My PYT

2016 single by Wale

"My PYT"

Single by Wale

from the album Shine

Released

May 20, 2016

Recorded

2016

Genre

Hip hop

Length

3:55

Label

Maybach Music Group
Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

Olubowale Akintimehin
Sam Sneak
The Dope Boyz
James Ingram
Quincy Jones
Marvin Gaye
Odell Brown
David Ritz

Producer(s)

The Dope Boyz

Wale singles chronology

"Coffee"
(2015)

"My PYT"
(2016)

"Make It Work"
(2016)

Music video

"My PYT" on YouTube

"My PYT" is a song by American rapper Wale featuring uncredited vocals from Sam Sneak for his studio album, Shine. The track peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Background and release

On May 9, 2016, Wale tweeted a line from the song on his Twitter.^[2] On May 20, 2016, Wale released the song on iTunes.^[3]

The song interpolates the chorus of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson and contains a sample of "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye.^[4]^[5]

Music video

The video of the song was released on July 25, 2016 on YouTube.^[6] The video features various video models including Chasity Samone.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[8]	16
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[9]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	54
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[11]	42

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Gold	40,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Billboard Hot 100 of July 30, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ "Wale on Twitter: ""I wanna luh you... Pretty young thing " -MLK jr."". Wale on Twitter. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ "My PYT - Single by Wale". Wale on iTunes. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ Fleischer, Adam. "Wale Borrows From A Michael Jackson Classic For His New Single". MTV News. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
^ "Wale feat. Sam Sneak's 'MY PYT' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
^ "Wale - MY PYT [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". Warner Bros on YouTube. 25 July 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^ "Wale Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "Wale Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "Wale Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Wale – My P.Y.T." Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Wale – My P.Y.T." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2018.