Something New (Wiz Khalifa song)

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ReleasedAugust 11, 2017
Recorded2017
Length3:20
"Something New"
Single by Wiz Khalifa featuring Ty Dolla Sign
from the album Rolling Papers 2
ReleasedAugust 11, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:20
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
Producers
Wiz Khalifa singles chronology
"Gang Up"
(2017)
"Something New"
(2017)
"Type of Shit"
(2017)
Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology
"Love U Better"
(2017)
"Something New"
(2017)
"Ego"
(2017)

"Something New" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa, featuring American singer and Taylor Gang label mate Ty Dolla Sign for his sixth studio album Rolling Papers 2 (2018). It was released for digital download on August 11, 2017, by Atlantic Records as the album's lead single. It was produced by Ayo N Keyz along with Hitmaka and Floyd "A1" Bentley. It heavily samples Zapp's 1986 single "Computer Love". The song experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2020 due to its usage on TikTok.

Wiz and Ty previewed the song and clips of the music video several times on Instagram throughout July 2017.[1][2]

Composition

"Something New" is a "feel-good love song" featuring smooth, sultry vocals and a rhythmic chorus from Ty Dolla $ign.[3]

Commercial performance

"Something New" was the most added song to mainstream urban contemporary radio upon its release.[4]

TikTok dance challenge

In early 2020, the song began going viral on video-sharing app TikTok, due to a dance challenge. The challenge sees participants line up behind each other, with one person in front to kick off the dance, and everyone else then proceeding to push each elbow out to the side before shimmying along to the song's chorus and then clapping along to the beat.[5][6]

Music video

On August 14, 2017, Wiz uploaded the official music video for "Something New". At the start of the music video, singer Demi Lovato appears in greeting Ty Dolla $ign. Some other celebrities in the video are Jamie Foxx, Jason Derulo, O.T. Genasis, Juicy J, Lil Dicky, G-Eazy, Chuck Liddell, and Todd Gurley.[7]

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