She Make It Clap
| "She Make It Clap" | ||||
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| Single by Soulja Boy | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Trap | |||
| Length | 1:51 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Fantom | |||
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| "She Make It Clap" on YouTube | ||||
"She Make It Clap" is a single by American rapper Soulja Boy. The song was initially self-released on March 15, 2021, before seeing a wider global release under Virgin Music on April 5, 2021. Following its release, the song gained tens of millions of plays across streaming platforms, while also reaching number 23 on the US Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, as well as both the US and Global Billboard Top Triller charts.[2][3]
Soulja Boy previewed two unreleased remixes of the song, one with French Montana,[4] and the other with Nicki Minaj[5] during a live Verzuz match with American rapper Bow Wow[6]
Production
According to Soulja Boy, the song was recorded during a live Twitch broadcast as a freestyle, on his personal computer.[7]
Dance and music video
Soulja Boy originally self-promoted the song on the video-sharing platform TikTok by doing an assortment of short dances to the beginning of the song,[8] eventually fleshing out the dance and starting a viral trend on both the TikTok and Triller platforms, accumulating millions of views on both the original videos and various user-made video replies.[9]
The music video was directed by Dale Resteghini. It begins with Soulja Boy making a video call to a friend on his cellphone to tell him the song has gone viral; it then moves on to show Soulja Boy, accompanied by several celebrities and TikTok users, as well as many women in bikinis, performing the dance to the song in various locations both in and outside a luxury mansion. The video premiered on YouTube on April 30, 2021. The video features rappers Desiigner, Chief Keef, and several female dancers doing the dance from the viral TikTok videos.
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 23 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[11] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "She Make It Clap Credits on Tidal" – via Tidal.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin. "Soulja Boy's 'She Make It Clap' rules the U.S. list, while Tayc's "Le Temps" reigns on Global". Billboard.
- ^ Elibert, Mark (April 26, 2021). "SOULJA BOY GRABS BILLBOARD NO. 1 WITH 'SHE MAKE IT CLAP'". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Elibert, Mark (June 23, 2021). "FRENCH MONTANA & SOULJA BOY JOIN FORCES FOR UPCOMING 'SHE MAKE IT CLAP' REMIX". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ A., Aron. "Nicki Minaj Hops On Soulja Boy's "She Make It Clap" & Meek Mill Reacts". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Sopanara, Michael. "Soulja Boy vs. Bow Wow In Verzuz Battle of 2000s Teen Sensations: See Our Scorecard & Winner". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (May 27, 2021). "Soulja Boy Talks Going Viral In Multiple Generations As The 'Make It Clap' Challenge Blows Up On TikTok". Uproxx.
- ^ souljaboytv (March 15, 2021). Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (Drako) (@souljaboytv) on TikTok. Way, Deandre. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via TikTok.
- ^ Alston, Trey (May 5, 2021). "Thanks to TikTok, Soulja Boy Is Viral Again". Papermag. Papermag. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart: Week of July 3, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Soulja Boy Tell' em – She Make It Clap" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved August 5, 2024.