Annihilate (song)

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"Annihilate"
Song by Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne and Offset
from the album Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
ReleasedJune 2, 2023
Length3:51
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"Annihilate" on YouTube

"Annihilate" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin and American rappers Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, and Offset. It was released through Boominati Worldwide and Republic Records as the opening track from Metro's first soundtrack album, which was for the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , on June 2, 2023. Produced by Metro himself, Mike Dean, and Prince85, the three wrote it alongside the three rappers and Jozzy. A lyric video was released four days later, however, the song was cut down to end after Swae's final chorus.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

Production

On "Annihilate", Metro's drums and samples combine with fellow producer Mike Dean's synthesizers. [1] Metro and Dean have had a prolific partnership for many years, dating back to when they both produced Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1 by Kanye West, which was the song that catapulted Metro into stardom. This is the first time Dean produced for a song with Metro being the lead artist. Dean's producer tag "MWA Music" can heard at near the end of the song. The song also features a sample from the movie at the end of the song with Gwen Stacy introducing Miles Morales to the Spider-Society saying:

Miles: This is unbelievable

Gwen: This is the lobby

Miles: Oh

Gwen: Welcome to Spider Society

The sample further makes the song stand out as an intro for the soundtrack.

Lyrics

Swae Lee sings the chorus and has his own verse at the end, while Lil Wayne and Offset also rap their own verses. [2] All three rappers make references to the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse throughout the song. Right before Wayne starts his verse, a lighter flick can be heard. The lighter flick sound effect is a staple to Wayne's brand and can also be heard on numerous songs either made by him or featured him. Wayne starts making references to Spider-Man during his verse rapping: "Weezy Carter, I'm 'bout to go Peter Parker / I'm Spider-Man, if he ain't me, he just a creepy crawler". [3] He makes these references in each line that he raps like: "Tunechi spark the lighter, pull up in a new Ferrari Spider. Spider web necklace with the diamonds, She'll turn into Spider-Woman if I bite her". At the ending of his verse rapping "Since I was an itsy bitsy spider, They've been tryna wash the spider out, I got spiders crawlin' out your mouth, Spider-Verse", he obviously makes a reference to the nursery rhyme Itsy Bitsy Spider, putting himself in the shoes of the spider saying people have been trying to wash him out. He also references the fact that every line in his verse has a spider themed reference and that he says spider 8 times, which is how many legs a spider has, thus making his verse a 'Spider-Verse"

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Annihilate"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 33
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [5] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 23
France (SNEP) [7] 166
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] 30
India International Singles (IMI) [9] 16
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 34
Portugal (AFP) [12] 142
Singapore (RIAS) [13] 16
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [14] 60
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 59
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [16] 29
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 44
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 14

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Annihilate"
Chart (2023)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [19] 100

Certifications

Certifications for "Annihilate"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [21] Gold20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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