"Mmm Yeah" is a song by American pop singer Austin Mahone from his second EPThe Secret. The song was released as the second and final single from the EP on January 26, 2014. The song features vocals from Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. The song was released in the United States as a digital download on January 26, 2014. The song's chorus samples the song "Nu Nu" by Lidell Townsell. The song peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Mmm Yeah" is a dance-pop song which contains a "swirling" production, funk-influenced trumpets, a percussion-heavy four on the floorelectropop beat, and influences of Chicago house, hip hop, and Latin music.[1][2][3][4][5] It is written in the key of F♯ minor. The track heavily samples lyrics from Lidell Townsell's 1992 single "Nu Nu", especially in the chorus. Lyrically, the song speaks of being rejected by an attractive woman walking down a street: "We can do whatever/ Do whatever we want/ When she walked past me I said 'hey, hey, hey' So tell me where you from where you want to go/ She walked past me like I ain't say a word".[2]
The official music video was released on March 13, 2014, featuring Pitbull. It was directed by Gil Green, who previously worked with Mahone for his "Banga! Banga!" music video. Throughout the video, Mahone and Pitbull are shown dancing with girls inside a moving room on a static floor with speakers and a couch, a concept reminiscent of the 1996 video for "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai.[7][8] This music video was certified in the digital platform Vevo on February 3, 2015, and it's Mahone's second Vevo Certified.
"Mmm Yeah" debuted at number 60 on the BillboardHot 100 on the week of February 8, 2014,[9] and eventually peaked at number 49, resulting in the song becoming Mahone's highest-charting single on the chart, surpassing "What About Love". The song has also reached number 19 on the BillboardPop Songs chart. On June 16, 2014, "Mmm Yeah" became Mahone's first single to enter the Australian Singles chart, entering at 39. It also reached number 1 on the BillboardHeatseeker Songs chart.[10] The single was certified gold as expressed by Mahone on his official Twitter account on the 6th May 2014.[11] The song sold 193,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan as of March 2014.[12]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
