This article is about the Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa song. For the Curve song, see Cuckoo (album).
Sweetest Pie
single
CoverDua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion - Sweetest Pie.png
ArtistMegan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa
AlbumTraumazine
ReleasedMarch 11, 2022
Recorded2021
GenrePop rap[1]
Length3:21
Label
Lyricist
Composer
Producer
ChronologyMegan Thee Stallion
Prev year2022
Next year2022

"Sweetest Pie" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and English singer Dua Lipa, released on March 11, 2022, through 1501 Certified and 300 Entertainment. The song serves as the lead single from Megan Thee Stallion's second studio album Traumazine.[2]

Background, release and lyrics

In June 2021, Megan Thee Stallion expressed her admiration for Dua Lipa and her interest in doing a collaboration, referring to a viral mashup of her song "Fkn Around" (2020) with Lipa's 2020 hit "Levitating".[3][4] Lipa responded on Instagram saying she would love to do a collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion.[3] 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.[5] 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".[6][7]

On March 6, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion and Lipa formally announced their collaboration.[8][9][10][11] 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.[12][13][14] They revealed the cover art and title as "Sweetest Pie" the following day.[15] The track was released on March 11, 2022.[16] The remixes EP by David Guetta was released on April 22.[17]

The song interpolates the 1999 UK Garage hit Movin' Too Fast by the duo Artful Dodger and credits its song writers Orlando Levene Johnson, Fabio Raponi and Ingo Peter Schwartz.

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.[18] The song also charted in the top 20 in Canada and Ireland.[19][20] On the UK Singles Chart, "Sweetest Pie" entered at number 31 with first-week sales of 12,344 units.[21]

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.[22] 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."[23]

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.[24] Megan Thee Stallion also performed "Sweetest Pie" at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 22,[25] and at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 16.[26]

Track listing

  • Digital download and streaming[27]
  1. "Sweetest Pie" – 3:21
  1. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta dance remix) – 2:23
  2. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta festival remix) – 3:00
  3. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta dance remix extended) – 3:14
  4. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta festival remix extended) – 3:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.[28]

  • 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Brazil (Pop Internacional)[29]10
Croatia International (HRT)[30]22
Greece International (IFPI)[31]35
Lithuania (AGATA)[32]49
Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[33]35
Netherlands (Single Tip)[34]5
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[35]17
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[36]24
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[37]35

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[38]79
Global 200 (Billboard)[39]186
US Billboard Hot 100[40]62
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[41]23
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[42]42
Chart (2023)Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[43]95

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Version(s)Label(s)Ref.
VariousMarch 11, 2022CD · digital download · streamingOriginal1501 Certified · 300[44]
Digital download · streaming
ItalyRadio airplayWarner[45]
United StatesMarch 14, 2022Adult contemporary radio1501 Certified · 300[46]
March 15, 2022Contemporary hit radio[47]
Rhythmic contemporary radio[48]
VariousApril 22, 2022Digital download · streamingDavid Guetta remixes[17]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryResult
2023Nickelodeon Kids Choice AwardCollaboration

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