I Get the Bag

"I Get the Bag" is a song by American rapper Gucci Mane featuring American hip hop group Migos (two of its members, Quavo and Takeoff), released by 1017 and Atlantic Records on August 18, 2017, as the third single from Mane's eleventh studio album, Mr. Davis (2017). It was written by its performers alongside its producers, Metro Boomin and Southside.

"I Get the Bag"
Single by Gucci Mane featuring Migos
from the album Mr. Davis
Released	August 18, 2017
Studio	Atlanta, GA
Genre	Trap
Length	3:27 3:38 (radio edit) 3:53 (album version)
Label	GUWOP 1017 Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Radric Davis Quavious Marshall Kirshnik Ball Leland Wayne Joshua Luellen
Producer(s)	Metro Boomin Southside
Gucci Mane singles chronology
"That's What I Like (Remix)" (2017) "I Get the Bag" (2017) "Cool" (2018)
Migos singles chronology
"Night Call" (2017) "I Get the Bag" (2017) "MotorSport" (2017)
Music video
"I Get the Bag" on YouTube

Background

"I Get the Bag" was first released as an instant grat track on August 18, 2017, for pre-orders of the album. It was then sent to urban radio on September 5, 2017, as the album's third single (second radio single).^[1]

"I Get the Bag" contains an interpolation of the artists' previous collaboration "Slippery" from Migos' Culture (2017).^[2]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the single, with producer Metro Boomin making a cameo. It has over 569 million views as of July 2023.^[3]

Commercial performance

"I Get the Bag" is Gucci Mane's highest-charting single as a lead artist (tied with "Wake Up in the Sky" in 2018).^[4] It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting for 16 weeks. It also peaked at number one on the Mediabase Urban Airplay chart.^[5] It is Gucci Mane's highest certified single, with sales over 8 million units in the US.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 28 Portugal (AFP)[7] 89 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 89 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 100 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 11 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Billboard Hot 100[14] 93 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 45 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100[16] 72 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 40 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[18] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21]	8× Platinum	8,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	August 18, 2017[a]	Digital download	1017 Atlantic
	September 5, 2017	Urban contemporary radio		[22]

Notes

1. Release as a promotional single.