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White Walls

{{About|the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song|the type of tire|Whitewall tire}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = White Walls

| cover = White Walls.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis

| album = The Heist

| released = {{Start date|2013|10|08}}

| format =

| recorded = 2012

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=40}}

| label =

| writer =

| producer = Ryan Lewis

| chronology = Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

| prev_title = Can't Hold Us

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Arrows

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Schoolboy Q

| type = singles

| prev_title = Collard Greens

| prev_year = 2013

| title = White Walls

| year = 2013

| next_title = Man of the Year

| next_year = 2013

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Hollis

| type = singles

| title = White Walls

| year = 2013

}}

}}

"White Walls" is a hip-hop song by an American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, taken from their collaborative debut studio album The Heist (2012). The song's hook is performed by singer Hollis, while American rapper Schoolboy Q, performs a guest verse. "White Walls" was released to American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013, as the fifth and final single from The Heist. The song debuted at number 100 and has since peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 1,000,000 copies as of January 2014.{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-pitbull-kesha-eminem-riri-230734884.html |title=Chart Watch: Pitbull & Kesha & Eminem & RiRi |author=Paul Grein |date=January 8, 2013 |work=Yahoo Music }}

Release and promotion

The song charted at number one on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles prior to its release as a single, due to high digital downloads subsequently after the album's release. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Schoolboy Q and Hollis performed "White Walls" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 27, 2013.{{cite journal | url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/08/28/macklemore-ryan-lewis-perform-with-schoolboy-q-on-leno/ | title=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Perform with ScHoolboy Q on 'Leno' | journal=Rap-Up | location=New York | date=August 28, 2013 | access-date=October 31, 2013}} The song impacted American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013.{{cite journal | url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16691 | title=CHR – Available for Airplay | journal=FMQB | location=Cherry Hill | access-date=August 31, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828114720/http://fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16691 | archive-date=August 28, 2013}}

In November 2020, “White Walls” went viral on TikTok, being used in many videos.

Music video

The music video, directed by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Jason Koenig, was released September 9, 2013. The video features cameo appearances from several rappers including A$AP Rocky, Trinidad Jame$, Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi and Sir Mix-a-Lot, as well as DJ Drama.{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/09/09/macklemore-white-walls-video/|title=Macklemore and Ryan Lewis party with A$AP Rocky in 'White Walls' video|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|access-date=February 2, 2016}}{{cite web | last=Ortiz | first=Edwin | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/video-macklemore-ryan-lewis-f-schoolboy-q-hollis | title=Video: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Schoolboy Q & Hollis "White Walls" | work= Complex | publisher= Complex Media | date=September 9, 2013 | access-date=September 10, 2013}} Parts of the music video are shot inside a Vogue Tyre warehouse, and the eponymous whitewall tires are explicitly mentioned by Macklemore to be Vogues.{{cite web | url=http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009990/hip-hop-video-shot-in-vogue-tyre-warehouse | title=Hip-hop video shot in Vogue Tyre warehouse | publisher=Tire Business | date=October 1, 2013 | access-date=March 20, 2014 | author=Tire Business Staff Report}}{{cite web | url=http://www.rides-mag.com/videos/2013/09/macklemore-ryan-lewis-white-walls-official-video-featuring-schoolboy-q-hollis/ | title=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 'White Walls' Official Video Featuring Vogue Tyres | publisher=Rides mag. | date=September 30, 2013 | access-date=March 20, 2014 | author=Evo}} The video also features several Cadillac models, including an SRX, Escalade, two XLRs, several Eldorados and a Coupe de Ville.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2013–2014)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|34|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Austria|8|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls|accessdate=21 January 2014|refname="Flanders"}}
scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)

|align=center|18

scope="row"{{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|13|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Canada|17|artist=Macklemore|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|France|65|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Germany|17|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls|songid=1095204|accessdate=2019-03-19}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Irish|30|year=2014|week=07}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|6|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Switzerland|32|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis|song=White Walls}}
scope="row" {{singlechart|UK|26|date=2014-02-08}}
scope="row" {{singlechart|UKrandb|9|date=2014-02-01}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|15|artist=Macklemore|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|3|artist=Macklemore|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|13|artist=Macklemore|song=White Walls}}
scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|4|artist=Macklemore|song=White Walls}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2013)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs?page=8|title=2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 13, 2013}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 81

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 7, 2021}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 49

scope="col"| Chart (2014)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2014|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2014|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=January 6, 2020}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 55

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 85

scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2014 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=de |work=GfK Entertainment |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=August 10, 2015}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 86

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 92

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 26

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 35

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2013|certyear=2013|access-date=May 5, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=White Walls|artist=Macklemore And Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q And Hollis|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2013|source=radioscope|access-date=December 29, 2024|certyear=2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=White Walls|artist=Macklemore/Lewis/Schoolboy Q|type=single|award=Silver|id=17542-5733-1|relyear=2013|certyear=2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=White Walls|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2022|access-date=October 6, 2022}}

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References

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{{Schoolboy Q}}

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Category:2012 songs

Category:2013 singles

Category:Macklemore songs

Category:Ryan Lewis songs

Category:Schoolboy Q songs

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Category:Songs written by Ryan Lewis