Wheelie (song)
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| Single by Latto featuring 21 Savage | ||||
| from the album 777 | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2022 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"Wheelie" is a song by American rapper Latto featuring British-American rapper 21 Savage. It was released on March 11, 2022, through RCA Records, as the third single from Latto's second studio album, 777 (2022).
Background and release
[edit]In September 2021, Latto released "Big Energy" as the lead single of her then-upcoming sophomore album 777. The song became her first top-40 hit in the United States.[1] In November 2021, Latto released the track "Soufside", along with the track's music video.[2] "Wheelie" is Latto's second collaboration with 21 Savage; the first was "Pull Up", from Latto's debut album Queen of da Souf.[3]
In February 2022, Latto teased the song on her Instagram account.[4] She then posted a video on TikTok, hinting at who would be featured on the song. She said in the video that the featured artist was "a parent, a diamond-certified act, and a previous Met Gala attendee". Certain social media users theorized that the artist in question was Cardi B or Nicki Minaj, but Latto confirmed that the artist was a male, later announcing that the featured artist would be 21 Savage, along with the song's release date and cover art. "Wheelie" was released on March 11, 2022, as the second single from 777.[3]
Composition and reception
[edit]The song contains a sample from the Three 6 Mafia song "Slob on my Knob".[1] The song has been described as "raunchy" and contains a "booming bass line".[5] Latto and 21 Savage exchange sexual innuendos and make usage of ad-libs on the song.[6] The song is about how "players" are unable to handle Latto's "sexual energy".[7] The lyrics to "Wheelie" were described as "boastful" by a reviewer at Uproxx.[8]
Consequence named "Wheelie" the "best rap song of the week".[1] Robby Seabrook of XXL also called the track one of the "best new songs of the week".[9] Grace Powers, for Music Daily, called 21 Savage's contributions to the song "underwhelming", and remarked that "he sounds uninterested".[5] Lauren Floyd felt that Latto used the "Slob on my Knob" sample "just for empty recognition".[10]
Music video
[edit]The music video for "Wheelie" was directed by Colin Tilley.[3] In it, Latto performs the vehicular maneuver known as a wheelie on a motorcycle around Atlanta, while driving on a highway. In another section of the music video, Latto dances in a parking lot filled with cars, and shows off a "custom-made, diamond studded" cryptocurrency wallet made by American jeweler Greg Yuna.[11][12] In a later part of the clip, Latto dances on a bed inside the fictional "Big Latto Mattress Store".[13]
Wongo Okon of Uproxx called the video "thrilling".[8]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from Spotify.[14][15]
- Latto – performer, songwriter
- 21 Savage – performer, songwriter
- Hollywood Cole – songwriter, producer
- Sage Skolfield – songwriter, producer
- Sean Solymar – songwriter, producer
- Jocelyn Donald – songwriter
- Joshua Goods – songwriter
- Markus Randle – songwriter
- DJ Paul – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
- Jordan Houston – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2022) | Peak
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] | 35 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rap Song of the Week: Latto pops a "Wheelie" with 21 Savage". Consequence. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Latto Drops Off New Single 'Soufside': Listen". HipHop-N-More. 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ a b c "Latto Shares Video for 21 Savage-Assisted Track "Wheelie"". Complex. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Latto 'Wheelie' Single Ignites A TikTok Dance Challenge - & It Hasn't Dropped Yet". HipHopDX. 2022-02-09. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ a b Powers, Grace (2022-03-14). "Latto and 21 Savage Get Racy on "Wheelie"". Music Daily. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (2022-03-11). "First Stream: New Music From Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa, Lil Durk and More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "New Music Friday: The Chainsmokers, Alanis Morissette, Kygo, Jennifer Lopez, Ava Max and Latto". 97.9 WRMF. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ a b "Latto And 21 Savage's 'Wheelie' Video Is A Boastful Effort". UPROXX. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Seabrook, Robby. "The 13 Best New Songs This Week". XXL Mag. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Floyd, Lauren (2022-05-04). "Review - Latto '777' Shows She's Still Developing But Carves A Seat At The Rap Table". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Latto Taps 21 Savage for Motorcycle-Filled "Wheelie" Video". HYPEBEAST. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Latto and 21 Savage Teams Up On a New Hot Single 'Wheelie'". Out Now Magazine. 2022-03-14. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "LATTO FT. 21 SAVAGE "WHEELIE" - HiphopMag". hiphopmag.co. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Wheelie" by Latto (featuring 21 Savage) Archived 2022-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Spotify. To view the song's credits, go to the options button (three vertical dots) and press "Show credits".
- ^ "Slob on my Nob" by Three 6 Mafia and Tear Up Da Club Thugs (featuring Project Pat) Archived 2022-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Spotify. To view the song's credits, go to the options button (three vertical dots) and press "Show credits".
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Latto Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2023.