"Chosen" is a song by American rapper and singer Blxst and fellow American rapper Tyga featuring fellow American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was released as a single from the deluxe version of Blxst's debut EP No Love Lost on December 4, 2020, through Red Bull Records and Evgle. In 2021, the song garnered attention due to Internet memes on TikTok, later gaining over 150 million views.
Background The song contains a guitar sample from Electric Soul - Guitar Loops and Riffs by Treehouz. Blxst told Billboard that working on the song was just "a normal day", explaining: "I was just working. It felt fun creating it. Something about it felt different. It gave a different energy as I was recording it. Then Ty Dolla Sign laid his verse, and it was all up from there."
Music video An accompanying video was released on March 25, 2021. According to a press release from Red Bull Records, the inspiration behind the video was three college films: School Daze (1988), Love & Basketball (2000) and Stomp the Yard (2007). It shows the three artists holding a party at "Evgle University", "tailgating with cheerleaders at football games to partying at frat houses with the step team". As of August 2022, the video has over 65 million views.
Live performance On November 4, 2021, Blxst and Ty Dolla Sign performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal and WhoSampled.
Blxst – producer, composer Tharealcstylez – producer Tharealjfkbeatz – producer Treehouz - producer Christopher Wilson – composer Jeremy Lawrence - composer Jared William Grace – composer Michael Ray – composer Tyrone Griffin – composer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Chosen" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 29 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 4
Year-end charts + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Chosen" Chart (2022) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 72 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 7 US Radio Songs (Billboard) 49
Certifications
Release history +Release history for "Chosen" Region Date Format Label Various December 4, 2020 United States July 13, 2021 Rhythmic contemporary
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