Out the Way
{{Short description|2022 song by Yeat}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Out the Way
| type = song
| artist = Yeat
| EP = Lyfe
| released = September 9, 2022
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 2:30
| label = * Field Trip
- Geffen
- Twizzy Rich
| writer = * Noah Olivier Smith
- Benjamin Debosnigs Saint Fort
- Niles Terrell Groce
| producer = * Bnyx
- Snapz
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|mbbq2gnOcQo|"Out thë Way"}}}}
}}
"Out the Way" (stylized as "Out thë Way") is a song by American rapper Yeat from his sixth extended play Lyfe (2022). It was produced by Bnyx and Snapz.
Composition and critical reception
The song finds Yeat rapping on an electric beat about his reckless behavior and drug use. He also demands for the release of the 28 YSL Records members that were arrested and charged with racketeering.{{cite web |last1=McKinney |first1=Jessica |title=The Best New Music This Week: NAV, Roddy Ricch, Glorilla, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-new-music-this-week-sept-9/yeat-out-the-way |website=Complex |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=September 9, 2022}}
Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork described that in the song, "Yeat wrenches out dino burps and evil Peppa Pig honks over a beat so squiggly it's like he's in front of you doing a goofy little dance."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/yeat-lyfe/|title=Yeat: Lyfë Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Press-Reynolds|first=Kieran|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022}} Paul Attard of Slant Magazine noted Yeat's vocal inflections in the song as showing stylistic influences of Young Thug, Future and Playboi Carti "rather transparently", writing, "yet his approach isn't a cheap pastiche of these disparate styles."{{cite web |last1=Attard |first1=Paul |title=Yeat Lyfë Review: All Killer and No Filler |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/yeat-lyfe-album-review/ |website=Slant Magazine |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=December 2, 2022}}
Charts
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| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 90 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Yeat|title=Out the Way|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=November 24, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Yeat|title=Out thë Way|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=January 10, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Yeat|title=Out the Way|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=December 11, 2024}}
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