LVL (song)

"LVL"
Song by ASAP Rocky
from the album Long. Live. ASAP
Released	January 15, 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Cloud rap experimental hip hop [1] psychedelia
Length	3:40
Label	ASAP Worldwide Polo Grounds RCA
Songwriters	Rakim Mayers Michael Volpe
Producer	Clams Casino

"LVL" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky, taken from Rocky's debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013). The song, produced by Clams Casino, it contains a sample of "Amazing Thailand 01 (Demo)" by Discovery Sound. The song marks their fifth collaboration, following "Bass", "Wassup", "Leaf", and "Demons" from Rocky's 2011 mixtape Live. Love. ASAP . In mid 2023, the song gained a viral resurgence on the video app TikTok with over 237,000 posts made using the song. ^[2]

Critical reception

"LVL" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Los Angeles Times praised the production, dubbing it "gorgeously fractured" and how "wouldn’t feel out of place on a record by Brian Eno or Aphex Twin". ^[3] Fact called it one of the album's strongest efforts. ^[4]

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5]	50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	January 15, 2013	Digital download	Polo Grounds, RCA

References

1. Album review: ASAP Rocky makes big jump with 'Long Live ASAP', 2013-01-14, retrieved 2026-01-18
2. "Make Your Day". TikTok. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
3. Wood, Mikael (2013-01-14). "Album review: ASAP Rocky makes big jump with 'Long Live ASAP'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
4. Kelly, Chris (2013-01-10). "Long.Live.A$AP". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
5. "ASAP Rocky Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard .
6. "American single certifications – A$AP Rocky – LVL". Recording Industry Association of America.