Molly (Tyga song) explained

Molly
Cover:Tyga - Molly.png
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Type:Promotional single
Artist:Tyga featuring Cedric Gervais, Wiz Khalifa and Mally Mall
Album:Hotel California
Released:March 29, 2013
Recorded:2013
Length:3:39
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"Molly" is a song by American recording artist Tyga, released March 29, 2013 as the first promotional single for his third studio album, Hotel California. The song peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. It heavily samples Cedric Gervais's 2012 single of the same name.

Music video

On March 21, 2013 Tyga shot the music video for "Molly" with Wiz Khalifa and Mally Mall. It was shot in downtown Los Angeles and was directed by Colin Tilley. He described the video as "I, Robot meets Alice in Wonderland".[1] On April 7, 2013, the music video was released.[2]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and song spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart. On March 19, 2020, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units over a million units in the United States.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10066
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)22
US Rap Songs (Billboard)16

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vena . Jocelyn . Tyga Gathers Wiz Khalifa, Mally Mall For 'Crazy' 'Molly' Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20130326010023/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704083/tyga-wiz-khalifa-mally-mal-molly-video.jhtml . dead . March 26, 2013 . MTV.com . 2013-03-21 . 2013-04-05.
  2. Web site: Video: Tyga f/ Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mall – 'Molly' . . 2013-04-11.
  3. Web site: RIAA Certifications - Tyga. Recording Industry Association of America. March 26, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Prometheus Global Media. December 13, 2013.