Recorded 2012 Length 3:40 | Genre Hip hop | |
Released October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) Label Macklemore LLC, Warner Bros. Writer(s) Ben Haggerty
Ryan Lewis
Quincy Hanley
Hollis Wong-Wear | ||
"White Walls" is a song by an American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, taken from their collaborative debut studio album The Heist (2012). The song's hook is performed by singer Hollis, while American rapper Schoolboy Q, performs a guest verse. "White Walls" was released to American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013 as the fifth and final single from The Heist. The song debuted at number 100 and the song has since peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 1,000,000 copies as of January 2014.
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Release and promotion
The song charted at number one on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles prior to its release as a single, due to high digital downloads subsequently after the album's release. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Schoolboy Q and Hollis performed "White Walls" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 27, 2013. The song impacted American contemporary hit radio on October 8, 2013.
Music video
The music video, directed by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Jason Koenig, was released September 9, 2013. The video features cameo appearances from several rappers including A$AP Rocky, Trinidad Jame$, Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi and Sir Mix-a-Lot, as well as DJ Drama.