Skechers (song)

"Skechers" is a song by Indian-American YouTube content creator DripReport.[2] The track was released on January 12, 2020, and was produced by Ouhboy.[3] The track is DripReport's debut single, and is also his first charting single.

"Skechers"
Single by DripReport
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2020
Format
Genre
Length1:46
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Haseeb Ahmad[1]
  • Julian Hecker
Producer(s)Ouhboy
Alternative cover
Original cover

Background

Most of the song's success can be attributed to social media app TikTok, where over 3 million videos have been made with the song[4][5], with a total of more than 5 billion views.[6] This song has around 85 million views on Youtube[7] and has been in the trending list for very long.

Composition

"Skechers" has a length of one minute and forty-six seconds.[8] It was written by DripReport and Ouhboy, the latter also producing the song. An official remix of the song featuring American rapper Tyga was later released.[9]

The song is written in the key of A-flat minor with a tempo of 100 beats per minute.[10]

Commercial performance

"Skechers" charted in countries including New Zealand, Norway, UK, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and Canada.

Charts
Chart performance of "Skechers"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 47
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 40
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[13] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 36
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 35
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 34
France (SNEP)[18] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 41
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[20] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 50
Lithuania (AGATA)[22] 35
Malaysia (RIM)[23] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 88
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 15
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 37
Portugal (AFP)[27] 97
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 47
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 32
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 39
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[32] 29
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[33] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[34] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "norwegiancharts.com - DripReport - Skechers". norwegiancharts.com.
  2. Leight, Elias (May 14, 2020). "DripReport's 'Skechers' Is a TikTok Hit Confounding the Music Industry". Rolling Stone.
  3. "Skechers / DripReport" – via Tidal.
  4. "DripReport | ♬ Skechers | on TikTok". TikTok.
  5. Dickson, E. J. (March 24, 2020). "Amid Coronavirus Fears, TikTok Collab Houses Still Going Strong".
  6. "Tiktometer - Skechers by DripReport". tiktometer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. DripReport - Skechers (Official Music Video) Prod. OUHBOY, retrieved 2020-06-18
  8. "Skechers – Single by DripReport". Apple Music.
  9. "DripReport Song "Skechers" Becomes Global Phenomenon With Over 1 Billion Streams on TikTok". Business Wire.
  10. "Key & BPM for Skechers by DripReport | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  11. "Australian-charts.com – DripReport – Skechers". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. "Austriancharts.at – DripReport – Skechers" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. "Ultratop.be – DripReport – Skechers" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. "Ultratop.be – DripReport – Skechers" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  15. "DripReport, Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  16. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202017 into search. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  17. "Danishcharts.com – DripReport – Skechers". Tracklisten. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  18. "Top Singles (Week 24, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  19. "Offiziellecharts.de – DripReport – Skechers". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  20. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  21. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  22. "2020 15-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  23. "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  24. "Dutchcharts.nl – DripReport – Skechers" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  25. "Charts.nz – DripReport – Skechers". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  26. "Norwegiancharts.com – DripReport – Skechers". VG-lista. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  27. "Portuguesecharts.com – DripReport – Skechers". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  28. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202016 into search. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  29. "Swedishcharts.com – DripReport – Skechers". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  30. "Swisscharts.com – DripReport – Skechers". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  31. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  32. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  33. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  34. "Bubbling Under Hot 100: April 25, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  35. "American single certifications – DripReport – Skechers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 22, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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