Released May 13, 2016 Recorded 2016 Label Top Dawg
Interscope | Format Digital download Genre Hip hop | |
Length 4:38 (single version)
5:13 (album version) | ||
"That Part" (stylized as "THat Part") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q. The song was released on May 13, 2016 by Top Dawg Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the lead single from Schoolboy Q's fourth album Blank Face LP. The song, which features American rapper Kanye West, was produced by Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Cubeatz and Sounwave.
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Music video
The song's music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on June 2, 2016. As of February 2017, the music video has accumulated over 122 million views, making it his most viewed video on his Vevo channel.
Live performances
In June 2016, Schoolboy Q performed a live rendition of "That Part", in a medley with "Groovy Tony", on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Black Hippy remix
"That Part" was later remixed, featuring new verses from Schoolboy Q and his Black Hippy cohorts Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul, which was released on July 8, 2016. The remix was later released for purchase via digital distribution on July 16.
Commercial performance
In the US, on the Billboard chart dated June 4, 2016, "That Part" made a debut at number 92 on the chart. The following week, the single completely fell off of the chart, however, on the chart dated July 2, the song re-entered at a new peak of number 76, due to the announcement and anticipation of his then-upcoming album Blank Face LP. In the following weeks, the song climbed up, eventually reaching a new peak of number 40, becoming his second top 40 hit as a lead artist and fourth overall, and his second highest position behind 2014's "Studio", which peaked at number 38, two years earlier. The record has thus charted for 13 weeks by far for the date ending September 17. In New Zealand, the single failed to crack the top 40, however, it peaked at number six on the Heatseekers chart, making it his first appearance as a lead artist in that country with the debut coming from the release and chart debut of his sophomore album with another song titled "By Any Means", also charting in the same chart at number eight.
After the song reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, Kanye West surpassed Michael Jackson with his fortieth top 40 hit on the chart.