Party on Fifth Ave.

"Party on Fifth Ave."
Single by Mac Miller
from the album Blue Slide Park
Released	October 28, 2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:53
Label	Rostrum
Writer(s)	Hank Ballard, Malcolm McCormick, Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, Charles Spurling
Producer(s)	ID Labs
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Mac Miller singles chronology
"Frick Park Market" (2011) "Party on Fifth Ave." (2011) "Middle Finger" (2012)
Music video "Party on Fifth Ave" on YouTube

"Party on Fifth Ave." is a song by American hip hop artist Mac Miller, and the second single from his debut album Blue Slide Park. The I.D. Labs-produced track was released digitally on October 28, 2011 along with an accompanying music video.

Background

"Party on Fifth Ave." features a sample of the main loop from DJ Mark the 45 King's 1987 song "The 900 Number". The same loop was used by DJ Kool for his single "Let Me Clear My Throat" in 1996.^[1] The original source of the loop is Marva Whitney's 1967 funky soul track "Unwind Yourself."

The song's music video features Mac Miller and his crew dressed as elderly men, complete with mobility scooters and canes. The video was directed by Ian Wolfson.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Party on Fifth Ave." (Explicit)	2:53
2.	"Party on Fifth Ave." (Clean)	2:53

Chart performance

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #64 on November 10, as well as reaching #4 on the Top Heatseekers charts respectively.^[3]

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2011–12) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 64 US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard) 4

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Party On Fifth Ave. - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
2. "MAC MILLER - PARTY ON FIFTH AVE". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
3. "Mac Miller’s "Party On 5th Ave." Debuts At #64 On Billboard’s Hot 100". MacMiller.org - The Most Dope Fan Site. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
4. "Mac Miller – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Mac Miller.
5. "American single certifications – Mac Miller – Party On Fifth Ave.". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH