"THIS" IS PLATINUM

Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” has gone platinum. The RIAA bestowed the honor on Gambino after the song sold more 1.3m track equivalents in the U.S.

The Hiro Murai-directed video for “This Is America” has garnered more than 216m views since its release and is currently #1 on YouTube’s U.S. Top Music Videos and U.S. Top Songs. The video tied for the fifth fastest music video to reach 100m views in YouTube history, reaching the mark in less than nine days.

RCA reports “This is America” has sold 2.6m track equivalents worldwide.