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Something New (Wiz Khalifa song)
2017 single by Wiz Khalifa featuring Ty Dolla Sign From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Something New" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa, featuring American singer and Taylor Gang label mate Ty Dolla Sign for his sixth studio album Rolling Papers 2 (2018). It was released for digital download on August 11, 2017 by Atlantic Records as the album's lead single. It was produced by Ayo N Keyz along with Hitmaka and Floyd "A1" Bentley. It heavily samples Zapp's 1986 single "Computer Love". The song experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2020 due to its usage on TikTok.
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Background
Wiz and Ty previewed the song and clips of the music video several times on Instagram throughout July 2017.[1][2]
Composition
"Something New" is a "feel-good love song" featuring smooth, sultry vocals and a rhythmic chorus from Ty Dolla $ign.[3]
Commercial performance
"Something New" was the most added song to mainstream urban contemporary radio upon its release.[4]
TikTok dance challenge
In early 2020, the song began going viral on video-sharing app TikTok, due to a dance challenge. The challenge sees participants line up behind each other, with one person in front to kick off the dance, and everyone else then proceeding to push each elbow out to the side before shimmying along to the song's chorus and then clapping along to the beat.[5][6]
Music video
On August 14, 2017, Wiz uploaded the official music video for "Something New". At the start of the music video, singer Demi Lovato appears in greeting Ty Dolla $ign. Some other celeberties in the video are Jamie Foxx, Jason Derulo, O.T. Genasis, Juicy J, Lil Dicky, G-Eazy, Chuck Liddell, and Todd Gurley. [7]
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