:T-Shirt (Migos song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = T-Shirt
| cover = MigosTshirt.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Migos
| album = Culture
| released = February 14, 2017
| recorded = 2016
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| length = 4:02
| label = {{hlist|Quality Control|300}}
| writer = {{hlist|Quavious Marshall|Kirsnick Ball|Kiari Cephus|Trevon Campbell|James Rosser, Jr.|Brandon Rackley}}
| producer = {{hlist|Nard & B|XL Eagle}}
| prev_title = Bad and Boujee
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Slide
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2TVXi_9Bvlg|" T-Shirt"}}}}
}}
"T-Shirt" is a song by American hip hop group Migos. It impacted radio on February 14, 2017 as the second single from their second studio album Culture (2017).{{cite web|url= http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Releases |publisher=All Access|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214091821/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |archivedate=February 14, 2017|accessdate=February 14, 2017 |url-status=dead}} The song was produced by Nard & B alongside their TrenchWerk cohort XL Eagle.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/migos-t-shirt-new-song.1972461.html|title=Migos T-shirt (New Song)|publisher=Hot New Hip Hop|date=January 6, 2017|accessdate=February 1, 2017}} The song peaked in the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100, and has acquired 336 million YouTube views and 415 million Spotify plays as of February 2022.
Music critic Simon Reynolds praised "T-Shirt" as "vocal alchemy via Auto-Tune, turning profane tales of fast lane life into a holy trance, a choral weave of glistening rap, ecstatic ad libs, and a wordless backing ripple of Gregorian gurgles and droning moans."{{Cite news|url=https://fabersocial.co.uk/2018/08/08/mars-by-1980-a-collective-electronic-music-playlist/|title=Mars by 1980: A collective electronic music playlist - Faber Social|date=2018-08-08|work=Faber Social|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en-GB}}
Music video
The music video for the song, directed by DAPS and Quavo, features the trio dressed as Arctic hunters in fur and Versace snow boots, with snowmobiles, spears and practicing archery, alongside three women.{{cite web |date=January 6, 2017 |title=Video: Migos – 'T-Shirt' |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/01/06/video-migos-t-shirt/ |accessdate=June 10, 2017 |work=Rap-Up}} It was filmed at a mountain range near Lake Tahoe.{{cite web |title=Migos on Atlanta Hip-Hop & Filming 'T-Shirt' Video at Lake Tahoe |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/migos-atlanta-hip-hop-filming-155618448.html |website=www.yahoo.com |access-date=2 November 2022}} The video premiered on January 6, 2017 via Migos' YouTube channel.
Live performances
On March 23, 2017, Migos performed "T-Shirt", alongside The Roots, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2017/03/migos-perform-t-shirt-with-the-roots-on-fallon-watch/|title=Migos perform "T-Shirt" with The Roots on Fallon — watch|date=March 24, 2017|website=consequence.net|accessdate=May 22, 2017}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Canada|16|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 7, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=5|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 5, 2017)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}
| 127 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2017-02-03|title=NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2017}}
| 5 |
| {{singlechart|Portugal|99|artist=Migos|song=T-Shirt|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 9, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|53|artist=Migos|song=T-Shirt|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 6, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|82|date=3 February 2017|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 4, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|UKrandb|12|date=10 February 2017|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|19|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 7, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|11|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 7, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|20|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 22, 2017}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 17, 2017}}
| 78 |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}
| 52 |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|website=Billboard|accessdate=August 23, 2019}}
| 25 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Migos|title=T-Shirt
|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|accessdate=December 6, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Migos|title=T-Shirt|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|id=11453-4363-1|accessdate=April 27, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Migos|title=T-Shirt
|relyear=2017|relmonth=2|certyear=2017|certmonth=3|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
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| scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format !scope="col"|Label !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| scope="row" | United States
| February 14, 2017 | {{hlist|Quality Control|300}} |
References
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