Black and Yellow" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa from his third studio album, Rolling Papers. It was released on February 15, 2011, as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Khalifa, along with Stargate, who produced it. It was released as a CD single in honor of Record Store Day.[1] The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Wiz Khalifa's first and so far only number-one single in the US.[2]
Despite many assuming the song is a reference to the colors of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the song is actually about Khalifa's black-and-yellow striped car.[3] However, Khalifa has stated that he bought a car in those colors because of his allegiance to Pittsburgh and the Steelers.[3] The music video for the song made the connection explicit, showing various iconic views of Pittsburgh. In the year after it was released, "Black and Yellow" spawned dozens of remixes, parodies and remakes, mostly in tribute to other sports teams across various sports, both in the US and internationally.[4][5][6]