"Bank Account" is a song by British-American rapper 21 Savage. Written and produced alongside Metro Boomin, it was released as the lead single of 21 Savage's debut studio album, Issa Album, on August 8, 2017. The music video, directed by Matthew Swinsky, was released on November 10, 2017. The song contains a sample from the soundtrack album of The Education of Sonny Carson.
Production On the July 20, 2017 edition of Everyday Struggle, 21 Savage appeared as a guest. When asked about his production on the track, 21 stated, Bank Account' was just straight me. Metro just dragged it out to make it long enough for me to rap on and added the little pauses in the beat and bringing the beat back. But the melody, the bass, the sample, the hi-hat; I did all that shit." The song samples the ninth track of The Education of Sonny Carson OST, titled "Flashbulbs".
Music video The music video was directed by Matthew Swinsky and was released to YouTube on November 10, 2017.It sits at 130 million of views.
Critical reception Jon Caramanica of The New York Times opined that the song is among 21 Savage's "best and most fully realized songs to date." Reviewing the album, Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork expressed that the song's production's "clean minimalism is one of the surprises", while lyrically its makes "the same banal comment about an increased cash flow," along with the tracks "Dead People" and "Money Convo".
Remix American rapper Joyner Lucas released a remix of the song onto SoundCloud and YouTube on December 18, 2017.
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Weekly charts + Chart (2017–18) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 55 Ireland (IRMA) 63 Latvia (DigiTop100) 22 Netherlands (Single Tip) 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 39 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) 78 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 57
Year-end charts + Chart (2017) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 57 Portugal (AFP) 90 US Billboard Hot 100 48 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 23 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) 15 Chart (2018) Position Portugal (AFP) 195 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 69 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) 50US Streaming Songs (Billboard) 50
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