Black and Yellow

Chart performance

On the issue dated October 2, 2010, "Black and Yellow" debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100. It then dropped out the following week and re-entered at No. 64 on the issue dated October 30, 2010. On its eighteenth charting week, the song rose to No. 1 on the issue dated February 19, 2011, selling 198,000 digital copies that week. "Black and Yellow" has sold 4,144,922 digital copies since release.

Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Paladino. It was filmed in Pittsburgh and features sights of the city, including the U.S. Steel Tower, BNY Mellon Center, PPG Place, William Penn Hotel, Citizens Bank Tower, Union Trust Building, One PNC Plaza, K&L Gates Center the Three Sisters and Smithfield Street bridges, Station Square, Shannon Hall of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the smoke stacks of the former U.S. Steel Homestead Works at The Waterfront adjacent to the city. The video also prominently features city icons such as the Terrible Towel, a rally towel for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and city sports in general, as well as Pittsburgh Pirates apparel. It was recorded in Chatsworth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA.

In popular culture

• The song was featured in the soundtrack for the 2011 film Footloose.
• In a 2012 commercial for the video game Madden NFL 13, Paul Rudd sings the song while playing the game as the Pittsburgh Steelers against Ray Lewis.
• On April 7, 2014, Jimmy Kimmel Live! held a skit called "American Sign Language Rap Battle." Khalifa performed the song as three ASL-certified interpreters competed.
• The song was featured in multiple trailers for the 2017 film The Lego Batman Movie.
• The song was an anthem for 1% Motorcycle club Satudarah due to its black and yellow club colors.
• The song is used by the Tucson Sugar Skulls of the Indoor Football League after every touchdown scored at the Tucson Convention Center by the Sugar Skulls.

Remixes

The official remix, "Black & Yellow (G-Mix)" features fellow American rappers Snoop Dogg and Juicy J, and singer T-Pain. Wiz Khalifa has a new verse on the track. The song leaked on December 12, 2010, but was officially released on December 16. A video for the remix was shot and was released on January 8, 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.6941/title.wiz-khalifa-f-snoop-doog-juicy-j-t-pain-black-and-yellow-g-mix|title= Wiz Khalifa f. Snoop Doog, Juicy J & T-Pain - "Black And Yellow" (G-Mix)|website=HipHopDX|date=January 8, 2011}} A remix by just T-Pain, "Black & Yellow (T-Mix)", featured the verse that was later put on the official remix. An anime version fan remix was also made combining the song and ''Hidamari Sketch'''s opening music, "Sketch Switch". A remix created for Malaysia national football team titled "Harimau Malaya" (Malayan tiger) was performed by AUB featuring Mr. Dan and MC Syze contains some of the original song lyrics with major change to adapt with Malaysia.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Black and Yellow" (Explicit Album Version) – 3:37

• Digital download (G-Mix)

1. "Black and Yellow" (G-Mix) (featuring Snoop Dogg, Juicy J & T-Pain) – 4:38

Remakes and freestyles

Many remakes have been made, mostly in tribute to other sports teams, referring to their respective pair of colors. Some of the notable remakes include:

• "Purp & Yellow" by The Game, Snoop Dogg, and YG, representing the Los Angeles Lakers. An extended mix was released the next day, also featuring Kendrick Lamar, Joe Moses and Thurzday.
• "Rossonero (Red and Black)" by Denny La Home feat. Jake La Furia – Italian version performed by two Italian rappers. The colors refer to Italian football club AC Milan.
• "Eff Australia" by Rucka Rucka Ali – an anti-Australian song parody to the tune of the original.
• "Green and Yellow" by Lil Wayne, representing the Green Bay Packers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
• "White and Navy" by Fabolous representing New York City, and the New York Yankees.
• "Black and Yellow (Mike Tomlin)" by Wale, in reference to the Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin.
• "Yeah Carmelo" by Maino, in reference to Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks.
• "Black and Red" by Jermaine Dupri representing the Atlanta Falcons.
• "Black and Orange" by San Quinn representing the San Francisco Giants in their 2010 World Series victory.
• "White and Purple" by Chet Haze (son of actor Tom Hanks), representing Northwestern University.
• "Black and Yellow" by Tyler Ward and Crew and Cobus, a rock version.
• "Black and Ghetto" by Serius Jones describing the lifestyle of being an African American gangster.
• "Green and Purple" by Kritikal which refers to marijuana and the culture surrounding it.
• "Black and Yellow" by Chris Cobbins
• "Gold N Blue" by 6'6 240 about West Virginia University's football team the West Virginia Mountaineers.
• "Black Camaro" by T-Pain, Fabolous, Maino and Young Jeezy representing the return of the Camaro in 7 years for the 2010 Fifth Generation Camaro.
• "Byalo, Zeleno i Cherveno (White, Green, and Red)" by Big Sha ft. Sarafa, Xplicit, Konsa representing the Flag of Bulgaria. In 2012, the song caused nationwide controversy culminating in a government lawsuit against the artist, subsequently dropped in 2013.
• "Red and Yellow" by IRV DA PHENOM – a parody to the tune of the original. It was used in the "Best Friends Day" promotional of the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine.
• ”Brown and Yellow” by play-by-play announcer Tommy Maroon about the 2025 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets women’s basketball team that would win the Ohio Athletic Conference and reach the Elite Eight.

In addition, a number of freestyle versions have been released, of artists rapping over "Black and Yellow"'s instrumental track, without any overt reference to the song or to sports teams. These include versions by Crooked I (who included a chorus of "packing metal"), Donnis, Young Jeezy, Tyga, Novi Novak, and Layzie Bone and Flesh-n-Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. A Game of Thrones parody version of the song was released in 2012 representing House Baratheon, specifically Robert, Stannis, and Renly Baratheon.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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