lil uzi vert money longer

2016 single by Lil Uzi Vert

"Money Longer"

Single by Lil Uzi Vert

from the album Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World

Released

February 6, 2016

Recorded

2015

Genre

Trap

Length

3:18

Label

Generation Now
Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

Symere Woods
Donald Cannon
Jamaal Henry

Producer(s)

Don Cannon
Maaly Raw

Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology

"Money Longer"
(2016)

"You Was Right"
(2016)

Music video

"Money Longer" on YouTube

"Money Longer" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released for digital download on February 6, 2016 as the first single from his fourth mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World, and as a bonus track from Japanese versions of his debut album Luv is Rage 2, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records. The whole song focuses on the idea that Lil Uzi Vert has now "turn[ed] into a savage" as is repeated throughout the song.^[1] The track was produced by Don Cannon and Maaly Raw.

Music video [edit]

On July 8, 2016, Uzi uploaded the music video for "Money Longer" on his YouTube account and it has received over 150 million views as of December 2020.^[2]

Commercial performance [edit]

"Money Longer" debuted at number 92 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated July 2, 2016. As of date, it has peaked at number 54.^[3] The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In popular culture [edit]

In 2018, the song became an Internet meme where the song's bass boosted instrumental was used in various edits with a green screen video of a silver alien dancing, often referred to as "Howard The Alien", and was associated with sleep paralysis.^[4]

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

^ Lil Uzi Vert – Money Longer , retrieved 2016-12-07
^ "Lil Uzi Vert - Money Longer" – via www.youtube.com.
^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
^ "Howard the Alien / Money Longer Alien". Know Your Meme . Retrieved 2020-10-30 .
^ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard . Retrieved January 3, 2020.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
^ "British single certifications – Lil Uzi Vert – Money Longer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 7, 2021. Select singles in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type Money Longer in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American single certifications – Lil Uzi Vert – Money Longer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.