Orange Soda (song)

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"Orange Soda"
Baby Keem - Orange Soda.png
Single by Baby Keem
from the album Die for My Bitch
ReleasedJuly 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)
Length2:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Baby Keem singles chronology
"France Freestyle"
(2019)
"Orange Soda"
(2019)
"Hooligan" / "Sons & Critics Freestyle"
(2020)
Music video
"Orange Soda" on YouTube

"Orange Soda" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Baby Keem. It was released on July 16, 2019 as the lead single from his second mixtape Die for My Bitch. [3] The song was produced by Baby Keem himself, alongside Keanu Beats. [4] The song was a sleeper hit, becoming Baby Keem's first song to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering at number 98 in January 2020.

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Critical reception

In naming Die for My Bitch one of the 50 best hip hop projects of 2019, P.A.B. of XXL called the track "ethereal", noting that Keem "injects melody and hilarious boasts into tracks" with his "lithe vocals". [5]

Music video

A music video for the track was released on November 13, 2019. [6] It was filmed in New York City and directed by Dave Free. [4] [7]

Other versions

The song was remixed by American rapper Rich the Kid, released in February 2020. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Orange Soda"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 100
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 98
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 47
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [12] 38
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [13] 81

Certifications

Certifications for "Orange Soda"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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