Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)

"Savage"
Limited edition CD and vinyl cover. Other copies feature the same artwork with a blue background.
Single by Megan Thee Stallion
from the EP Suga
Released	April 7, 2020
Recorded	2019
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:36
Label	1501 Certified 300
Songwriter(s)	Megan Pete Anthony White Bobby Session Jr.
Producer(s)	J. White Did It
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
"Freak" (2020) "Savage" (2020) "Savage Remix" (2020)
Lyric video
"Savage" on YouTube
Major Lazer remix cover

"Savage" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on March 6, 2020, as part of her EP Suga and later sent to US contemporary hit radio on April 7, 2020, by 1501 Certified Entertainment and 300 Entertainment as the third single from the EP. The song was written by the artist with Bobby Sessions, Akeasha Boodie, and producer J. White Did It. It went viral on video-sharing app TikTok, with people performing the "Savage" dance challenge during the song's chorus.

A remix featuring Beyoncé was surprise-released on April 29, 2020, and included on Megan's debut album Good News (2020). "Savage Remix" was met with widespread critical acclaim with praise for Megan and Beyoncé's chemistry and various delivery styles, as well as for fully transforming the song with new verses. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 26, 2020, becoming Megan Thee Stallion's first and Beyoncé's seventh number-one single on the chart.

The remix was critics' second-best song of 2020, with publications such as The New York Times, Slate, and The Ringer placing the song at number one on their year-end lists. The remix received two awards at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. It was also nominated for Record of the Year. The song and its remix were met with global success, reaching the top ten in UK and Australia, top twenty in Canada, Portugal, Denmark and New Zealand, top thirty in France, Singapore and Austria and top forty in Germany. The song is certified gold in Italy, France and Poland, platinum in Brazil, and quadruple platinum in the US.