▁feature ▁K aty ▁Perry , ▁but ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released , ▁this ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁feature ▁Mar oon ▁ 5 ' s ▁Adam ▁Lev ine , ▁who ▁was ▁hosting ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁the ▁same ▁night , ▁and ▁K end rick ▁L amar , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁requested ▁N BC ▁to ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁Digital ▁Short ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁many ▁sk its . ▁The ▁premi ere ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁SN L ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁temporary ▁return ▁of ▁L on ely ▁Island ▁front man ▁Andy ▁Sam berg , ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁the ▁year ▁before , ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁appearance ▁of ▁The ▁L on ely ▁Island ▁for ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Release ▁" Y O LO " ▁deb uted ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁as ▁a ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁Digital ▁Short ▁on ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁sketch ▁comedy ▁television ▁series ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live , ▁which ▁saw ▁Lev ine ▁and ▁L amar ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁and ▁musical ▁guest , ▁respectively . ▁Although ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁and ▁single ▁itself ▁were ▁released ▁a ▁day ▁earlier ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁no ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁until ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁air ing . ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁further ▁countries ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 . ▁ ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁named ▁it ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁best ▁song ▁of ▁ 2 0