{{short description|2020 single by Megan Thee Stallion}} {{Other uses|Bitch (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = B.I.T.C.H. | type = single | cover = Megan Thee Stallion - B.I.T.C.H.jpeg | caption = | alt = | artist = [[Megan Thee Stallion]] | EP = [[Suga (EP)|Suga]] | released = January 24, 2020 | recorded = 2019 | genre = * [[Hip-hop]] * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | length = {{duration|m=3|s=03}} | label = * 1501 Certified * [[300 Entertainment|300]] | writer = * [[Megan Pete]] * [[Helluva (producer)|Martin McCurtis]] * Gary Cooper * [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton, Jr.]] * [[Bootsy Collins|William Collins]] * [[Tupac Shakur]] * Douglass Rasheed | producer = [[Helluva (producer)|Helluva]] | prev_title = [[Diamonds (Normani and Megan Thee Stallion song)|Diamonds]] | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = [[Captain Hook (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Captain Hook]] | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|BF8TE5qsOCs|"B.I.T.C.H"}}}} }}
"'''B.I.T.C.H.'''" is a song by American rapper [[Megan Thee Stallion]]. It was released as the lead single from her third EP ''[[Suga (EP)|Suga]]'', on January 24, 2020. The song was met with positive reviews and it charted at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/02/08/demi-lovato-camila-cabello-meek-mill-and-meghan-thee-stallion-5-important-moves-on-this-weeks-hot-100/|title=Demi Lovato, Camila Cabello, Meek Mill And Megan Thee Stallion: 5 Important Moves On This Week's Hot 100|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|website=Forbes|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> Megan performed the song on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' to promote it.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-b-i-t-c-h-tonight-show-953356/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Heats Up 'Tonight Show' Stage With 'B.I.T.C.H.'|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=2020-02-14|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
==Background and release== The lead single of ''Suga'', "B.I.T.C.H." was released on January 24, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/megan-thee-stallion-b-i-t-c-h/|title=Megan Thee Stallion Declares Her Independence With Her Classic-Sampling 'B.I.T.C.H.'|date=2020-01-24|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> It is described as a song where Megan "confronts an inept boyfriend who's ignoring her feelings" and received praise from [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] due to the fact that "her trademark confidence complements the slinky retro beat".<ref>{{Citation|title="B.I.T.C.H." by Megan Thee Stallion Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/megan-thee-stallion-bitch/|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> The song samples [[Bootsy's Rubber Band]]' "I'd Rather Be With You" (1976) and [[Tupac Shakur]]'s "Ratha Be Ya Nigga" (1996).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/megan-thee-stallion-s-b-i-t-c-h-samples-2pac-s-ratha-be-ya-nigga-bootsy-s-rubber-band-s-i-d-rather-be-with-you|title=Megan Thee Stallion Samples A 2Pac Classic On Her New Song "B.I.T.C.H."|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
The song debuted and peaked at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 9 on the [[Rolling Stone 100|''Rolling Stone'' 100]], with 12.5 million streams on its first tracking week.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/|title=Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
==Live performances== The single was promoted with a performance on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', where Megan sings and raps, dressed in a red belted body suit, alongside two backup dancers on a fog-filled stage.<ref name=":2" />
==Music video== An accompanying video for the song was released on March 6, 2020, along with the EP's release. The music video, directed by Eif Rivera, introduces the alter-ego Suga, who rides in a [[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|Rolls-Royce]] with Tina Snow (Megan's other alter-ego), walks her dogs in a leopard suit and twerks in a Jacuzzi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/3/6/21167961/megan-thee-stallion-b-i-t-c-h-video|title=Megan Thee Stallion delivers "B.I.T.C.H." music video|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=2020-03-06|website=Revolt|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
==Chart performance== The song debuted and peaked at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 9 on the [[Rolling Stone 100|''Rolling Stone'' 100]], with 12.5 million streams on its first tracking week.<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "B.I.T.C.H." ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-01-31|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref> | 12 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|31|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 5, 2020|refname=Hot 100}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|15|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 5, 2020}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|12|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|rowheader=true|access-date=May 12, 2022}} |- |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for "B.I.T.C.H." ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref> | 94 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "B.I.T.C.H."}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Megan Thee Stallion|title=B.I.T.C.H.|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|accessdate=May 7, 2020}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
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