"Just Wanna Rock" | ||||
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Single by Lil Uzi Vert | ||||
from the album Pink Tape | ||||
Released | October 17, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
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Length | 2:03 | |||
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Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology | ||||
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"Just Wanna Rock" on YouTube |
"Just Wanna Rock" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released as the lead single for their third studio album Pink Tape (2023) through Atlantic Records and Generation Now on October 17, 2022. Uzi wrote the song with producers MCVertt and Synthetic. They previously teased it on the video-sharing app TikTok, where the song gained over 500 million views. [4]
During the entirety of her Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé incorporated "Just Wanna Rock" during a dance break while performing "Diva".
"Just Wanna Rock" is an uptempo Jersey club song. [5] It sees "Uzi chanting frantically over a synthy, queasy high-BPM beat". [6] The song includes a heavy beat with one short verse and a chorus that is barely above a whisper. [7]
The official music video was filmed in New York City in November 2022 and released on November 18, 2022. It was directed by Gibson Harazard, who worked with Woods in the past. The video features AMP members Kai Cenat and Fanum, upcoming Philly rapper 2Rare and Drew Jeeezy, who popularized the dance and it went viral on TikTok. [8]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [33] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [34] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [35] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [36] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [37] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [39] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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