Like a G6
single
CoverLike a G6 single cover.jpg
ArtistFar East Movement featuring the Cataracs and Dev
AlbumFree Wired
ReleasedApril 13, 2010
Recorded2009
GenreElectro-hop[1]
Length3:38
LabelCherrytree · Interscope
WriterJae Choung · James Roh · Kevin Nishimura · Virman Coquia · David Singer-Vine · Niles Holowell-Dhar
ProducerThe Cataracs
ChronologyFar East Movement
Prev year2010
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"Like a G6" is a song by American music group Far East Movement featuring American production duo the Cataracs and American singer Dev, released on April 13, 2010 as the lead single from Far East Movement's third studio album Free Wired. The song was initially posted on November 4, 2009 on Far East Movement's YouTube page.[2] An electro-hop club song, Dev sing-raps the song's hook and the verses are performed by Far East Movement.[3]

"Like a G6" peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for three non-consecutive weeks, becoming the first single by Asian-American artists to do so and the first by any artists of East Asian origin since Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 single "Sukiyaki". Outside of the United States, "Like a G6" topped the chart in New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.

Background

Dev's vocals in "Like a G6" are sampled from her previous song "Booty Bounce", another song written and produced by the Cataracs.[4] The "G6" in the song came about when the Cataracs were looking for a rhyme for the line "Sippin' sizzurp in my ride, like Three 6", a reference to the 2000 song "Sippin' on Some Syrup" by rap group Three 6 Mafia.[5] They settled on "G6", meant to be a reference to the private airplane model Gulfstream IV, referred to as a "G4". The G4 had been name-checked in songs such as Drake's 2009 "Forever". A G6, they decided, was "flyer than a G4", according to Far East Movement member Kev Nish.[6] The song has been incorrectly speculated to be about other things, including the Pontiac G6[7][8] and the Suunto G6 watch. When the song came out, the Gulfstream G650 model already existed, although the song's writers were not aware of this at the time.[5] Since then, the Gulfstream G600 has also been announced.

Reception

The song sold 4 million paid downloads in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan in 2011.[9]

Gulfstream Aerospace has stated that they were "thrilled" about the product reference.[7]

Music video

The music video, which was directed by Matt Alonzo premiered on YouTube and Vevo on June 3, 2010. The line "sippin' sizzurp" and the word "slizzered" are censored on some channels. It follows a woman in a red dress (Erica Ocampo) picking up a friend from a restaurant and going to a liquor store, presumably in preparation for a party. A later scene shows the woman and her friends at the party, Colette Carr also make a cameo, Dev, the Cataracs and the members of Far East Movement can also be seen in this party scene. The final scene shows the members of Far East Movement getting on a Gulfstream IV the next morning.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–2011)Peak
position
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[10]8
Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop Songs)[11]2
Europe (European Hot 100)[12]17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]15
France (SNEP)[14]14
Poland (Dance Top 50)[15]18
South Korea (Gaon)[16]31

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Australia (ARIA)[17]27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18]69
Brazil (Crowley)[19]73
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20]35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21]51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22]46
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]23
South Korea International (Gaon)[24]9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25]35
UK Singles (OCC)[26]63
US Billboard Hot 100[27]37
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28]47
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29]32
Chart (2011)Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[30]70
Brazil (Crowley)[31]21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[32]82
France (SNEP)[33]83
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[34]41
South Korea International (Gaon)[35]13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36]80
UK Singles (OCC)[37]121
US Billboard Hot 100[38]72
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[39]39

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United StatesApril 13, 2010Digital downloadOriginalCherrytree · Interscope[40]
United KingdomNovember 14, 2010Remixes[41]

Covers and parodies

  • Diddy – Dirty Money covered "Like a G6" as part of their set for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge in the United Kingdom, alongside "Coming Home".[42] The song then appeared on the sixth compilation of the Live Lounge.[43]
  • Connor Anderson made a parody of the song called "Roll a D6".[44][45][46]
  • Russian rapper Big Baby Tape released a remix of the song in December 2022.[47]
  • In 2024, Girl On Couch & Billen Ted's song "Man In Finance" ("G6 Trust Fund") uses the legendary sample from the Far East Movement's song "Like A G6", and David Guetta's version also uses this sample on the remix of Girl On Couch & Billen Ted "Man In Finance."

See also

References

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