{{short description|2019 single by PNL}} {{Infobox song | name = Au DD | cover = PNL - Au DD.png | alt = | type = single | artist = PNL | album = Deux frères | released = 22 March 2019 | recorded = 2018 | studio = | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 4:07 | label = QLF | writer = *Tarik Andrieu *Nabil Andrieu | producer = TrackBeatz | prev_title = 91's | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Deux frères | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|BtyHYIpykN0|"Au DD"}} }} }}
"'''Au DD'''" ({{IPA|fr|o de de|pron}}) is a song by French rap band PNL. It was released on 22 March 2019 as the third single from their third studio album ''Deux frères''. The song peaked atop the charts of France and Belgium.
==Background and release== Through 2018, PNL released two singles, "À l'ammoniaque" and "91's", both have reached number one on the French chart.<ref name=fra>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=PNL |title=lescharts.com - Discographie PNL|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref> "Au DD" was released on 22 March 2019, along with the announcement of the duo's third studio album, ''Deux frères''.<ref name="TheGuardian" /> The album was released on 5 April 2019, with "Au DD" serving as its third single.<ref name="TheGuardian" />
== Music video == The accompanying music video was filmed in December 2018 in Paris at the Eiffel Tower, becoming the first duo or band to film a video on the tower.<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite web |title=PNL: Deux Frères review – France's rap kings scale brooding new heights|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/05/pnl-deux-freres-review|work=The Guardian|date=5 April 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref> In the midnight of 22 March 2019, the duo launched a livestream on its YouTube channel showing the Earth spinning. At 4 p.m., it was announced that the video will be released at 8 p.m.<ref>{{cite web |title=PNL dévoile son nouveau clip après un teasing de plus de 20 heures|url=https://www.lesoir.be/214076/article/2019-03-22/pnl-devoile-son-nouveau-clip-apres-un-teasing-de-plus-de-20-heures|work=Le Soir|date=22 March 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref> The video features the two brothers performing the song at the top of the tower, wearing a jacket that had been specially designed by Virgil Abloh for the occasion.<ref>{{cite web |title=The story of PNL the French Kings of Rap|url=https://www.nssmag.com/en/music/18253/pnl-deux-freres|work=nss|date=5 April 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref> The video was well received by the music critics, with ''The Guardian'' editor Iman Amrani writing: "In the vertigo-inducing clip, they turn the structure into a trap house, making it resemble the lifts at the bottom of the estates where drug dealers set up shop".<ref name="TheGuardian" /> ''Dummy'' magazine's editor Felicity Marting wrote that it "fit[s] the duo’s cloud rap sonics perfectly".<ref>{{cite web |title=French rap icons PNL share video for 'Au DD', announce 'Deux Frères' album |url=https://www.dummymag.com/news/pnl-au-dd-deux-freres/|work=Dummy|date=28 March 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref>
In December 2019, the video had more than 129 million views, making it the most viewed video of the year on YouTube in France.<ref>{{cite web |title=PNL : Le clip " Au DD " est la vidéo la plus vue en 2019 sur YouTube !|url=https://rapunchline.fr/rap-francais/rapgame/pnl-clip-dd-video-plus-vue-2019-youtube.html?amp|work=Rapunchline|date=6 December 2019|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref> In 2020, it won the category for Best Music Video at the Victoires de la Musique Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mouv.fr/musique/rap-fr/pnl-remporte-le-prix-de-la-creation-audiovisuelle-aux-victoires-de-la-musique-357931|title=PNL remporte le prix de la création audiovisuelle aux Victoires de la musique|work=Mouv'|date=15 February 2020|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref>
== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Chart performance for "Au DD" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Wallonia|1|artist=PNL|song=Au DD|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|France|1|artist=PNL|song=Au DD|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=PNL|song=Au DD|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Year-end chart performance for "Au DD" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2019|title=Rapports Annuels 2019|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=27 July 2021}}</ref> | 29 |- ! scope="row"| France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2019|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2019|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=27 July 2021}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2019|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=27 July 2021}}</ref> | 82 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2020|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2020|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=27 July 2021}}</ref> | 116 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Au DD"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=3 February 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=PNL|title=Au DD|type=single|award=Diamond|relyear=2019|certyear=2019}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
== References == {{reflist|2}}
{{PNL (rap duo)}}
Category:2019 singles Category:2019 songs Category:Songs in French Category:PNL (rap duo) songs Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles