Fish Scale (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Fish Scale
| type = promo
| artist = YoungBoy Never Broke Again
| album = Colors
| released = January 5, 2022
| genre =
| length = 2:50
| label =
| writer =
- Kentrell Gaulden
- Jason Goldberg
- Othello Houston
- Mathias Liyew
| producer =
- Cheese
- Otxhello
- Ambezza
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|jR4AG5LdKYE|"Fish Scale"}}}}
}}
"Fish Scale" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released on January 5, 2022 as a promotional single from his mixtape Colors (2022). It was produced by Jason "Cheese" Goldberg, Otxhello and Ambezza.
Composition
Jon Powell of Revolt wrote that the song sees YoungBoy "keeping it very street-oriented on wax".{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=January 5, 2022|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again drops off new visual for "Fish Scale"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-01-05/147071/nba-youngboy-fish-scale/|website=Revolt|language=en-US}} Both the production and lyrics of the song have been described as "sinister"; music critics noted the lyrics, "Spotted him, I sent a pic to that nigga to show him I'm only lettin' him breathe / Shot at him, I swung that stick at that nigga / The bullets, they stronger than Hercules".{{Cite web|last=Callas|first=Brad|date=January 5, 2022|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shares New Song and Video for "Fish Scale," Announces New Mixtape This Month|url=https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-fish-scale|website=Complex|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=2022-01-06|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again shares new single 'Fish Scale', announces new mixtape|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-shares-new-single-fish-scale-announces-new-mixtape-3130872|website=NME|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=2022-01-05|title=NBA YoungBoy Announces New Mixtape With 'Fish Scale' Video|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.66976/title.nba-youngboy-announces-new-mixtape-with-fish-scale-video|website=HipHopDX}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|68|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|23|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2022}} |