Canceled (song)

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"Canceled"
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Single by Larray
ReleasedOctober 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)
Length2:52
Label Homemade Projects
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Canceled" on YouTube

"Canceled" is a song by American YouTuber Larray. It was released on October 18, 2020. The song is a comedic diss track aimed at various social media stars. The song was produced by Taz Taylor, Pharaoh Vice, and S.Diesel.

Contents

Background and composition

The majority of the song is backed by a pitch-shifted sample from American rapper Tay-K's "The Race". [1] The song serves as a diss track to many of those mentioned in the song, [2] including Shane Dawson, Tana Mongeau, and the Dolan Twins. [3] [4]

Music video

The music video was released on the same day as the song. It was directed and edited by JakeTheShooter and Larray. [5]

Controversy

Roughly a week after the release, Larray addressed backlash he received from the track on TikTok about supposedly "normalizing child grooming", [6] stating:

In the video, I made some jokes and I stated some facts, and there's a huge difference between the two ... I find it ironic that I'm being called out for the Tony Lopez situation, which wasn't a joke, when the entire TikTok community was doing the same thing. [7]

Chart performance

The song reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Larray's first entry on the chart. [8] It also charted at number 34 on the magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at 96 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Charts

Chart performance for "Canceled"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 96
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [11] 34

Certifications

Certifications for "Canceled"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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