pick up the phone

Young Thug & Travis Scott & Quavo * Track #10 On JEFFERY

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Album JEFFERY

ALBUM

Young Thug & Travis Scott

2016

pick up the phone by Young Thug & Travis Scott (Ft. Quavo)

Release Date

Fri Jun 03 2016

Performed by

Young Thug & Travis ScottQuavo

Produced by

Allen Ritter & MIKE DEAN & Ging & Vinylz

Writed by

Young Thug & Quavo & Travis Scott & Allen Ritter & Ging & MIKE DEAN & Vinylz & Starrah

About

“Pick Up the Phone” details Travis, Thug and Quavo’s unfortunate situation. While they all want to be faithful and stay committed to this girl, she won’t show her love in return, refusing to pick up the phone—even while she’s not busy.

“Pick Up the Phone” is a bonus track off Young Thug’s mixtape,...

pick up the phone Lyrics

[Intro: Young Thug & Starrah]
Yeah
Oh, yeah, uh
Ooh, Thugger, yeah
Yeah
Travis Scott
Thugger, Thugger, baby
Yeah

[Verse 1: Travis Scott]
I pour a four up (Ooh, ooh)
I call your ho up (Yeah)
Just to fuck her and show her (Just to fuck)
I just went got my dough up (I just went got my dough up)
Pullin' off and I'm gone (Skrrt-skrrt)
Then I go and pour four up (Then I go and pour four)
Then I roll up that roll-up (Roll up, roll up)
Then I'm callin' your ho up (Callin' your ho up)

[Chorus: Travis Scott]
(Like, "Brrt")
Pick up the phone, baby (Yeah, ooh, like, "Brrt")
I know you're home, baby (Ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (Zoned out, straight up)
I just poured up a four, baby (Pour it up, yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus: Travis Scott & Young Thug]
Never will I cheat on you (Yeah)
Never will I commit treason
Blowin' a bag on you (Yeah)
Do all of that for no reason
I'ma pull up MR2 (Ooh, yeah)
Hittin' the block and I'm bleedin'
Throwing that Rollie on you (Yeah)
I like the way it be freezin', yeah

[Chorus: Travis Scott]
(Like, "Brrt")
Pick up the phone, baby (Ooh, like, "Brrt")
I know you're home, baby (Ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (Zoned out, straight up)
I just poured up a four, baby (Pour it up, yeah, yeah)

[Verse 2: Young Thug]
Pour up a four of that Actavis (Act')
Lean like my motherfuckin' granny did (Woo)
Super Bowl ring with big-body Benz (Hey)
I stacked it up, now I'm just better-livin' (Cash)
Got screws in my mouth, I'm just preppin' it (Ha)
I'm fucking this cash, I'm not celibate (Ha)
I'm packin' it out like a reverend (Whoa)
I need all this cash, I got hella kids (Woo)
I'ma play dumb and get left in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
Back the fuck up, you too little (Whoa, whoa)
Hit 'em with three like I'm Miller (Yeah, yeah)
I don't talk to no man in the middle (Uh-uh)
I don't talk to no man, I'm just kiddin' (I swear)
But I did pay my sister's tuition (Woo)
I feel lucky, I should play the lottery (Yeah)
Walkin' off with it like Sonny Liston (Whoa)
Mama told me I'm her brightest star (Yeah)
Mama told me don't hate on the law (Ow)
Because everybody got a job (What?)
Because everybody wan' be a star (Real shit, real shit)
Please believe every motherfucker around here wan' be a part (Swear, swear, swear)
She gon' do anything in her power to be with ya boy

[Chorus: Travis Scott]
(Like, "Brrt")
Pick up the phone, baby (Ooh, like, "Brrt")
I know you're home, baby (Ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (Zoned out, straight up)
I just poured up a four, baby (Pour it up, yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus: Young Thug & Quavo]
Never will l cheat on you
Never will I commit treason
Blowin' a bag on you
Do all of that for no reason
I'ma pull up MR2
Hittin' the block and I'm bleedin'
Throwin' that Rollie on you (Ayy, ayy)
I like the way you be freezin', yeah (Quavo)

[Verse 3: Quavo]
Pick up the phone
Macaulay Culkin, baby, Home Alone (Home Alone)
I thought I was right
Then I had to man up, I was wrong (I was wrong)
I hate when we fight (Hey)
She in love with the pipe (Pipe)
I draped her up in ice, I pour my four on ice (Hey, ice, woo)
Birds in the trap sing Brian McKnight
Percocet and codeine, please don't take my life (My life)
She had a dream with Céline so I bought it twice (Céline)
Young nigga make it right back tonight
Girl, you're so cute and your ass is nice
Drinkin' on four and I'm shootin' dice
Wrist polar bear, Klondike (Brr)
And I'm loving all races (All races)
Hell nah, I don't discriminize (No)
Drinkin' on clean, sanitize (Drank)
Ostrich seats with the frog eyes (Skrrt)
If I ever call your phone, baby (Brrt)
Best believe it's only one time (Brrt)

[Chorus: Travis Scott]
(Like, "Brrt")
Pick up the phone, baby (Ooh, like, "Brrt")
I know you're home, baby (Ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (Zoned out, straight up)
I just poured up a four, baby (Pour it up, yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus: Young Thug]
Never will l cheat on you
Never will I commit treason
Blowin' a bag on you
Do all of that for no reason
I'ma pull up MR2
Hittin' the block and I'm bleedin'
Throwin' that Rollie on you
I like the way you be freezin', yeah

[Outro: Travis Scott]
(Like, "Brrt")
Pick up the phone, baby (Like, "Brrt")
(Like, "Brrt")
I'm in the zone, baby
Pick up the phone, baby (Like, "Brrt")
(Like, "Brrt")
I'm in the zone, baby

pick up the phone Q&A

Who wrote pick up the phone's ?

pick up the phone was written by Young Thug & Quavo & Travis Scott & Allen Ritter & Ging & MIKE DEAN & Vinylz & Starrah.

Who produced pick up the phone's ?

pick up the phone was produced by Allen Ritter & MIKE DEAN & Ging & Vinylz.

When did Young Thug & Travis Scott release pick up the phone?

Young Thug & Travis Scott released pick up the phone on Fri Jun 03 2016.

When was the video released?

The video was released on August 12, 2016.

Where to listen to Birds?

Given the collaborative nature of the song, “Pick Up the Phone” appears on Travis Scott’s album, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, and Young Thug’s JEFFERY, both of which are available on:
-Apple Music
-Spotify
-iTunes
-Tidal

What did Young Thug & Travis Scott say about "pick up the phone"?

In a interview with Billboard Travis said that Quavo’s “Birds in the trap” line inspired the title for the album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight.

The title came from me, Quavo and Thug working on “Pick Up The Phone.” Young Quavius was rapping, bouncing off ideas, and I was letting him know the sto...

Have there been any major performances of Pick Up the Phone?

Travis Scott, Young Thug & Quavo performed Pick Up the Phone at the 2016 BET Awards. All three together again and performed the song together at a stop for the Astroworld Tour in Los Angeles, CA.

On which other songs have Quavo & Travis Scott collabed?

Travis and Quavo have collaborated on a total of four songs, including “Oh My Dis Side”, “Oh Me Oh My”, “Champions” & “Quintana (Remix).”

Was there any controversy surrounding the release?

The song was released June 3rd on Travis Scott’s Soundcloud, but was taken down 6 hours later. In the caption on his Soundcloud (before it was taken down), Travis stated:

This song was suppose to go to iTunes but labels are making this more complicated than it actually need to be this was gona be m...

Was the song teased leading up to the release?

This song was originally played on an April 7, 2016 stop during Rihanna’s ANTi Tour, and then played again at a club a couple days after the ANTi Tour.

Additionally, Mike Dean previewed the song on his Periscope, where he showed himself mixing and mastering the song.

Have Young Thug and Travis Scott collaborated before?

This is the fifth official collaboration between Travis Scott and Young Thug, following Rodeo standout “Maria I’m Drunk,” the Soundcloud single “Nothing But Net,” and Days Before Rodeo’s “Skyfall” and “Mamacita.”

Why does "Pick Up the Phone" appear on two albums?

Young Thug and Travis Scott are both listed as the main artist, giving them equal rights to place the song on their own studio album. Due to its success, it’s likely they added the song to both of their albums in hopes of adding sales.

What is the RIAA certification for this single?

“pick up the phone,” received RIAA Gold on October 3rd, 2016. It was certified RIAA Platinum on January 11th, 2017, and was given 2x Platinum on May 22nd, 2017.

How did the idea of collaboration between the three come about?

The song was originally planned for Quavo and Young Thug, but as Travis heard them recording this song in the studio, he hopped on it, but he also wrote the bridge for Thug. Travis and Quavo are no strangers as they have collaborated before on “Oh My Dis Side” from Travis' Rodeo.

How did this song perform on the charts?

“pick up the phone” debuted at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 3rd, 2016 and peaked at #43 during the week of September 24th, 2016.

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