You Was Right

Not to be confused with You Right.

"You Was Right"
Single by Lil Uzi Vert
from the album Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World
Released	May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
Genre	Trap emo rap
Length	2:43
Label	Generation Now Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Leland Wayne Symere Woods
Producer(s)	Metro Boomin
Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology
"Money Longer" (2016) "You Was Right" (2016) "Seven Million" (2016)
Music video
"You Was Right" on YouTube

"You Was Right" is a song recorded by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released as a single for their third mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World on May 27, 2016, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records.^[1]

Background

"You Was Right" received over 45 million streams on SoundCloud in the period of six months.^[2] Included in Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World as the fifth track, the song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 40.

Commercial performance

The song has sold more than two million copies in the United States and was certified double-platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 26, 2018. It was previously, in 2017, certified gold and platinum on January 6 and March 2, respectively.^[3] "You Was Right" is Uzi Vert's first solo single to be certified platinum in the United States, with their second platinum-certified solo single appearing three weeks later.^[4][5]

Music video

The official music video was released on October 5, 2016. Based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, it features Lil Uzi Vert and Metro Boomin as Mad Hatters in a tea party, with the latter handling an MPC.^[4][6] It was directed by Spike Jordan,^[7] showing Uzi Vert walking into a door that transforms their reality into a fantasy, in which bunnies are shown hopping around and beautiful women with "some hypnotic eyes strolling in their fuzzy Puma slippers in a tea party picnic filled with stacks of cash." As noted by Complex, in the video Uzi Vert walks into a "chandelier-filled mansion with lovestruck women following [them] around."^[8] Uzi Vert's then-partner Brittany Byrd was among the women in the video.^[6][9]

On May 9, 2017, an animated music video, produced by SomeHoodlum, was released to YouTube with the length of a minute.^[10] It was described by The Fader as a "trippy cartoon" which features Uzi Vert "riding [their] four-wheeler down a street and off a cliff" alongside Boomin.^[11][12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[13]

• Metro Boomin – producer, programmer, songwriter
• Lil Uzi Vert – primary artist, songwriter
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Kesha "K. Lee" Lee – mixing, recording

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[14] 40 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 16 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[16] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 62 Chart (2017) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 97

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[20]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Smith, Trevor (April 17, 2016). "You Was Right". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
2. H, Ulysse (October 10, 2016). "Lil Uzi Vert sort enfin le clip de 'You Was Right' en collaboration avec Metro Boomin". Les Inrocks (in French). Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
3. "Lil Uzi Vert - Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
4. M, Shaun (March 13, 2017). "Lil Uzi Vert's "You Was Right" Goes Platinum". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
5. Reiff, Corbin (March 14, 2017). "If You Thought Lil Uzi Vert Had Platinum Potential, 'You Was Right'". Uproxx. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
6. Madden, Sidney (October 5, 2016). "Metro Boomin Stars in Lil Uzi Vert's New 'You Was Right' Video - XXL". XXL Mag. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
7. Breihan, Tom (October 5, 2016). "Lil Uzi Vert – "You Was Right" Video". Stereogum. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
8. Morris, Jessie (October 6, 2016). "Watch Lil Uzi Vert's New Video for "You Was Right"". Complex. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
9. Anthony, Devon (October 5, 2016). "Lil Uzi Vert Trips Out In His Colorful 'You Was Right' Video". Vibe Magazine. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
10. Boyer, Jake (November 30, 2018). "Lil Uzi Vert Gets the Cartoon Treatment in 'You Was Right'". Highsnobiety. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
11. Lewis, Maya (March 12, 2017). "Watch A Cartoon Lil Uzi Vert In 'You Was Right' Video". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
12. Agrawal, Nadya (March 12, 2017). "Peep Lil Uzi Vert's Cartoon Music Video "You Was Right"". Paper Magazine. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
13. "Lil Uzi Vert vs the World on Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
14. "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
15. "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
16. "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
17. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
18. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
19. "British single certifications – Lil Uzi Vert – You Was Right". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
20. "American single certifications – Lil Uzi Vert – You Was Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2018.