Butterfly Effect (Travis Scott song)

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"Butterfly Effect"
Travis Scott Butterfly Effect.jpg
Single by Travis Scott
from the album Astroworld
ReleasedMay 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
Recorded2017
Genre Experimental hip hop
Length3:11
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Love Galore"
(2017)		"Butterfly Effect"
(2017)		"Portland"
(2017)
Music video
"Butterfly Effect" on YouTube

"Butterfly Effect" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released by Epic Records on May 15, 2017, as the lead single from Scott's third studio album, Astroworld (2018). The song was written by Scott with Murda Beatz and Felix Leone.

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Background

During a performance in Portsmouth, Virginia on May 4, 2017, Scott hinted at the release of new music in a freestyle. Scott can be heard saying: "Dropping new music in a few days. Bout to go crazy for a few days." [1] The song was released alongside two other songs from Scott on SoundCloud, including "A Man" and "Green & Purple", which featured American rapper Playboi Carti. [2] [3]

Reception

Lawrence Burney of Vice magazine said: "'Butterfly Effect' is textbook slurred Scott number, with backing vocals that sounds eerily similar to Migos' 'Slippery.'" [4] Madeline Roth of MTV said the song is "hazy" and "low-key". [5] Similarly, Tom Breihan of Stereogum said: "'Butterfly Effect' is low-key and melodic, with some sharp production from Drake collaborator Murda Beatz." [6]

"Butterfly Effect" debuted at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 17, 2017, and peaked at number 50 following the release of Astroworld. [7] The single was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of 4,000,000 units in the United States.

Music video

The music video was released on July 13, 2017 via Travis Scott's Vevo channel. [8] It was directed by BRTHR, who also directed the video to Scott's "Goosebumps". [9]

Live performances

On May 17, 2017, Scott performed "Butterfly Effect" for the first time at a show in St. Louis. [10] On August 27, 2017, he performed the chorus of the song with Thirty Seconds to Mars on their song "Walk On Water" at the MTV Video Music Awards. [11] Scott also performed the song at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 12, 2017. [12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [13]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [37] Diamond250,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [38] 8× Platinum640,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [39] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [40] Platinum200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [41] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [42] Platinum50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [43] Platinum60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [44] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [45] Platinum10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [46] Gold30,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [47] Gold20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [48] Platinum20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [50] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [51] 2× Platinum4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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