In Ha Mood

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"In Ha Mood"
Ice Spice - In Ha Mood.jpg
Single by Ice Spice
from the EP Like..?
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2023
Recorded2022
Length2:09
Label
Songwriter(s) Isis Gaston
Producer(s) RiotUSA
Ice Spice singles chronology
"Bikini Bottom"
(2022)
"In Ha Mood"
(2023)
"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
(2023)
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"In Ha Mood" on YouTube

"In Ha Mood" is a song by American rapper Ice Spice. Produced by RiotUSA, it was released on January 6, 2023 by 10K Projects and Capitol Records.

Contents

Background and release

On December 21, 2022, Ice Spice first teased her single on a TikTok video, which amassed views from her fans. [1] Four days later, Ice Spice premiered "In Ha Mood" on YouTube and SoundCloud. That same day American rapper Chance the Rapper took to his Instagram story to question if the song's lyric: "He a rapper but don't get a chance" was a reference to him. Ice Spice later clarified that the lyrics were unrelated to the rapper. [2]

Composition

"In Ha Mood" was produced by RiotUSA, Ice Spice's regular producer. Co-Produced by CEO Mark Savage [3] In the song, Ice Spice speaks about a man attempting to persuade her to stay with him, despite her desire to go to parties and enjoy herself. She also continues to flaunt her popularity when she steps out of her comfort zone. [1]

Music video

On January 16, 2023, she was seen recording the music video to "In Ha Mood" in The Bronx after initially planning to record the music video to her song "Gangsta Boo" with American rapper Lil Tjay which was interrupted by the latter's arrest during the video shoot. [4] On January 28, 2023, she released the music video to her song. [5] The video was directed by Oliver Cannon and Chris Villa. In it, the Bronx drill rapper can be seen cruising around New York in a Jeep and rapping along to the song while shooting a wintery promo. [6]

Live performances

Ice Spice debuted the first-televised performance of the song during her appearance for Saturday Night Live on October 14, 2023.

The performance received split criticism; with some praising the dancers, while others criticized the background effects and the artist’s lack of energy.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "In Ha Mood"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [20] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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