White Walls

This article is about the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song. For the type of tire, see Whitewall tire.
"White Walls"
Single by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis
from the album The Heist
Released October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
Recorded 2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:40
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis singles chronology
"Thrift Shop"
(2012)		 "White Walls"
(2013)		 "Arrows"
(2014)
Schoolboy Q singles chronology
"Collard Greens"
(2013)		 "White Walls"
(2013)		 "Man of the Year"
(2013)
Hollis singles chronology
"White Walls"
(2013)

"White Walls" is a song by an American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, taken from their collaborative debut studio album The Heist (2012). The song's hook is performed by singer Hollis, while American rapper Schoolboy Q, performs a guest verse. "White Walls" was released to American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013 as the fifth and final single from The Heist. The song debuted at number 100 and the song has since peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 1,000,000 copies as of January 2014.[1]

Release and promotion

The song charted at number one on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles prior to its release as a single, due to high digital downloads subsequently after the album's release. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Schoolboy Q and Hollis performed "White Walls" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 27, 2013.[2] The song impacted American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013.[3]

Music video

The music video, directed by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Jason Koenig, was released September 9, 2013. The video features cameo appearances from several rappers including A$AP Rocky, Trinidad Jame$, Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi and Sir Mix-a-Lot, as well as DJ Drama.[4][5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[6] 34
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 2
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[7] 18
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 13
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 17
scope="row"France (SNEP)[10] 65
scope="row"Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 17
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[12] 30
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 6
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 26
scope="row" UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[15] 9
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[16] 15
scope="row"US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 3
scope="row"US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 13
scope="row"US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 81
Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 85
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 86
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[16] 92

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[22] 2x Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Paul Grein (January 8, 2013). "Chart Watch: Pitbull & Kesha & Eminem & RiRi". Yahoo Music.
  2. ↑ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Perform with ScHoolboy Q on 'Leno'". Rap-Up. New York. August 28, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "CHR – Available for Airplay". FMQB. Cherry Hill. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Macklemore and Ryan Lewis party with A$AP Rocky in 'White Walls' video". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (September 9, 2013). "Video: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Schoolboy Q & Hollis "White Walls"". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls" (in French). Ultratip.
  9. 1 2 "Macklemore – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Macklemore.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 07, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-02-08" UK Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-02-01" UK R&B Chart.
  16. 1 2 "Macklemore – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Macklemore.
  17. ↑ "Macklemore – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Macklemore.
  18. ↑ "Macklemore – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Macklemore.
  19. ↑ "Macklemore – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Macklemore.
  20. ↑ "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "American single certifications – Macklemore – White Walls". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH


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