Gangsta (Kehlani song)

"Gangsta" is a song by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. It serves as the fourth and final single from the Suicide Squad soundtrack. The song was released on August 1, 2016 by Atlantic Records and was written by Kehlani, Myron Birdsong, Skylar Grey, Andrew Swanson and JMIKE, with the latter two also producing the song.^[2] Lyrically the song speaks to their desire for a gangster's love for them referring to the relationship between The Joker and Harley Quinn in the movie from the latter's point of view. The song is also featured on the deluxe edition of SweetSexySavage.

"Gangsta"
Single by Kehlani
from the album Suicide Squad: The Album and SweetSexySavage (deluxe edition)
Released	August 1, 2016
Recorded	2016
Studio	Atlantic Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Alternative R&B
Length	2:57
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Kehlani Parrish Skylar Grey[1] Andrew Swanson Jeremy Coleman Jason Evigan Jacob Luttrell
Producer(s)	JMIKE Djemba Djemba
Kehlani singles chronology
"Distraction" (2016) "Gangsta" (2016) "Keep On" (2017)
Suicide Squad singles chronology
"Purple Lamborghini" (2016) "Gangsta" (2016) "Standing in the Rain" (2016)
Music video
"Gangsta" on YouTube

Music video

The music video premiered in August 2016 on Kehlani's YouTube account. In the video Kehlani is seen in places making multiple references to the movie. They start lying in a room of broken glass next to the bat Harley uses in the movie, swimming in a pool of water similar to acid Harley dives into, performing aerial acrobatics on the ceiling, dancing in a club for a love interest who looks similar to the Joker with green hair, tattoos and purple clothes and finally meeting that love interest outside. This is intercut with scenes from the movie showing the relationship of Harley and the Joker.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	61
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	37
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[6]	56
France (SNEP)[7]	81
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	76
Italy (FIMI)[9]	66
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	2
Portugal (AFP)[11]	49
Scotland (OCC)[12]	41
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13]	39
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	57
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16]	12
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	41
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19]	84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Gold	40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[21]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[22]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[24]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.