Mmm Yeah

{{short description|2014 single by Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Mmm Yeah

| cover = Austin Mahone - Mmm Yeah (Feat. Pitbull) Single Cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull

| EP = The Secret

| released = January 26, 2014

| recorded = 2013

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =Dance-pop

| length = 3:51

| label = *Chase

| writer = *Austin Mahone

Armando Pérez
Alex Schwartz
Joe Khajadourian
William Lobban-Bean
Ethan Lowery
Lamar Mahone
Keith Mayberry
Chase Lett
Craig Simpkins
Lidell Townsell

| producer = * The Futuristics

Cook Classics

| chronology = Austin Mahone

| prev_title = Banga Banga

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Dirty Work

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Pitbull

| type = singles

| prev_title = I Love You... Te Quiero

| prev_year = 2014

| title = Mmm Yeah

| year = 2014

| next_title = Wild Wild Love

| next_year = 2014

}}

"Mmm Yeah" is a song by American pop singer Austin Mahone from his second EP The Secret. The song was released as the second and final single from the EP on January 26, 2014. The song features vocals from Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. The song was released in the United States as a digital download on January 26, 2014. The song's chorus samples the song "Nu Nu" by Lidell Townsell. The song peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Composition

"Mmm Yeah" is a dance-pop song which contains a "swirling" production, funk-influenced trumpets, a percussion-heavy four on the floor electropop beat, and influences of Chicago house, hip hop, and Latin music.{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2014/01/23/austin-mahone-pitbull-mmm-yeah-snippet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193905/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2014/01/23/austin-mahone-pitbull-mmm-yeah-snippet/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2014|title=Austin Mahone Teases His Sensual New Song, 'Mmm Yeah,' Along With Our Hearts|work=MTV Buzzworthy|publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom)|date=January 23, 2014| access-date=6 June 2014 |first=Jenna Hally|last=Rubenstein}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1721013/austin-mahone-mmm-yeah-new-single-pitbull/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531025427/http://www.mtv.com/news/1721013/austin-mahone-mmm-yeah-new-single-pitbull/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |title=Austin Mahone Leaves Fans 'In Tears' With 'MMM Yeah:' Listen Here |first=Jocelyn |last=Vena |work=MTV News |publisher= Viacom Media Networks|date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7502817/austin-mahone-pitbull-mmm-yeah |title=Austin Mahone Joins Forces With Pitbull On "Mmm Yeah": Listen |first=Mike |last=Wass |work=Idolator |publisher=Spin Media |date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.fuse.tv/2014/03/austin-mahone-mmm-yeah-pitbull |title=AUSTIN MAHONE IS SMOOTHER THAN EVER WITH "MMM YEAH" FT. PITBULL |first=Jeff |last=Benjamin |work=Fuse |publisher=The Madison Square Garden Company |date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/music/2014-01/austin-mahone-new-single-mmm-yeah |title=Austin Mahone's New Single, "MMM Yeah," Is His Coolest Song Yet |first=Casey |last=Lewis |work=Teen Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast |date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2014 }} It is written in the key of F♯ minor. The track heavily samples lyrics from Lidell Townsell's 1992 single "Nu Nu", especially in the chorus. Lyrically, the song speaks of being rejected by an attractive woman walking down a street: "We can do whatever/ Do whatever we want/ When she walked past me I said 'hey, hey, hey' So tell me where you from where you want to go/ She walked past me like I ain't say a word".

Music video

The lyric video, directed by Rocco Valdes, Dan Roof and Tomás Whitmore, was released on January 31, 2014, and features appearances by Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas, Sam Pottorff, The Janoskians, Keira Knightley, Midnight Red, Stalker Sarah, King Bach, Teala Dunn, Madison Pettis, and Mahogany Lox.{{YouTube|XwUDjWWj13A|Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull - Mmm Yeah (Lyric Video)}} The lyric video was nominated at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards in the "Best Lyric Video" category.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/08/24/the-2014-mtv-vmas-the-winners-and-nominees/14397795/|title=The 2014 MTV VMAs: The winners and nominees|website=USA Today|author=Korina Lopez|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2025}}

The official music video was released on March 13, 2014, featuring Pitbull. It was directed by Gil Green, who previously worked with Mahone for his "Banga! Banga!" music video. Throughout the video, Mahone and Pitbull are shown dancing with girls inside a moving room on a static floor with speakers and a couch, a concept reminiscent of the 1996 video for "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai.{{YouTube|MMAppa1cAVo|Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull - MMM Yeah (Official Video)}}{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2014-03-13 |title=Austin Mahone & Pitbull's 'MMM Yeah' Video: Jamiroquai's 'Virtual Insanity' Gets a Facelift |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/austin-mahone-pitbulls-mmm-yeah-video-jamiroquais-virtual-insanity-5937277/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} This music video was certified in the digital platform Vevo on February 3, 2015, and it's Mahone's second Vevo Certified.

Chart performance

"Mmm Yeah" debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of February 8, 2014,[http://acharts.us/us_singles_top_100/2014/06 US Singles Top 100 (February 8, 2014)]. aCharts.us and eventually peaked at number 49, resulting in the song becoming Mahone's highest-charting single on the chart, surpassing "What About Love". The song has also reached number 19 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart. On June 16, 2014, "Mmm Yeah" became Mahone's first single to enter the Australian Singles chart, entering at 39. It also reached number 1 on the Billboard Heatseeker Songs chart.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-04-19/heatseekers-songs | title=Heatseekers Songs | magazine=Billboard }} The single was certified gold as expressed by Mahone on his official Twitter account on the 6th May 2014.{{cite tweet|number=463800370632736768|user=AustinMahone|title=I JUST FOUND OUT #MMMYEAH IS...|date=6 May 2014}} The song sold 193,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan as of March 2014.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/austin-mahone-pitbulls-mmm-yeah-video-jamiroquais-virtual-insanity-5937277/|title=Austin Mahone & Pitbull's 'MMM Yeah' Video: Jamiroquai's 'Virtual Insanity' Gets a Facelift|magazine=Billboard|date=March 13, 2014|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|access-date=June 19, 2022}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download

| title1 = Mmm Yeah

| note1 = feat. Pitbull

| length1 = 3:51

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Official Remixes

| title1 = Mmm Yeah (Jump Smokers Radio Edit)

| note1 = feat. Pitbull

| length1 = 5:07

| title2 = Mmm Yeah (Jump Smokers Club Mix)

| note2 = feat. Pitbull

| length2 = 5:30

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (2014) ! Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Weekly chart performance for "Mmm Yeah"
{{single chart\|Australia\|32\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|57\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|28\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|12\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|36\|artist=Austin Mahone\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| Finland (Suomen virallinen latauslista){{cite web\|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/austin+mahone/mmm+yeah+%28feat.+pitbull%29\|title=Suomen virallinen lista - Austin Mahone: Mmm Yeah (Feat. Pitbull)\|publisher=Suomen virallinen lista\|access-date=2014-05-13}} \| 14
{{single chart\|Germany\|72\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|songid=1243602\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Ireland\|49\|year=2014\|week=26\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Italy\|49\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| Japan (Hot 100 Airplay){{cite web\|url=http://www.zip-fm.co.jp/program/ziphot100/\|title=ZIP Hot 100: Week of April 13, 2014\|work=zip-fm.co.jp\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420030621/http://www.zip-fm.co.jp/program/ziphot100/\|archivedate=April 20, 2014\|access-date=June 9, 2023}} \| 86
scope="row"\| Latvia (EHR){{cite web\|url=http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi/\|title=EHR Top 40\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228181227/http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi/\|archivedate=February 28, 2014\|access-date=November 20, 2022}} \| 16
scope="row"\| Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay){{cite magazine\|title=Austin Mahone Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/austin-mahone/chart-history/min/\|accessdate=January 10, 2021\|magazine=Billboard}} \| 26
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|48\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|8\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|48\|date=20140202\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|accessdate=July 13, 2022\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Spain\|35\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|62\|artist=Austin Mahone feat. Pitbull\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/austin%20mahone%20%26%20pitbull/\|title=Austin Mahone - UK Charts\|publisher=Official Charts Company}} \| 34
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|49\|artist=Austin Mahone\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|19\|artist=Austin Mahone\|song=Mmm Yeah\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Year-end chart performance for "Mmm Yeah"
scope="col"\| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Latvia (European Hit Radio){{cite web\|url=http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi/EhrOldTop100/\|title=EHR Year Top 100 - 2014\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114050925/http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi/EhrOldTop100/\|archivedate=January 14, 2015\|accessdate=January 2, 2023}} \| 100
scope="row"\| US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/pop-digital-song-sales-yearend\|title=Pop Digital Song Sales - Year-End Chart 2014\|magazine=Billboard \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206054536/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/pop-digital-song-sales-yearend\|archivedate=December 6, 2019\|accessdate=January 20, 2023}} \| 48

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for "Mmm Yeah"

scope="col"| Chart (2014)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Latvia (European Hit Radio){{cite web|url=http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi/EhrOldTop100/|title=EHR Year Top 100 - 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114050925/http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi/EhrOldTop100/|archivedate=January 14, 2015|accessdate=January 2, 2023}}

| 100

scope="row"| US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/pop-digital-song-sales-yearend|title=Pop Digital Song Sales - Year-End Chart 2014|magazine=Billboard |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206054536/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/pop-digital-song-sales-yearend|archivedate=December 6, 2019|accessdate=January 20, 2023}}

| 48

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|title=5Mmm Yeah|artist=Austin Mahone|type=single|award=Gold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Austin Mahone|title=Mmm Yeah|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|certyear=2014|certmonth=10|relyear=2014|artist=Austin Mahone|title=Mmm Yeah|award=Platinum|id=5395|streamsonly=true}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true|streamsonly=true}}

Release history

class=wikitable

!Region

!Date

!Format

!Label

United States

| January 26, 2014{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/mmm-yeah-feat.-pitbull-single/id804327655 |title=Archived copy |website=iTunes |access-date=2014-03-14 |archive-date=2014-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727093646/https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/mmm-yeah-feat.-pitbull-single/id804327655 |url-status=dead }}

| rowspan="2"| Digital download

| rowspan="2"| Chase, Cash Money, Republic Records

United Kingdom

| June 22, 2014{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mmm-yeah-feat.-pitbull-single/id804327655|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116145634/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mmm-yeah-feat.-pitbull-single/id804327655|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2015|title=Austin Mahone - Mmm Yeah (feat. Pitbull) - UK Single|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2014-05-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/austin-mahone/news/rihanna-crush/|title=The 'Mmm Yeah' singer recalls getting to meet Rihanna for the first time|publisher=Capital FM|access-date=2014-05-25}}

References

Category:2014 singles

Category:2014 songs

Category:Austin Mahone songs

Category:Pitbull (rapper) songs

Category:Cash Money Records singles

Category:Songs written by Pitbull (rapper)

Category:Songs written by Joe Khajadourian

Category:Songs written by Alex Schwartz

Category:Song recordings produced by the Futuristics

Category:Songs written by Cook Classics

Category:Songs written by Austin Mahone