Sweetest Pie

This article is about the Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa song. For the Curve song, see Cuckoo (album).

"Sweetest Pie" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa, released on March 11, 2022, through 1501 Certified and 300 Entertainment. The song serves as the lead single from Megan Thee Stallion's second studio album Traumazine.^[2]

"Sweetest Pie"
Single by Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa
from the album Traumazine
Released	March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Recorded	2021
Genre	Pop rap[1]
Length	3:21
Label	1501 Certified 300
Composer(s)	Dua Lipa Clarence Coffee Jr. Joshua Isaiah Parker Sarah Hudson Stephen Kozmeniuk Ingo Peter Schwartz Orlando Johnson Fabio Raponi
Lyricist(s)	Megan Pete Nija Aisha-Alayja Charles
Producer(s)	OG Parker Romano Platinum Library
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
"Lick" (2022) "Sweetest Pie" (2022) "Plan B" (2022)
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Sweetest Pie" (2022) "Potion" (2022)
Music video
"Sweetest Pie" on YouTube

Background, release and lyrics

In June 2021, Megan Thee Stallion expressed her admiration for Dua Lipa and her interest in doing a collaboration, referring to a viral mashup of her song "Fkn Around" (2020) with Lipa's 2020 hit "Levitating".^[3][4] Lipa responded on Instagram saying she would love to do a collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion.^[3] Megan Thee Stallion and Lipa began teasing the collaboration in February 2022 after the latter artist addressed the former as "thee sweetest pie" when sending her a pie for her birthday.^[5] That same month, Megan Thee Stallion teased that her next single would be with someone her fans might have guessed before and it was a song unexpected for her and "different".^[6][7]

On March 6, 2022, Megan Thee Stallion and Lipa formally announced their collaboration.^{[8][9][10][11]} The former released a promotional image of the two artists' faces iced onto cakes while the latter shared a 5-second snippet of the track accompanied by a video of a text conversation between the two in which they shared images of them together.^[12][13][14] They revealed the cover art and title as "Sweetest Pie" the following day.^[15] The track was released on March 11, 2022.^[16] The remixes EP by David Guetta was released on April 22.^[17]

Commercial performance

In the US, "Sweetest Pie" debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lipa's highest debut on the chart, her sixth top 20 single and Megan Thee Stallion's eighth.^[18] The song also charted in the top 20 in Canada and Ireland.^[19][20] On the UK Singles Chart, "Sweetest Pie" entered at number 31 with first-week sales of 12,344 units.^[21]

Music video

The music video for "Sweetest Pie" accompanied the song's release and was directed by Dave Meyers, with a concept created by Megan Thee Stallion.^[22] The music video is inspired by "Hansel and Gretel" by "welcoming a duo of unsuspecting men into their lair — ultimately luring them to their deaths."^[23]

Live performances

On March 15, 2022, Lipa brought out Megan Thee Stallion during her Future Nostalgia Tour at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado to perform the collaboration. This marks the first time they performed the song live together.^[24] Megan Thee Stallion also performed "Sweetest Pie" at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 22,^[25] and at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 16.^[26]

Track listing

• Digital download and streaming^[27]

1. "Sweetest Pie" – 3:21

• Digital download and streaming – David Guetta remixes^[17]

1. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta dance remix) – 2:23
2. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta festival remix) – 3:00
3. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta dance remix extended) – 3:14
4. "Sweetest Pie" (David Guetta festival remix extended) – 3:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.^[28]

• Megan Thee Stallion – vocals
• Dua Lipa – vocals
• Romano – production
• OG Parker – production
• Platinum Library – production
• Koz – additional production
• Shawn "Source" Jarrett – vocal recording engineer
• Mark Shick – vocal recording engineer
• Mike Dean – mixing, mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Sweetest Pie" Chart (2022) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[29] 24 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[30] 42 Brazil (Pop Internacional)[31] 10 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 19 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 10 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[33] 32 Croatia International (HRT)[34] 22 France (SNEP)[35] 153 Germany (GfK)[36] 76 Global 200 (Billboard)[37] 12 Greece International (IFPI)[38] 35 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[39] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 14 Lithuania (AGATA)[40] 49 Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[41] 35 Netherlands (Single Tip)[42] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[43] 33 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[44] 17 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[45] 61 Portugal (AFP)[46] 69 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[47] 24 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[48] 69 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[49] 100 South Africa (TOSAC)[50] 85 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[51] 59 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] 54 UK Singles (OCC)[53] 31 US Billboard Hot 100[54] 15 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[55] 24 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[56] 6 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[57] 3 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[58] 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[59] 8 Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[60] 35

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "Sweetest Pie" Chart (2022) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[61] 79 Global 200 (Billboard)[62] 186 US Billboard Hot 100[63] 62 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[64] 23 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[65] 42 2023 year-end chart performance for "Sweetest Pie" Chart (2023) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[66] 95

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Sweetest Pie"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[67]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[68]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[69]	Platinum	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[70]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[71]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[72]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[73]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Sweetest Pie"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Version(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	March 11, 2022	CD digital download streaming	Original	1501 Certified 300	[74]
		Digital download streaming
Italy		Radio airplay		Warner	[75]
United States	March 14, 2022	Adult contemporary radio		1501 Certified 300	[76]
	March 15, 2022	Contemporary hit radio			[77]
		Rhythmic contemporary radio			[78]
Various	April 22, 2022	Digital download streaming	David Guetta remixes		[17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2023	Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award	Collaboration	Won