Black and Yellow

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"Black and Yellow"
Single by Wiz Khalifa
from the album Rolling Papers
Released September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
Format Digital download, CD Single
Recorded Roc the Mic Studios
(New York City)
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:37
Label Rostrum, Atlantic
Writer(s) Cameron Thomaz, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer Stargate
Certification 3x Platinum (RIAA)
Wiz Khalifa singles chronology
"Say Yeah"
(2008)		 "Black and Yellow"
(2010)		 "Roll Up"
(2011)
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"Black and Yellow" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa from his third studio album, Rolling Papers. It was released on September 14, 2010, as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Khalifa, along with StarGate, who produced it. It was released as a CD single in honor of Record Store Day.[1] The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Wiz Khalifa's first number-one single in the United States.[2]

The song's title is a reference to the colors of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and its professional sports teams.[2][3] The colors are traditionally known as black and gold, but the color can generally be perceived as yellow.[4] The song has spawned dozens of remixes, parodies and remakes, mostly in tribute to other American sports teams, although remakes have been created for non-American teams as well.[5][6][7]

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Chart performance [edit]

On the issue dated October 2, 2010, "Black and Yellow" debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100. It then dropped out the following week and re-entered at No. 64 on the issue dated October 30, 2010. On its eighteenth charting week, the song rose to No. 1 on the issue dated February 19, 2011, selling 198,000 digital copies that week.[8] "Black and Yellow" has sold 3,000,000 digital copies since release.

Music video [edit]

The music video was directed by Bill Paladino. It was filmed in Pittsburgh and features sights of the city, including the U.S. Steel Tower, BNY Mellon Center, PPG Place, William Penn Hotel, Citizens Bank Tower, Union Trust Building, One PNC Plaza, K&L Gates Center the Three Sisters and Smithfield Street bridges, Station Square, Shannon Hall of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the smoke stacks of the former U.S. Steel Homestead Works at The Waterfront adjacent to the city. The video also prominently features city icons such as the Terrible Towel, a rally towel for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and city sports in general, as well as Pittsburgh Pirates apparel.

Remixes [edit]

The official remix, "Black & Yellow (G-Mix)" features west-coast rapper Snoop Dogg, Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J, and R&B singer T-Pain. Wiz Khalifa has a new verse on the track. The song leaked on December 12, 2010 but was officially released on December 16.[9] A video for the remix was shot and was released on January 8, 2011. A remix by T-Pain, named "Black & Yellow (T-Mix)", featured the verse that was later put on the official remix. Fellow American rapper; Lil Wayne, made a remix: "Green & Yellow" to support the Packers for the Super Bowl in 2011, Snoop Dogg released a remix titled Purp & Yellow featuring The Game.

Track listing [edit]

  • Digital download[10]
  1. "Black and Yellow" (Explicit Album Version) – 3:37
  • Digital download (G-Mix)[11]
  1. "Black and Yellow" (G-Mix) (featuring Snoop Dogg, Juicy J & T-Pain) – 4:38

Remakes and freestyles [edit]

Many remakes have been made, mostly in tribute to other sports teams, referring to their respective pair of colors. Some of the notable remakes include:

  • "Rossonero (Red and Black)" by Denny La Home feat. Jake La Furia - Italian version performed by two Italian rappers.

The colours means about Italian football club AC Milan.

  • "Black and Yellow (Mike Tomlin)" by Wale, in reference to the Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin.[14]
  • "Black And Yellow" by Tyler Ward and Crew and Cobus, a rock version.[18]

In addition, a number of freestyle versions have been released, of artists rapping over "Black and Yellow"'s instrumental track, without any overt reference to the song or to sports teams. These include versions by Crooked I (who included a chorus of "packing metal"), Donnis, Young Jeezy and Tyga.[14]

Charts and certifications [edit]

Charts [edit]

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 24
Australia (ARIA Urban Singles)[21] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 44
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[23] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24] 46
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 7
Czech Republic (IFPI)[26] 35
Denmark (Tracklisten)[27] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[28] 2
France (SNEP)[29] 38
Germany (Media Control AG)[30] 31
German Airplay Chart[31] 91
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 14
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[33] 44
New Zealand (RIANZ)[34] 21
Slovakia (IFPI)[35] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 44
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[38] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[39] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[41] 6
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[42] 18
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[43] 1

Year-end charts [edit]

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[44] 31

Certifications [edit]

Country Certification
Australia Platinum[45]
Canada 2× Platinum[46]
United States 3× Platinum[47]

References [edit]

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  12. ^ The Game and Snoop Dogg release the video for 'Purp & Yellow' remix, Jeff Weiss, Pop & Hiss: the L.A. Times Music Blog, February 21, 2011
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  21. ^ "Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  22. ^ "Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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  26. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201107 into search. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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  31. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  32. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  33. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  34. ^ "Chart #1766 – Monday 28 March 2011: Top 40 Singles Chart". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. March 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
  35. ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201111 into search. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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  42. ^ "Wiz Khalifa Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Wiz Khalifa. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
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