"This Could Be Us" is a 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 April 21, 2015, by EarDrummers and

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, as the fourth single from their debut album ''

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''. The song was produced by EarDrummers-founder,

Mike Will Made It 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 ...

. The song peaked at number 49 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The

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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

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make cameos as the boys' girlfriends. The video features landmarks such as the bronze Statue of Nelson Mandela,

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and the road out of

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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''

'' booklet. *

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– Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II, Marquel Middlebrooks *

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– Mike Will Made It * Co-production – Marz * Additional vocals –

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* Recording – Stephen Hybicki and Randy Lanphear at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia *

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– Jaycen Joshua and Mike Will Made It at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California * Assistant mix engineering – Maddox Chhim and Ryand Kaul * Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City

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Certifications

References

{{Rae Sremmurd 2014 songs 2015 singles Rae Sremmurd songs Songs written by Swae Lee Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Mike Will Made It Songs written by Marquel Middlebrooks Songs written by Slim Jxmmi