"Nuts" is a song by the American musicians Lil Peep and Rainy,self-released on December 2,2015. Released as the third and final single from his second mixtape,Live Forever (2015),it was written by the duo alongside Neill Livingston and Michael Furjanic,with Willie G handling its production. It is the fourth song Lil Peep and Rainy Bear recorded together.
"Nuts" is an emo rap song,featuring elements of grunge and other subgenres,that incorporates themes of love and drugs. The song features a fast-paced beat and a more sung vocal style from Peep,which contrasting his usual cold and slow vocal delivery. It would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17,2021 through AWAL due to sample clearance issues,and saw a huge surge of popularity on platforms such as TikTok.
Background and composition
It samples "Bright Lights",from the Jesus Camp soundtrack by Force Theory,[2] the track was produced by Willie G.[3] Due to sample clearance issues,[4] the song would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17,2021,[1][5] through AWAL.[5] The single saw an increase in popularity on platforms such as TikTok.[4] Lil Skil,[6]a.k.a. Rainy Bear was featured in the credits.[7] "Nuts" is 1 minute and 25 seconds long.[5]
Commercial performance
"Nuts" would go viral on TikTok,[4] and break several streaming records upon its re-release in 2021. In the New Zealand,the song debuted at number 40 on the RMNZ Hot Singles,and kept its position for 1 week.[8] It later gained 30,000 sales within its first two years of sales in the country,[9] and went gold in the United Kingdom with about 340 million streams.[10] With over 1.25 billion streams in the United States,it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[11]
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ahr, Gustav. "Live Forever Credits". Official Website of the Estate of Gustav Ahr / Lil Peep. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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