Need It (Migos song)

"Need It"
"Need It"
Single by Migos featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album Culture III
Released	May 22, 2020
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:15
Label	Quality Control; Motown;
Songwriter(s)	Curtis Jackson; Tony Cottrell; Quavious Marshall; Kiari Cephus; Kirshnik Khari Ball; Tyron Douglas; Kentrell Gaulden;
Producer(s)	Buddah Bless
Migos singles chronology
YoungBoy Never Broke Again singles chronology

"Need It" is a song by American hip hop trio Migos featuring American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on May 22, 2020,^[1] as the lead single from Migos' fourth studio album Culture III. Produced by Buddah Bless, the song samples "Get In My Car" by 50 Cent.^[2]

Background and composition

The song was previewed in January 2020, when a video of Offset and NBA YoungBoy recording it was surfaced online. Migos seemingly hinted at its release hours before it arrived.^[3] On the track, the trio and YoungBoy talk about their intoxicating and violent lifestyles and how they will protect themselves.^[4]

Music video

Part of the music video parodies the 1996 film Don't Be a Menace, with Offset in the role of Loc Dog.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	62
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	27
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[8]	13
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[9]	75

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	69

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[11]	Gold	20,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[12]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Bloom, Madison (22 May 2020). "Listen to Migos' New Song "Need It" With NBA YoungBoy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
^ "Migos Drops New Single 'Need It' with YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
^ Espinoza, Joshua (May 22, 2020). "Migos Connects With YoungBoy Never Broke Again on "Need It"". Complex. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
^ "Best New Music This Week: Gunna, Migos, Young M.A, and More". Complex. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
^ Ivey, Justin (August 21, 2020). "Migos & YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'Need It' Music Video Spoofs A Hood Comedy Classic". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "Migos Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Migos Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ "Migos Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Songs, August 21, 2020 - August 27, 2020". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^ "Brazilian single certifications – Migos – Need It" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "American single certifications – Migos – Need It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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[1] Bloom, Madison (22 May 2020). "Listen to Migos' New Song "Need It" With NBA YoungBoy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[2] "Migos Drops New Single 'Need It' with YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[3] Espinoza, Joshua (May 22, 2020). "Migos Connects With YoungBoy Never Broke Again on "Need It"". Complex. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[4] "Best New Music This Week: Gunna, Migos, Young M.A, and More". Complex. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[5] Ivey, Justin (August 21, 2020). "Migos & YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'Need It' Music Video Spoofs A Hood Comedy Classic". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Migos-6] "Migos Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Migos-7] "Migos Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Migos-8] "Migos Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

[9] "Top 100 Songs, August 21, 2020 - August 27, 2020". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[10] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[BrazilMigosNeed_ItsingleCertRef-11] "Brazilian single certifications – Migos – Need It" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[United_StatesMigosNeed_ItsingleCertRef-12] "American single certifications – Migos – Need It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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v t e Migos
Quavo Offset Takeoff
Studio albums	Yung Rich Nation (2015) Culture (2017) Culture II (2018) Culture III (2021)
EPs	3 Way (2016)
Mixtapes	Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) (2013) No Label 2 (2014) Rich Nigga Timeline (2014)
Singles	"Versace" "Hannah Montana" "Fight Night" "Handsome and Wealthy" "One Time" "Pipe It Up" "Look at My Dab" "Bad and Boujee" "T-Shirt" "Slippery" "Too Hotty" "MotorSport" "Stir Fry" "Walk It Talk It" "Narcos" "Pure Water" "Give No Fxk" "Need It" "Straightenin"
Featured singles	"Looking for You" "Moses" "Key to the Streets" "Slide" "Gucci on My" "Peek a Boo" "Bon Appétit" "Body" "I Get the Bag" "Solitaire"
Promotional singles	"Call Casting" "Supastars" "Drip" "Avalanche"
Other songs	"Get Right Witcha" "Deadz" "Kelly Price" "Sacrifices" "Danger" "BBO (Bad Bitches Only)" "Notice Me" "Having Our Way"
See also	Discography Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour Control the Streets, Volume 1 Control the Streets, Volume 2 Killing of Takeoff Unc & Phew

v t e YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Discography
Studio albums	Until Death Call My Name (2018) Top (2020) Sincerely, Kentrell (2021) The Last Slimeto (2022) I Rest My Case (2023) Don't Try This at Home (2023)
Compilation albums	Lost Files (2022)
Mixtapes	AI YoungBoy (2017) Ain't Too Long (2017) Realer (2018) AI YoungBoy 2 (2019) Still Flexin, Still Steppin (2020) 38 Baby 2 (2020) Until I Return (2020) Colors (2022) Realer 2 (2022) 3800 Degrees (2022) Ma' I Got a Family (2022) Richest Opp (2023) Decided 2 (2023)
Collaborative mixtapes	Fed Baby's (with Moneybagg Yo) (2017) From the Bayou (with Birdman) (2021) Better than You (with DaBaby) (2022) 3860 (with Quando Rondo) (2022)
Singles	"Untouchable" "No Smoke" "Outside Today" "Diamond Teeth Samurai" "Valuable Pain" "Self Control" "Bandit" "Dirty Iyanna" "Make No Sense" "One Shot" "All In" "Kacey Talk" "What That Speed Bout!?" "Toxic Punk" "White Teeth" "Nevada" "Life Support" "On My Side" "Bring the Hook" "Flossin'" "I Hate YoungBoy" "Neighborhood Superstar" "Bestie" "Vette Motors" "Late to da Party" "Next" "WTF" "Rear View" "Testimony" "Heard of Me" "Fuck Niggaz"
Featured singles	"Beast Mode" "Need It" "Trillionaire" "WusYaName" "Project Walls"
Promotional singles	"Love Is Poison" "Through the Storm" "Genie" "Fish Scale" "Black"
Other songs	"NBAYoungBoat" "Overdose" "Solar Eclipse" "Lonely Child" "Jump" "Drug Addiction" "Right Foot Creep" "My Window" "Dead Trollz" "House Arrest Tingz" "Tragic" "Bad Morning" "Bring It On" "No Switch" "I Know" "Umm Hmm" "Lost Soul Survivor" "Home Ain't Home" "Put It on Me" "To the Bone" "Shmunk" "Big Truck" "What You Say" "Bitch Let's Do It" "Fuck the Industry Pt. 2" "Better Than Ever"
Related articles	Never Broke Again