"No Type" is a hip hop song by American

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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 Michael Len Williams II (born March 23, 1989), known professionally as Mike Will Made It (often stylized as Mike WiLL Made-It) or simply Mike Will, is an American record producer. He is best known for producing trap beats for several Southern hi ...

and

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, as the second single from their debut

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SremmLife ''SremmLife'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on January 6, 2015, by Ear Drummer Records and Interscope Records. The album was supported by five singles: " No Flex Zone", "No Type", " Throw Sum Mo" ...

'' (2015). The song was produced by

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with additional production from

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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 "

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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

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In other media

The song is used in the television series ''

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'' and the film ''

American Honey "American Honey" is a song written by Cary Barlowe, Hillary Lindsey, and Shane Stevens, and recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on January 11, 2010, as the second single from their second album '' Need You N ...

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Personnel

Credits adapted from ''

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– Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II *

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– Mike Will Made It *Co-production – Swae Lee *Recording – P-Nazty and

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at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia *

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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

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Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{authority control 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