Babushka Boi

"Babushka Boi" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released as a single through ASAP Rocky Recordings and RCA Records on August 28, 2019. The music video was released the same day.[1]

"Babushka Boi"
Single by ASAP Rocky
ReleasedAugust 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Live Fast"
(2019)		 "Babushka Boi"
(2019)
Music video
"Babushka Boi" on YouTube

Background

ASAP Rocky began wearing a babushka to cover the resulting cut on his face after he fell off his scooter in September 2018. This inspired Frank Ocean, who posted a picture on his Instagram of himself in a babushka, with ASAP Rocky commenting "Babushka Boi" on the image and later adding the phrase to his own Instagram.[2]

Music video

The Nadia Lee Cohen-directed music video was also released on August 28. It was inspired by Dick Tracy and features ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg and Schoolboy Q among several prosthetic-enhanced gangsters on the run from police, who are portrayed as anthropomorphic pigs.[3] It has been noted that it was filmed before ASAP Rocky's arrest and detainment in Sweden. The video was produced by Virgin Soil Pictures.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 60
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 48
Latvia (LAIPA)[6] 12
Lithuania (AGATA)[7] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 39
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 66
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 89
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 27
US Rolling Stone Top 100[14] 32

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal Streaming (AFP)[15] 2997

Certification
Certifications for "Babushka Boi"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Kim, Michelle (August 28, 2019). "ASAP Rocky Drops Video for New Song "Babushka Boi"". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. Marine, Brooke (January 24, 2019). "A$AP Rocky Finally Explained Why He Keeps Wearing Babushkas". W. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. Shaffer, Claire (August 28, 2019). "A$AP Rocky Turns Pig-Cops Into Sausages in 'Babushka Boi' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. "ARIA Chart Watch #541". auspOp. September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. "AAP Rocky Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  6. "Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 37. nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  8. "Charts.nz – A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  9. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  12. "AAP Rocky Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  13. "AAP Rocky Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  14. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 30, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  15. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Streams" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  16. "American single certifications – ASAP Rocky – Babushka Boi". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 


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