, the rapper teased the release by sharing a preview that shows them dancing to the song on their social media. They called the dance the "Futsal Shuffle". They predicted the dance to "takeover 2020". However, this did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Critical reception

Tony M. Centeno at '' XXL'' described the song as an "upbeat banger" with a production "that incorporates EDM synths over a bass-heavy loop". Joshua Espinoza of ''

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'' saw it as "a quintessential Uzi track" while lyrically, the track "delivers cocky lines about private jets, money, designer labels, and stealing other dudes' girls". ''

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''s Lars Brandle thought the song "pours old school rave notes over the Philadelphia rapper's taut wordplay (and occasional gunshots)".

Music video

An official video, directed by Jay Weneta, was released on January 6, 2020. In it, Lil Uzi Vert and their friends perform the song's titular "Futsal Shuffle" dance. The video includes scenes with "vibrant visual effects, including slow-motion touches, random bursts of fireworks and brief flashes of a dancing

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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