10 Freaky Girls

"10 Freaky Girls" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. It was released on November 2, 2018 as a track from Metro Boomin's debut studio album Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2018). The song contains a sample of "Are You the Woman" by Kashif and Whitney Houston.[1]

"10 Freaky Girls"
Song by Metro Boomin featuring 21 Savage
from the album Not All Heroes Wear Capes
ReleasedNovember 2, 2018
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Metro Boomin
Music video
"10 Freaky Girls" on YouTube

Composition

The song's instrumental contains trumpets, while the sample provides vocals, harmonica, strings, and synths.[1][2] In the outro of the song, the harmonica plays and 21 Savage tells of an encounter with someone he had previously robbed who was unexpectedly happy to see him.[3][4]

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Zac Facts and released on January 22, 2019. The video opens with a woman in a liquor store. Metro Boomin is then seen playing the harmonica, while another woman takes a bath in marshmallows.[5] Throughout the video, 21 Savage raps in a dark room, surrounded by women while explosions occasionally appear in the background.[6] The woman in the liquor store takes MDMA in one scene.[5] A classic wood-sided station wagon also appears as a center of attention.[2] The video ends with Savage wearing pajamas and telling his anecdote to women in satin pajamas, and a marching band appears in the last scene.[7]

Charts
Chart performance for "10 Freaky Girls"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 58
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 82
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 69
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 42
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 20

Certifications
Certifications for "10 Freaky Girls"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[16] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Mench, Chris (November 2, 2018). "Metro Boomin & 21 Savage's "10 Freaky Girls" Samples A 1980s Kashif & Whitney Houston Song". Genius. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03.
  2. Williams, Aaron (2019-01-22). "21 Savage And Metro Boomin Meet '10 Freaky Girls' In Their New Video". UPROXX. Archived from the original on 2020-04-28.
  3. Pierre, Alphonse (November 7, 2018). "Metro Boomin: Not All Heroes Wear Capes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07.
  4. "Video: Metro Boomin - "10 Freaky Girls" (ft. 21 Savage)". SPIN. 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2019-01-26.
  5. Holmes, Charles (2019-01-22). "Metro Boomin and 21 Savage's '10 Freaky Girls' Subverts Expectations in the NSFW Category". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
  6. Price, Joe (January 22, 2019). "Metro Boomin and 21 Savage Share "10 Freaky Girls" Video". Complex. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04.
  7. Ingvaldsen, Torsten (2019-01-22). "Metro Boomin Drops Visual for "10 Freaky Girls" Feat. 21 Savage". HYPEBEAST. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23.
  8. "21 Savage Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography 21 Savage". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 12, 2018.
  11. "21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  13. "21 Savage Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  14. "21 Savage Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  15. "Canadian single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". Music Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  16. "Portuguese single certifications – Metro Boomin feat. 21 Savage – 10 Freaky Girls" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  17. "British single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. "American single certifications – Metro Boomin – 10 Freaky Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. June 25, 2019.
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