Esskeetit

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"Esskeetit"
Lil Pump - Esskeetit.png
Single by Lil Pump
from the album Harverd Dropout
ReleasedApril 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
RecordedDecember 2017
Genre
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Pump singles chronology
"I Shyne"
(2018)
"Esskeetit"
(2018)
"Welcome to the Party"
(2018)
Music video
Esskeetit on YouTube

"Esskeetit" (sometimes stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Lil Pump. The single and its music video were released on April 13, 2018. [1] Written and produced alongside CBMix, the song debuted and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]

Contents

Background and release

The first snippet of the song was posted to Lil Pump's official Twitter account on February 6, 2018 . [3] Pump previewed the song and its music video multiple times on Twitter and Instagram, originally intended to be released on April 8, 2018. [4] However, its release was pushed back to April 13 due to copyright issues. The song takes its title from Pump's signature phrase. Lyrically, the song references drugs including Ecstasy (or X) and Actavis, along with luxury brands including Porsche, and Patek Phillipe, among others.[ citation needed ]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Pump himself along with Ben Griffin, was premiered with its release. As of February 2023, the video has received over 530 million views on YouTube. [5]

Live performance

On May 24, 2018, Pump performed "Esskeetit" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [7] 14
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [8] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 25
France (SNEP) [10] 103
Hungary (Single Top 40) [11] 6
Hungary (Stream Top 40) [12] 34
Italy (FIMI) [13] 84
New Zealand Heatseeker (RMNZ) [14] 5
Portugal (AFP) [15] 40
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 74
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 74
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 89
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 16
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [20] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [21] 75

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [22] Gold25,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [23] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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