Handstand (song)

"Handstand" is two minutes and fifty seconds long. The song begins with a hook, with vocals from all of the performers. French Montana then provides the first verse. Rap-Up suggested that one line of the song was inspired by "Project B!#$h" from the soundtrack of the 2000 drama film ''Baller Blockin', performed by Cash Money Millionaires members Big Tymers, Lil Wayne and Juvenile. The Source''s Shawn Grant called it a "twerkable chant over sleek music". Regina Cho of Revolt dubbed it as the album's "stand-out" song, similarly to Grant who said that it is amongst the "best" tracks on They Got Amnesia. ==Release and commercial performance==

On November 8, 2021, French Montana shared the track listing for his fourth studio album They Got Amnesia, unveiling "Handstand" as its eighth track. The album was initially scheduled to be released on November 12, but was postponed for a week. The "Handstand" music video was not finished at this time. On November 16, French Montana previewed a snippet of Doja Cat's verse of "Handstand" on Instagram. Bad Boy Records and Epic Records issued the song to American rhythmic contemporary radio on November 23, 2021. On December 17, Sony Music sent the track to Italian radio airplay. During the debut radio week, "Handstand" became the most added song to urban contemporary panels, It also generated over seven million streams throughout first three weeks of its release. On the Rhythmic ranking, it was placed at number 21, being French Montana's 26th, Doja Cat's 12th, and Saweetie's eighth entry to the chart. In New Zealand, it entered the Hot Singles chart at number 40. ==Music video==

writer Brenna Ehrlich of the 1968 film Barbarella''. The music video for "Handstand" was directed by Edgar Esteves and Jon Primo. It was sponsored by Russian vodka brand Beluga and mobile shopping app NTWRK. The video is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where the rappers are fighting armed people on the street. The clip ends with French Montana showing off a non-fungible token (NFT). Bethy Squires from Vulture wrote that "other iconic hip-hop videos have placed themselves in a Thunderdome-like future, (...) but none of these videos, stunning though they are, had the boldness of vision to imagine a world where the only connection to the civilization we once knew is sponcon." ==Credits==

These credits have been adapted from Tidal. • French Montana – lead artist, rap, songwriting • Doja Cat – lead artist, rap, songwriting • Saweetie – featured artist, rap, songwriting • Big Pun – songwriting • Julian Garfield – songwriting • Younglord – songwriting • Hitmaka – songwriting, production • Darryl Clemons – songwriting • Kevin Price – songwriting • Jaucquez Lowe – songwriting • Pooh Beatz – production • Go Grizzly – production • London Jae – production • MIXX – engineering • Mike Dean – mixing, mastering ==Charts==