Black and Yellow

Did You Know?

• The song earned Wiz Khalifa his first Grammy nominations, for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance at the 2012 ceremony.
• A rock version of the song was made by Tyler Ward and Crew and Cobus.

Music video

Bill Paladino directed the music video, which was filmed in Pittsburgh. It shows landmarks such as the U.S. Steel Tower, BNY Mellon Center, PPG Place, and the Three Sisters bridges. The video prominently features the Terrible Towel and Pittsburgh Pirates apparel, and was recorded on Chatsworth Avenue in Pittsburgh.

In popular culture

The song appeared in the soundtrack for the 2011 film Footloose. A 2012 Madden NFL 13 commercial showed Paul Rudd singing it while playing as the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jimmy Kimmel Live! featured a skit with ASL interpreters performing the song in 2014. It was used in trailers for The Lego Batman Movie and as an anthem by the Satudarah motorcycle club.

Remixes

The official remix, "Black & Yellow (G-Mix)", features Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, and T-Pain, with a new verse by Wiz Khalifa. It leaked on December 12, 2010, and was officially released on December 16, 2010; a video followed on January 8, 2011. A T-Pain-only remix, "Black & Yellow (T-Mix)", included his verse later used on the official version. An anime fan remix combined the song with Hidamari Sketch's opening music. A Malaysian remix titled "Harimau Malaya" was created for the national football team.

Remakes and freestyles

Numerous remakes were made, mostly for sports teams. "Purp & Yellow" by The Game, Snoop Dogg, and YG represented the Los Angeles Lakers; a DJ Skee remix added a rock backing track and a music video featuring Lakers members, with an extended mix including Kendrick Lamar, Joe Moses, and Thurzday. "Rossonero (Red and Black)" by Denny La Home and Jake La Furia was an Italian version for AC Milan. "Green and Yellow" by Lil Wayne honored the Green Bay Packers, who beat the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Other remakes include "White and Navy" by Fabolous for the New York Yankees, "Black and Yellow (Mike Tomlin)" by Wale, "Black and Red" by Jermaine Dupri for the Atlanta Falcons, "Black and Orange" by San Quinn for the San Francisco Giants, "White and Purple" by Chet Haze for Northwestern University, and "Gold N Blue" by 6'6 240 for West Virginia University. "Black and Ghetto" by Serius Jones described African American gangster life, while "Green and Purple" by Kritikal referenced marijuana. "Black Camaro" by T-Pain, Fabolous, Maino, and Young Jeezy celebrated the return of the Camaro. "Byalo, Zeleno i Cherveno" by Big Sha featuring others represented the Bulgarian flag and sparked a government lawsuit in 2012 that was dropped in 2013. "Red and Yellow" by IRV DA PHENOM was used in a promotional video for the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine.