"Lo Mein" | |
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Song by Lil Uzi Vert | |
from the album Eternal Atake | |
Released | March 6, 2020 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:15 |
Label | Atlantic |
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"Lo Mein" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on March 6, 2020, as the second track off of their album Eternal Atake . The track peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track was reportedly recorded in the middle of a Nerf gun fight. [1] [2] The track interpolates Future's track "The Percocet & Stripper Joint". [3]
Dylan Green of DJBooth had a mixed reaction to the song, saying that although the track had a "seamless transition", he called the "Asian-sounding synths" closing out the song "lame", and said a few of the lines "had NAV energy". [4]
The track debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the third highest-charting song from the album (behind "Baby Pluto" and "Futsal Shuffle 2020"). [5]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [6] | 85 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] | 34 |
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [8] | 36 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] | 5 |
Portugal (AFP) [10] | 114 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 8 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 6 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [13] | 3 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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