Act Up (song)

For the song by Rich Brian and EarthGang, see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album.
"Act Up"
Single by City Girls
from the album Girl Code
ReleasedMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
GenreBounce
Length2:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Earl on the Beat
City Girls singles chronology
"Caramel"
(2019) 		"Act Up"
(2019) 		"Soakin Wet"
(2019)
Music video
"Act Up" on YouTube

"Act Up" is a song by American hip hop duo City Girls from their debut studio album Girl Code (2018). It reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was released to US rhythmic and urban contemporary radio in as the album's second single March 27, 2019,[1] eventually reaching number one on Billboard's Rhythmic Songs chart in its July 6, 2019 issue.[2] It has peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100, making it their highest charting entry.[3]

The song received significant media attention after it was revealed that rapper Lil Yachty wrote part of the lyric, along with head rapper JT.[4][5][6] The song is sampled in "Hot Girl Summer" by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign,[7] as well as "Midnight Hour" by Skrillex, Boys Noize, and Ty Dolla Sign.[8]

  1. ^ "City Girls 'Act Up' lyrics". Headline Planet. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "City Girls' 'Act Up' Moves to No. 1 On Rhythmic Songs Airplay Chart" from Billboard (July 3, 2019)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hot 100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Centeno, Tony M. "Lil Yachty Says He Wrote Most of City Girls' 'Act Up'". XXL. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lil Yachty Reveals He Wrote City Girls' 'Act Up'". Rap-Up. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Maicki, Salvatore (April 18, 2019). "Lil Yachty says he penned most of City Girls' 'Act Up'". The Fader. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Paige, DeAsia (August 9, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Makes Space for Women in Rap". Vice. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Alston, Trey (August 29, 2019). "Skrillex and Ty Dolla $ign Make Breakups Sound Festive In City Girls-Sampling New Song". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.