"No Type" is a hip hop song by American
hip hop
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duo
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd ( ; "Ear Drummers" Anadrome, spelled backwards) is an American hip-hop duo composed of brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi, both of whom originate from Tupelo, Mississippi. They signed with record producer Mike Will Made It's label Mike ...
. It was released on September 15, 2014, by
EarDrummers Entertainment and
Interscope Records
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, as the second single from their debut
studio album
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''
SremmLife'' (2015). The song was produced by
Mike Will Made It
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with additional production from
Swae Lee
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. The song has peaked at number 16 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming their second highest-charting single behind "
Black Beatles".
Music video
The music video was ''directed by Max'' and released on August 11, 2014. As of May 2024, it has received roughly 900 million views on
YouTube
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In other media
The song is used in the television series ''
Black-ish
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'' and the film ''
American Honey.''
Personnel
Credits adapted from ''
SremmLife'' album booklet.
;Song credits
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Writing
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–
Aaquil Brown,
Khalif Brown,
Michael Williams II
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Production
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Economics and business
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* Production as a stat ...
– Mike Will Made It
*Co-production – Swae Lee
*Recording –
P-Nazty and
Marz at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
*
Audio mixing
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– Stephen Hybicki and Mike Will Made It at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
*
Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City
Commercial performance
The song has been certified 7× Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2014 songs
2014 singles
Rae Sremmurd songs
Songs written by Swae Lee
Songs written by Slim Jxmmi
Songs written by Mike Will Made It
Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It
Interscope Records singles