Peak
3
Weeks
51
Score
9,342
Chart Year
2015
Teenage Atlanta hip-hop artist Silento recorded his first chart entry with this track, which was helmed and co-written by Bolo Da Producer. The chorus instructs listeners to break into a pair of dances: "The Whip and the Nae Nae were two different dances," Silento said. "I just got tired of seeing people do them so I started doing my own rendition where I was doing them both!" Soon after the song's release, fans decided to follow Silento's instructions, sharing their whipping and Nae-Naeing dance moves on Vine and YouTube. Silento achieved some local support with his song before he even recorded it. He told Tunecore: "I had been singing it and dancing to it in school already. People were always asking me to do it, they already knew it." So when the song began to go viral, it was no surprise to the rapper: "When people are asking you do something repeatedly, it's like, you just know. People liked it, so I kept doing my dances!" The song earned Silento a recording contract: On May 1, 2015 he was signed to Capitol Records. Silento originally recorded this as a 15-second Instagram video. The teenage rapper was asked by Billboard magazine if he thought it would be such a hit after he recorded a full version of the song. He replied: "Yeah, I knew that it was a banger because everybody already liked it. In the video, which I recorded on my phone, somebody was beating on the desk at school. I took that same beat to [producer] Bolo and he went off of that and made a different beat. Once the audience gives you feedback, that's how you know." Silento was (mock, we hope) bereft when he was not honored for this track. "No #Grammy Nomination???? Wow?," he tweeted.
Now watch me whip (kill it!) Now watch me nae nae (okay!) Now watch me whip whip Watch me nae nae (want me do it?) Now watch me whip (kill it!) Watch me nae nae (okay!) Now watch me whip whip Watch me nae nae (can you do it?) Now watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh ooh ooh ooh Do the stanky leg, do the stanky leg Do the stanky leg, do the stanky leg Do the stanky leg, do the stanky leg Do the stanky leg, do the stanky leg Now break your legs Break your legs Tell 'em "break your legs" Break your legs Now break your legs Break your legs Now break your legs Break your legs Now watch me (bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop) Now watch me (bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop) Now watch me whip (kill it!) Now watch me nae nae (okay!) Now watch me whip whip Watch me nae nae (want me do it?) Now watch me whip (kill it!) Watch me nae nae (okay!) Now watch me whip whip Watch me nae nae (can you do it?) Now watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh ooh ooh ooh Now watch me you Now watch superman Now watch me you Now watch superman Now watch me you Now watch superman Now watch me you Now watch superman Now watch me duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff (Hold on) Now watch me duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff Now watch me (bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop) Now watch me (bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop) Now watch me whip (kill it!) Now watch me nae nae (okay!) Now watch me whip whip Watch me nae nae (want me do it?) Now watch me whip (kill it!) Watch me nae nae (okay!) Now watch me whip whip Watch me nae nae (Can you do it?) Now watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh watch me, watch me Ooh ooh ooh ooh
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 14, 2015 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Mar 21, 2015 | 86 | 40 |
| 3 | Mar 28, 2015 | 76 | 50 |
| 4 | Apr 4, 2015 | 69 | 57 |
| 5 | Apr 11, 2015 | 63 | 63 |
| 6 | Apr 18, 2015 | 60 | 66 |
| 7 | Apr 25, 2015 | 54 | 72 |
| 8 | May 2, 2015 | 54 | 72 |
| 9 | May 9, 2015 | 45 | 81 |
| 10 | May 16, 2015 | 38 | 88 |
| 11 | May 23, 2015 | 33 | 93 |
| 12 | May 30, 2015 | 27 | 99 |
| 13 | Jun 6, 2015 | 25 | 101 |
| 14 | Jun 13, 2015 | 19 | 107 |
| 15 | Jun 20, 2015 | 15 | 111 |
| 16 | Jun 27, 2015 | 11 | 115 |
| 17 | Jul 4, 2015 | 11 | 115 |
| 18 | Jul 11, 2015 | 7 | 119 |
| 19 | Jul 18, 2015 | 3 | 123 |
| 20 | Jul 25, 2015 | 5 | 121 |