No Type

"No Type"
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SremmLife
Released	September 15, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:21
Label	EarDrummers Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Aaquil Brown Khalif Brown Michael Williams II
Producer(s)	Mike Will Made It Swae Lee
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"No Flex Zone" (2014) "No Type" (2014) "Throw Sum Mo" (2014)

"No Type" is a hip hop song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on September 15, 2014, by EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the second single from their debut studio album SremmLife (2015). The song was produced by Mike Will Made It with additional production from Swae Lee. The song has peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming their second highest-charting single behind "Black Beatles".

Music video

The music video was directed by Max^[1] and released on August 11, 2014. As of May 2024, it has received roughly 900 million views on YouTube.^[2]

In other media

The song is used in the television series Black-ish and the film American Honey.

Personnel

Credits adapted from SremmLife album booklet.

Song credits

• Writing – Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II
• Production – Mike Will Made It
• Co-production – Swae Lee
• Recording – P-Nazty and Marz at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
• Audio mixing – Stephen Hybicki and Mike Will Made It at Ear Druma Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
• Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City

Commercial performance

The song has been certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3]

Charts

Chart (2014–2015)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4]	82
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	24
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	51
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7]	29
France (SNEP)[8]	165
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10]	93
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	3
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[13]	2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15]	53
Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[16]	70
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17]	25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[19]	2× Platinum	120,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[20]	Platinum	90,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)[21]	Gold	200,000^‡
Sweden (GLF)[22]	Gold	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[24]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Home". directedbymax.com.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Rae Sremmurd - No Type (Official Video). YouTube.
3. "RIAA - Gold and Platinum Database". RIAA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015.
4. "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
5. "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
6. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
7. "Rae Sremmurd – No Type". Tracklisten. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
8. "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
9. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
10. "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
11. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
12. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
13. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
14. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
15. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
16. "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
17. "Year-end - US Hot R&B/Hop-hop Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
19. "Brazilian single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
20. "Danish single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rae Sremmurd; 'No Type')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
22. "Rae Sremmurd – No Type" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
23. "British single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
24. "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – No Type". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

External links

• Music video on YouTube