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Wikipedia article




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"'Like a G6'" is a 2010 song written and performed by Far East Movement, The Cataracs, and Dev, released as the lead single from Far East Movement's third studio album 'Free Wired'. Produced by The Cataracs, the track reached number one on the US '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 10 of the charts in Australia, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.

Background



"Booty Bounce", and as such she is credited as a featured artist.

Dev's vocals in "Like a G6" are sampled from her previous song "Booty Bounce", another song written and produced by the Cataracs. 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. 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.[http://www.modernbeats.com/hit-talk/far-east-movement-music-interview/ "Far East Movement Explains Meaning Behind 'Like A G6'"]. Yahoo, November 23, 2010. The song has been incorrectly speculated to be about other things, including the Pontiac G6 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. Since then, the Gulfstream G600 has also been announced. General Motors ceased production of the Pontiac G6 and discontinued the Pontiac marque in 2010.

Reception



The song has sold 4 million paid downloads in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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

Music video



The music video, which was directed by Matt Alonzo premiered on YouTube and Vevo on June 2, 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



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



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". The song then appeared on the sixth compilation of the Live Lounge.

* Colette Carr did a cover of the song, with new lyrics on her debut mixtape 'Sex Sells Stay Tooned' along with Cherry Cherry Boom Boom.

* Richard Cheese covered "Like a G6" on his 2011 album 'A Lounge Supreme'.

* Connor Anderson made a parody of the song called "Roll a D6".

* "Like Jesus" was a parody produced by Totally Sketch.

* American comedian, musician and Internet personality Nice Peter recorded a Harry Potter-themed parody of the song called "Like It's Quidditch".

* British comedian Adam Buxton parodied the song in several different incarnations on the 'Adam and Joe' radio show on BBC 6 Music in the United Kingdom.

See also



* List of songs recorded by Dev

* List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2010

* List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2010

* List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)

References



Category:2010 singles

Category:Far East Movement songs

Category:Dev (singer) songs

Category:The Cataracs songs

Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand

Category:Song recordings produced by the Cataracs

Category:Cherrytree Records singles

Category:Interscope Records singles

Category:2009 songs

Category:Songs about alcohol

Category:Songs written by David Singer-Vine

Category:Songs written by Kshmr

Category:Songs written by Dev (singer)

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