"Mutt" | ||||
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Single by Leon Thomas | ||||
from the album Mutt | ||||
Released | August 8, 2024 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
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Remix cover | ||||
![]() Cover art of the official remix with Freddie Gibbs. | ||||
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"Mutt (Remix)" on YouTube |
"Mutt" (stylised in all caps) is a song by American singer Leon Thomas,released on August 8,2024,as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name (2024). [1] It was produced by D. Phelps,Robert Gueringer and Michael Stokes. Two official remixes have been released,one with American rapper Freddie Gibbs on August 30,2024,and the other with American singer Chris Brown on March 21,2025. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Leon Thomas stated in an interview with Rated R&B :
The album MUTT was created shortly after a significant break-up. During the relationship,my ex had given me a dog,and as I started working on the album in my new home,I began to notice similarities between my dog's behavior and my own. My puppy had never received formal training,and his behavior inspired the song I was writing. It made me think about the give and take in relationships,and the struggle for obedience. My dog is not a pure breed;he's a mutt. While writing the title track for my album,I came up with the theme for this collection of songs. Even though my dog may sometimes make a mess in the house or bark loudly at the neighbors,I know he means well. This became a metaphor for not being a perfect partner but having good intentions. [2]
Thomas wrote the song in 2022,on his living room floor while microdosing psychedelic drugs and watching his dog and cat fight. [3]
"Mutt" is an R&B and soul ballad with drums and bass. [4] The song's primary melody interpolating "Silly Love Song" by Enchantment, [3] Leon Thomas sings about being ready to take another chance at love,even if he would end up breaking his heart. [5]
On February 7,2025,Leon Thomas performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . [6] Thomas also performed the song live on June 9,2025 at the 2025 BET Awards. [7] Thomas performed the song at a February 2025 Tiny Desk Concert,releasing the live version as a single on August 9,2025. [8]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [29] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [30] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [32] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |