Yaya (song)

"Yaya" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper 6ix9ine. It was released on July 3, 2020, alongside a music video.[2] The song was written by 6ix9ine, Anas Rahmoune, Edgar Semper, John Iyinbor, Kedin Maysonet, Luian Malave, Pablo Fuentes, and Xavier Semper and produced by Ramoon and Ransom Beatz. It interpolates the 2003 song "Baila Morena" by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Héctor & Tito.[3]

"Yaya"
Single by 6ix9ine
Language	Spanish
Released	July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03)
Genre	Reggaeton[1]
Length	2:29
Label	Scumgang Create 10K Projects
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Hernandez Anas Rahmoune Edgar Semper John Iyinbor Kedin Maysonet Luian Malave Pablo Fuentes Xavier Semper
Producer(s)	Ramoon Ransom Beatz
6ix9ine singles chronology
"Trollz" (2020) "Yaya" (2020) "Punani" (2020)
Music video
"Yaya" on YouTube

Background

6ix9ine first announced the song and its release date on June 27, 2020, in an Instagram Story.[4] He confirmed the track's title in an Instagram video on June 29, with a bikini-clad woman giving him a lap dance and twerking in a studio. He previewed the song with him singing in Spanish and further called it his "best one so far". This marks the third time 6ix9ine, whose mother is Mexican and father is Puerto Rican, released a Spanish song, following the Dummy Boy tracks "Bebe" and "Mala", both of which featured Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA.[5] It is unknown if this track will appear on his second English album or on his Spanish album, both of which he is working on.[2]

Music video

As with "Gooba" and "Trollz", the video for "Yaya" was filmed at 6ix9ine's home, in his living room, while he was under house arrest. The video was released along with the song.[5]

Commercial performance

"Yaya" debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying with "Gotti" as 6ix9ine's lowest charting single to date. It is a commercial failure in comparison to his previous single "Trollz", which peaked at number one, three weeks prior.

In Europe, the song was moderately successful, peaking at number 8 in Hungary, number 46 in Switzerland and number 87 in the UK, becoming one of his least successful songs of his career.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and YouTube.[6][7]

• 6ix9ine – lead artist, songwriting
• Anas Rahmoune – songwriting, arrangement, production
• Edgar Semper – songwriting
• John Iyinbor – songwriting, arrangement, production
• Kedin Maysonet – songwriting
• Luian Malave – songwriting
• Pablo Fuentes – songwriting
• Xavier Semper – songwriting
• Wizard Lee – mixing, mastering
• Alex Solis – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]	53
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9]	95
Hungary (Single Top 40)[10]	8
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11]	35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]	87
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	99

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	July 3, 2020	Digital download streaming 7-inch single CD single cassette single	Scumgang Create 10K Projects	[15][16][17][18][19]

References

1. "6ix9ine Drops Spanish Single 'YAYA'". Rap-Up. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. Price, Joe (July 3, 2020). "6ix9ine Drops Video for New Spanish-Language Song "YAYA"". Complex. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
3. Mench, Chris (July 3, 2020). "6ix9ine's New Latin Song "Yaya" Flips A Famous Héctor & Tito Track". Genius. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
4. Ashley, Iasimone (June 27, 2020). "6ix9ine Releasing New Song & Music Video on Friday". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
5. "6ix9ine Previews Spanish Single 'Yaya'". Rap-Up. June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
6. "YAYA / 6ix9ine". Tidal. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
7. Tekashi 6ix9ine (July 3, 2020). "6IX9INE- YAYA (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
8. "Austriancharts.at – 6ix9ine – Yaya" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
9. "6ix9ine Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
12. "Swisscharts.com – 6ix9ine – Yaya". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
14. "6ix9ine Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
15. Iasimone, Ashley (July 3, 2020). "6ix9ine Releases Spanish-Language 'Yaya' With New Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
16. "YAYA (Digital Single)". 6ix9ine Store. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
17. "Yaya 7" Vinyl (Standard Version)". 6ix9ine Store. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
18. "Yaya CD (Standard Version) + Digital Single". 6ix9ine Store. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
19. "Yaya Cassette (Standard Version) + Digital Single". 6ix9ine Store. Retrieved July 6, 2020.