Minnesota (song)

"Minnesota"
"Minnesota"
Single by Lil Yachty featuring Quavo, Skippa da Flippa and Young Thug
from the album Lil Boat
Released	March 9, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop; trap;
Length	4:28
Label	Quality Control; Capitol; Motown;
Songwriter(s)	Miles McCollum; Quavious Marshall; Ramses Ful; Jeffery Williams; Kevin Purnell;
Producer(s)	Grandfero
Lil Yachty singles chronology
Quavo singles chronology
Skippa da Flippa singles chronology
Young Thug singles chronology
Music video
	"Minnesota" on YouTube

Minnesota (song)
Artist	Lil Yachty
Genres	hip hop music

"Minnesota" is a song by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was originally released on November 2015 from his Summer Songs EP, before being re-released on March 9, 2016 as a remix featuring American rappers Quavo, Skippa da Flippa and Young Thug as the second single from Yachty's debut mixtape, Lil Boat.

Background and release[edit | edit source]

"Minnesota" was originally released in November 2015, and was on his debut EP titled Summer Songs EP. The original version of "Minnesota" was 2:05 long and only included vocals from Lil Yachty. The song was then remixed by rappers, Quavo, Skippa Da Flippa and Young Thug and was included on his debut mixtape Lil Boat.^{[citation needed]}

Music video[edit | edit source]

The music video for "Minnesota", directed by Brendan Vaughan and RJ Sanchez, premiered on November 18, 2016, via Yachty's Vevo channel. Young Thug's verse is omitted in the video.

Remixes[edit | edit source]

On July 8, 2016, rapper and singer PnB Rock released his remix of the song titled "Allaska" via his SoundCloud. On December 31, 2016, rapper Allan Kingdom released his remix of the song via SoundCloud.

Charts[edit | edit source]

Weekly chart performance for "Minnesota"
Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	21
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)	3

Certifications[edit | edit source]

Certifications for "Minnesota"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit | edit source]

v t e Lil Yachty
Discography
Studio albums	Teenage Emotions (2017) Lil Boat 2 (2018) Nuthin' 2 Prove (2018) Lil Boat 3 (2020)
Mixtapes	Lil Boat (2016) Summer Songs 2 (2016) Michigan Boy Boat (2021)
Singles	"One Night" "Minnesota" "It Takes Two" "Peek a Boo" "Ice Tray" "Who Want the Smoke?" "Oprah's Bank Account" "Split/Whole Time "Hit Bout It" "Poland"
Featured singles	"Broccoli" "After the Afterparty" "iSpy" "From the D to the A" "Hip Hopper" "Marmalade" "Faking It" "Gucci Flip Flops" "Solitaire"
Other songs	"Mickey" "66" "Yacht Club" "T.D"
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v t e Young Thug
Discography
Studio albums	So Much Fun (2019) Punk (2021)
Compilations	Slime Language (2018) Slime Language 2 (2021)
EPs	Young Martha (2017) Hear No Evil (2018) On the Rvn (2018)
Mixtapes	Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1 (2014) Barter 6 (2015) Slime Season (2015) Slime Season 2 (2015) I'm Up (2016) Slime Season 3 (2016) Jeffery (2016) Beautiful Thugger Girls (2017) Super Slimey (with Future) (2017) Slime & B (with Chris Brown) (2020)
Singles	"Stoner" "Check" "Best Friend" "Pick Up the Phone" "Wyclef Jean" "Gang Up" "Patek Water" "The London" "Hot" "Go Crazy" "Stay Down" "Bad Boy" "Better Believe" "Tick Tock"
Featured singles	"Hookah" "About the Money" "Lifestyle" "Low" "Throw Sum Mo" "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" "Minnesota" "No Limit" "Heatstroke" "Havana" "Ride for Me" "Goodbyes" "Old Town Road" (Remix) "Give No Fxk" "Out West" "Dollaz on My Head" "Blind" "Franchise" "Don't Stop" "Talk About Love" "Way 2 Sexy" "Potion"
Other songs	"Highlights" "Relationship" "High End" "Chanel (Go Get It)" "Ski" "Solid" "Remote Control" "Bubbly" "Pushin P"
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v t e Quavo
Discography
Studio albums	Quavo Huncho (2018)
Collaborative albums	Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (with Travis Scott as Huncho Jack) (2017) Only Built for Infinity Links (with Takeoff) (2022)
Singles	"Champions" "Go Off" "Ice Tray" "Workin Me" "Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew)"
Featured singles	"Get Home" "Minnesota" "Pick Up the Phone" "Castro" "Good Drank" "Congratulations" "I'm the One" "Trap Paris" "Raf" "Portland" "Strip That Down" "Know No Better" "Savior" "Pineapple" "Bigger Than You" "No Brainer" "Bacc At It Again" "Had Enough" "Intentions"
Other songs	"OMG" "Boo'd Up" (Remix) "Future" "Shake the Room" "Aim for the Moon" "Snitching" "West Coast Shit"
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