Like a G6
Like a G6 | |
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Far East Movement feat. Dev & The Cataracs | |
publication | April 13, 2010 |
length | 3:40 |
Genre (s) | Hip House , Electro House , Electro Hop |
Author (s) | The Cataracs, Far East Movement |
album | Free Wired |
Like a G6 is a house and hip-hop song by the Los Angeles- based electro-hop band Far East Movement , together with the US music producer The Cataracs and the US rapper Dev .
The name of the song goes back to the Gulfstream G650 (G6). The song uses a sample from Dev's commercially unsuccessful song Booty Bounce.
The song rose to number 1 in the US Billboard charts and the single reached number 9 in Canada . Like a G6 made it to number 10 in the Swiss charts , and in Germany it rose to number 16 on December 10, 2010 Single charts . On October 12, 2010, the single was awarded four times platinum in the US with over four million copies sold . Like a G6 also reached number 1 in the download and airplay charts of the USA .
In the music video for Like a G6 , Erica Ocampo plays the lead role and dances with Far East Movement.
Charts
Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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Chart placements | ||
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15th (24 weeks) | 24 |
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8th (26 weeks) | 26th |
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10 (24 weeks) | 24 |
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5 (26 weeks) | 26th |
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1 (26 weeks) | 26th |
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- ^ Evan Leong: Far East Movement Explain Chart-Topping 'Like A G6'. MTV Networks, September 30, 2010, accessed September 10, 2011 : "" A G6 is not a Gatorade flavor. It's not a car, convertible, four-door. It's not a watch, "Kev Nish explained to MTV News. "But Drake, Drake talks about having G4 pilots on deck, so we said, 'What's flyer than a G4?' Of course, it would be a G6. ""
- ↑ Dontcha Wanna See Dev's “Booty Bounce”? . In: Amp Radio 97.1fm . Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ↑ Far * East Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev - Like A G6 - hitparade.ch
- ↑ Platinum award for Like a G6 in the USA (RIAA)
- ↑ Far East Movement in the US charts (Billboard)
- ↑ Justin Cote: Announcing Miss May 2010 . June 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ↑ Far East Movement Interview w / DJ GLEW ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Vimeo
- ^ German charts
- ↑ Austrian charts
- ↑ Swiss hit parade
- ↑ UK charts
- ↑ US charts