Whoopty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search "Whoopty" CJ - Whoopty.png Single by CJ Released July 30, 2020 Genre Drill Length 2:03 Label Warner Songwriter(s) Christopher SorianoCharalambos AntoniouMithun Sharma Producer(s) Pxcoyo CJ singles chronology "Understood" (2019) "Whoopty" (2020) Music video "Whoopty" on YouTube "Whoopty" is a song by American rapper CJ. The song was initially self-released on July 30, 2020, before being re-released by Warner Records. It is the first charting single for the Staten Island, New York rapper, debuting at number 97 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2020, and has reached the UK top 40. The song samples Arijit Singh's "Sanam Re" (2015).
Contents
1 Background
2 Critical reception
3 Charts
4 Release history
5 References
Background
The song contains a sample of the Indian song "Sanam Re" (2015) by Arijit Singh and Mithoon. It is reminiscent of Brooklyn drill and marks a departure from CJ's melodic rapping.[1] CJ said he received comparisons to rapper Pop Smoke, because of the song's drill sound. He attributed its popularity to the energy conveyed in the track and its video.[1]
Critical reception Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre wrote that while the song "may be the biggest drill record of the last several months", "everything about it is so painfully unoriginal" in that it combines "Pop Smoke's production with 22Gz's lingo".[2] In an earlier piece for the same site, Pierre felt the lyrics "might as well have been spit out by a machine trained on the Raps and Hustles YouTube page" and concluded that "[T]he only good thing to ever come out of Staten Island remains the Wu-Tang Clan".[3]
Charts Chart performance for "Whoopty" Chart (2020) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 21 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 3 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 36 Canada (Canadian Hot 100[7] 23 Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 30 France (SNEP)[9] 167 Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 51 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 36 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 31 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 11 UK R&B (OCC)[18] 18 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 66 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 13 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 36 Release history Release history of "Whoopty" Country Date Format Label Ref. Various July 20, 2020 Digital downloadstreaming Self-released [22] United States December 1, 2020 Rhythmic radio Warner [23] Urban adult contemporary radio [24] References
Seabrook III, Robby (November 25, 2020). "The Break Presents: CJ". XXL. Retrieved November 27, 2020. Pierre, Alphonse (October 30, 2020). "A Drake-by-Drake Breakdown of the Certified Lover Boy Album Trailer". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 19, 2020. Pierre, Alphonse (October 16, 2020). "Hold Up Wait a Minute: Meek Mill Can Act?". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 19, 2020. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020. "Ultratop.be – CJ – Whoopty" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 5, 2020. "Ultratop.be – CJ – Whoopty" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved December 5, 2020. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart: Week of December 5, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020. "Track Top-40 Uge 46, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved November 25, 2020. "Top Singles (Week 48, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 30, 2020. "Offiziellecharts.de – CJ – Whoopty". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 27, 2020. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 5, 2020. "Dutchcharts.nl – CJ – Whoopty" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 48, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved November 27, 2020. "Swedishcharts.com – CJ – Whoopty". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 29, 2020. "Swisscharts.com – CJ – Whoopty". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 29, 2020. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2020. "The Hot 100 Chart: Week of December 5, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart: Week of December 12, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020. "Rhythmic Songs Chart: Week of December 12, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020. "Whoopty - Single by CJ on Apple Music". Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Apple Music. "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020. "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.