Yes (Fat Joe, Cardi B and Anuel AA song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Yes
| cover = Fat Joe - Yes.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Fat Joe, Cardi B and Anuel AA
| album = Family Ties
| released = {{Start date|2019|9|6}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=26}}
| label =
- RNG
- Empire
| writer =
| producer = Cool & Dre
| chronology = Fat Joe
| prev_title = Pullin
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Deep
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Cardi B
| type = single
| prev_title = South of the Border
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Yes
| year = 2019
| next_title = Writing on the Wall
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Anuel AA
| type = single
| prev_title = Adicto
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Yes
| year = 2019
| next_title = Te Quemaste
| next_year = 2019
}}}}
"Yes" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rappers Fat Joe and Cardi B and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA.{{cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |title=Cardi B Joins Fat Joe and Anuel AA on New Song 'Yes' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cardi-b-joins-fat-joe-and-anuel-aa-on-new-song-yes-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 5, 2019}} The song was released on September 6, 2019, as the second single from Fat Joe and Dre's collaborative album, Family Ties (2019).{{cite web |last1=B |first1=Krista |title=Fat Joe Releases The Single For 'Yes' Featuring Cardi B, and Anuel AA |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/new-music-videos/fat-joe-releases-single-yes-featuring-cardi-b-and-anuel-aa |publisher=WQHT |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 6, 2019}}
Background and composition
About the creation of "Yes", Fat Joe said that "this one is special, you know what I'm sayin? Puff Daddy told me and Cool way back in the day that every hit record has a story, and geeze ... let's just put it this way: This one was months in the making, but it was worth the wait ... I think y'all really gonna fuck with it".{{cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |title=Fat Joe, Cardi B, and Anuel AA Connect on New Track 'Yes' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/fat-joe-cardi-b-anuel-aa-yes |website=Complex |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 5, 2019}}
"Yes" is a bilingual hip hop song, with Anuel AA's verse being entirely in Spanish.{{cite web |title=New Music: Fat Joe, Cardi B, & Anuel AA - 'Yes' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2019/09/05/fat-joe-cardi-b-anuel-aa-yes/ |website=Rap-Up |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 5, 2019}} Cardi B rebrands herself as “La Caldi” on the song.
"Yes" uses a sample of the 1972 hit song "Aguanilé", by salsa musicians Héctor Lavoe and Willie Colón, throughout the song.{{cite magazine |last=Exposito |first=Suzy |title=Fat Joe, Cardi B, Anuel AA Team Up on Scorching New Song 'Yes' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/cardi-b-anuel-aa-fat-joe-new-song-yes-listen-880624/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=September 6, 2019}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|15|artist=Cardi B|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|23|artist=Cardi B|rowheader=true|access-date=November 12, 2019}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Fat Joe, Cardi B, Anuel AA, Dre|title=Yes|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
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! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
| scope="row" rowspan=2| Various
| September 6, 2019 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |{{hlist|RNG|Empire}} |
|---|
References
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{{Fat Joe}}
{{Cardi B}}
{{Anuel AA}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre
Category:Empire Distribution singles
{{2019-single-stub}}