"Sweetest Pie" is a single by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa. It was released on March 11, 2022, through 1501 Certified and 300 Entertainment. It is the lead single from Megan Thee Stallion's second studio album, Traumazine, which was released on August 12, 2022.
Background[]
In June 2021, Megan Thee Stallion expressed her interest in doing a collaboration with Dua Lipa. Lipa responded on Instagram saying she would love to do a collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion.[1] Megan Thee Stallion and Lipa began teasing the collaboration in February 2022 after the latter artist addressed the former as "thee sweetest pie" when sending her a pie for her birthday.[2] That same month, Megan Thee Stallion teased that her next single would be with someone her fans might have guessed before and it was a song unexpected for her and "different".[3][4]
On March 5, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion changed her social media profile pictures to herself with the same confectionary beehive hairstyle that appears in the single cover.[5][6]
On March 6, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion and Lipa formally announced their collaboration.[7][8] The former released a promotional image of the two artists' faces iced onto cakes while the latter shared a 5-second snippet of the track accompanied by a video of a text conversation between the two in which they shared images of them together.[9][10] They revealed the cover art and title as "Sweetest Pie" the following day. The track was released on March 11, 2022. The remixes EP by David Guetta was released on April 22, 2022.[11]
Commercial performance[]
In the US, "Sweetest Pie" debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lipa's highest debut on the chart, her sixth top 20 single and Megan Thee Stallion's eighth.[12] The song also charted in the top 20 in Canada and Ireland.[13][14] On the UK Singles Chart, "Sweetest Pie" entered at number 31 with first-week sales of 12,344 units.[15]
Music video[]
The music video for "Sweetest Pie" accompanied the song's release and was directed by Dave Meyers, with a concept created by Megan Thee Stallion.[16] The music video is inspired by "Hansel and Gretel" by "welcoming a duo of unsuspecting men into their lair — ultimately luring them to their deaths".[17]
Live performances[]
On March 15, 2022, Lipa brought out Megan Thee Stallion during her Future Nostalgia Tour at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado to perform the collaboration. This marks the first time they performed the song live together.[18] Megan Thee Stallion also performed "Sweetest Pie" at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 22, 2022[19] and at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 16, 2022.[20]
Remixes[]
March 11, 2022
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April 22, 2022
Merchandise[]
Physical Releases[]
Videos[]
Lyrics[]
[Intro: Dua Lipa]
You've never been to Heaven, have you?
[Chorus: Dua Lipa & Megan Thee Stallion]
Ooh, this the ride of your life
Hold on 'cause, baby, I might
I might just give you a bite of the sweetest pie (Yeah, yeah, yeah, ah)
Ooh, baby, we can go fast
I'll drive and you just lay back
I got the flavour that lasts, yeah, the sweetest pie (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
I might take you home with this, I might give you all of it (Yeah)
Come get your dose of the sweetest pie
Ooh, this the ride of your life
Hold on 'cause, baby, I might
I might just give you a bite of the sweetest pie (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
[Verse 1: Megan Thee Stallion]
Baby, I'm the sweetest, pussy is the meanest (Yeah)
Hot girl shit, but I'm cold every season (But I'm)
Know he got that pipe, let him bust it 'til it's leakin' (Yeah, mwah)
Booty like a pillow, he can use it while he's sleepin' (Look)
Don't be goin' through my phone 'cause that's the old me (Old me)
Ain't the only one tryna be my one and only (Tryna)
Real thick, movin' slow, that body like codeine
He a player, but for Megan, he cuttin' the whole team (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
That body lookin' nice (Lookin' nice)
I got cake and I know he want a slice
I wish a n**** would try to put me on ice (Brrr)
I ain't never had to chase dick in my life (Dick in my life)
I want that nasty, that freaky stuff (Freaky stuff)
Slip under my bed and keep me up (Hey)
That Hansel and Gretel, let him eat me up (Ah)
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
[Chorus: Dua Lipa & Megan Thee Stallion]
Ooh, this the ride of your life
Hold on 'cause, baby, I might
I might just give you a bite of the sweetest pie (Uh-huh)
Ooh, baby, we can go fast
I'll drive and you just lay back (Ah)
I got the flavour that lasts, yeah, the sweetest pie
I might take you home with this, I might give you all of it
Come get your dose of the sweetest pie
Ooh, this the ride of your life
Hold on 'cause, baby, I might
I might just give you a bite of the sweetest pie (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
[Verse 2: Dua Lipa]
You got me hung up from across the room
I'm so high that I'm on another altitude
And on my cloud, I got some space for you
Got a taste for you, ayy
[Verse 3: Megan Thee Stallion]
More bounce to the ounce, pick it up, put it down (Woah)
Wanna put his Nutty Buddy in my Fudge Round (Bow)
Pussy tighter than a bitch, he ain't had it like this
Toes curling like they're throwing gang signs on Crip (On Crip)
One thing about me, I ain't takin' no shit
He whipped, I know it's pissin' off his old bitch
Cesar Millan, I got his ass trained (I got his ass trained)
I gotta let a dog know who really run things (Huh, ah)
[Interlude: Dua Lipa]
You've never been to Heaven, have you?
[Chorus: Dua Lipa & Megan Thee Stallion]
Ooh, this the ride of your life
Hold on 'cause, baby, I might
I might just give you a bite of the sweetest pie (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Ooh, baby, we can go fast
I'll drive and you just lay back (Ah)
I got the flavour that lasts, yeah, the sweetest pie (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
I might take you home with this, I might give you all of it
Come get your dose of the sweetest pie
Ooh, this the ride of your life
Hold on 'cause, baby, I might
I might just give you a bite of the sweetest pie (Uh-huh, ayy, ayy, ayy)
[Outro: Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa]
Real hot girl shit (Ooh, this the ride of your life)
Me and Dua Lipa finna get the party lit (Hold on 'cause, baby, I might, I might just give you a bite)
Ah (Of the sweetest pie)
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from Qobuz.[21]
- Megan Thee Stallion – vocals
- Dua Lipa – vocals
- Romano – production
- OG Parker – production
- Platinum Library – production
- Koz – additional production
- Shawn "Source" Jarrett – vocal recording engineer
- Mark Shick – vocal recording engineer
- Mike Dean – mixing, mastering
References[]
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Said She Thinks Dua Lipa Is 'Fire' And She Wants To Do A Song With Her"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Shares Birthday Photo Round-Up"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Teases 'Fire' New Music & Collaboration"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion teases new collab"
- ↑ X/Twitter - .@theestallion updated her photo profile on some social media
- ↑ X/Twitter - @sadhotgirl i'm excited (...)
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa to release new collaborative single this week"
- ↑ Instagram - 🍒🥧🍒🥧🍒🥧🍒🥧🍒🥧 @theestallion 3/11
- ↑ "Dua Lipa Teases New Song With Megan Thee Stallion: Listen to a Clip"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion And Dua Lipa Are Teasing A Sweet New Song That Drops Soon"
- ↑ "Sweetest Pie (David Guetta Remixes) – EP"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa's 'Sweetest Pie,' Plus More Hit Collaborations by 2 Best New Artist Grammy Winners"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)"
- ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50"
- ↑ "Charts analysis: Dave helps make UK Rap history as Starlight holds on at No.1"
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa Share Video for New Song 'Sweetest Pie': Watch"
- ↑ "Dua Lipa & Megan Thee Stallion Team Up for Fantasy-Inspired 'Sweetest Pie' Music Video: Watch"
- ↑ "Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion perform 'Sweetest Pie' live" (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion twerks a piano melody in live take of 'Sweetest Pie'"
- ↑ "Watch Megan Thee Stallion Debut a New Song at Coachella 2022"
- ↑ "Album Sweetest Pie, Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa"