Format Digital download Genre Hip hop Label Glassnote
Island | Recorded 2013 Length 3:00 | |
Released June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09) | ||
"Sweatpants" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Childish Gambino from his second studio album Because the Internet. The song was released on June 9, 2014 as the third official single from the album. It was produced by Gambino himself and Ludwig Göransson. The song peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
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Background and release
On November 25, 2013, "Sweatpants" which features ad-libs from rapper Problem leaked online, which Gambino responded unfavorably to. Shortly after, it was made available to those who pre-order his second studio album Because the Internet on iTunes, as the album's first promotional single. "Sweatpants" would then be serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom as the third official single from the album on June 9, 2014.
Music video
The music video for "Sweatpants" was released on April 14, 2014, which concludes with a dream sequence for "Urn." Glover responded unfavorably to the method of its release, denouncing Glassnote Records on his Twitter page later that day.