"My Type" is a song by American rapper
Saweetie, released as a single on June 11, 2019, by
Warner Records and Artistry Worldwide.[2] It was first released as part of her 2019 EP Icy, and a music video was released for the track in July 2019. It was the basis of a social media challenge,[3] and also became Saweetie's first entry on the US
Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 81[4] before peaking at 21. The song was written by Saweetie and produced by
London on da Track, and samples the production of "
Freek-a-Leek" by
Petey Pablo, produced by
Lil Jon.
Background
The track samples "
Freek-a-Leek" by
Petey Pablo.[5] The sampled track earned Pablo, who took "Freek-a-Leek" to number 2 on Billboard's
Rhythmic Songs Chart in 2004, a second No. 1 as a songwriter on Rhythmic Songs overall (his first being
Ciara's "
Goodies", on which he provided featured vocals), while co-writer
Lil Jon earned an eighth No. 1, and the song's co-writer
Quavo his fifth on the same chart.[6]
Music video
The music video was released on July 3, 2019, and directed by
Daps.[7] The video was filmed in
San Leandro, California at Cherry Grove Park and San Leandro Adult School. It features Saweetie at a block party, rapping in front of
drifting cars and twerking while standing on a basketball hoop.[8] The video includes appearances by
Kehlani and
Kamaiyah.[9]
Remixes
On August 23, a remix featuring Yung Miami of
City Girls and
Jhené Aiko was released.[10][11] On September 20, 2019, a Latin remix featuring
Becky G and Melii was released.[12] On October 25, 2019, a remix EP titled My Type (The Remixes) was released including the original song, both remixes, and remixes from
Dillon Francis,
French Montana,
Wale,
Tiwa Savage, and others.[13]