Megan's Piano
| "Megan's Piano" | ||||
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| Single by Megan Thee Stallion | ||||
| from the album Something for Thee Hotties | ||||
| Released | November 30, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | Malibu[1] | |||
| Length | 1:53 | |||
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| "Megan's Piano" on YouTube | ||||
"Megan's Piano" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, released on October 29, 2021, as track six from her compilation album Something for Thee Hotties. It was written by Megan, alongside frequent producer LilJuMadeDaBeat, with Megan earning her first producer credit for playing and composing the song's piano riff. The song was noted for Megan's vintage, "hard-hitting" bars and the "stabbing" piano riff. It impacted rhythmic and urban radio on November 30, 2021, as the second single from Something for Thee Hotties.
Background and composition
[edit]"Megan's Piano" was one of several songs added to the album just hours before its release.[2] Megan Thee Stallion explained that although she is not a professional piano player, she just played the melodies on a piano because she knew the sound she was going for.[3][4] As she was playing around with the keys, she asked her producer LilJuMadeDaBeat to make a beat out of it; this can be heard in the song's intro as the two go back and forth in trying to combine the piano with the beat.[1] The song features "vintage" Meg bars over what was described as an "uncharacteristically minimal" Lil Ju beat, which contains a "stabbing" piano and a "bouncy" bassline, as Megan references a Nike deal she just closed, among other things.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]In their album review, Pitchfork's Dylan Green said "the run of tracks from 'Megan's Piano' to 'Pipe Up' has the buzzy energy of a marathon studio session".[5] Njera Perkins of PopSugar named it among the songs on the album that shows Megan's "hard-hitting bars are back in full force".[6]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 97 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 34 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 15 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] | 24 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | October 29, 2021 | [12] | ||
| United States | November 30, 2021 | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Megan Thee Stallion on Archived Tracks, Hottie Sauce, and Graduating College (time stamped)". October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Apple Music on YouTube.
- ^ Sinha, Chatu (October 29, 2021). "Megan Thee Stallion Gives Fans More and More on Something for Thee Hotties". Vulture. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ @TheeStallion (October 27, 2021). "I played the piano part in the beat lol I'm excited for y'all to hear it" (Tweet). Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @TheeStallion (October 27, 2021). "I just knew what I wanted it to sound like so I just played the melodys I wanted to play I ain't professional or nunnnn lol" (Tweet). Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Green, Dylan (November 3, 2021). "Something for Thee Hotties Album Review". Picthfork. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Perkins, Njera (October 29, 2021). "Megan Thee Stallion's Alter Ego, Tina Snow, Returns on Something For Thee Hotties Project". PopSugar. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Megan's Piano". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Something for Thee Hotties by Megan Thee Stallion on Apple Music". Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Apple Music.
- ^ 300 Entertainment [@300] (December 1, 2021). "Thanks to all the DJs, Music Directors & Program Directors across the country for making #Piano the #1 most added record on Urban and Rhythmic Radio! @TheeStallion" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
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