Pop Out (Playboi Carti song)

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"Pop Out"
Song by Playboi Carti
from the album Music
ReleasedMarch 14, 2025
Genre Rage
Length2:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Slowburnz
  • DY Krazy
  • DJH

"Pop Out" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released through AWGE and Interscope Records as the opening track from Carti's third studio album, Music , on March 14, 2025. The song was written by Playboi Carti, alongside producers Slowburnz, DY Krazy and DJH.

Contents

Background

"Pop Out" was first premiered during Playboi Carti's set at the 2023 Wireless Festival. [1] DJ Swamp Izzo stated during an interview with Complex that the song was completed the same day as when the album was released. [2]

Composition

"Pop Out" is a rage song [3] [4] [5] that has been regarded as a development of the style used in his previous album Whole Lotta Red [4] [5] [6] as well as his punk and SoundCloud rap influences from his early career. [7] The electronic production consists of a vibrating beat, [5] with 808s and hi-hats. [4] Playboi Carti raps in guttural, [7] hoarse and gasping vocals. [8]

Critical reception

The song received generally favorable reviews. Billboard put it in last place in their ranking of the songs from Music, with Angel Diaz writing "This sounds like noise, honestly. However, I can see a bunch of the kids moshing to this and I might change my mind if I saw this song being performed live. I'm sure they're going to be hanging from the rafters as Carti jumps around onstage." [9] Tom Breihan of Stereogum described it as a "song that sounds like someone Auto-Tuned the noise a fork makes when it's stuck in a garbage disposal" and "hell of an opener, an abrasive electro-grind slathered with digital distortion that's been carefully engineered to hurt your feelings." [10] Paper commented the song "begins with a raucous, ridiculously fun industrial beat that signals an album worth waiting for. What's Carti saying on the song? I have no idea – but the beat feels totally divine and evil in equal measure, always the best possible way for a Carti song to feel. If anything, it reminds me of hearing Yeezus for the first time and being totally taken aback by the rush of static at the beginning of 'On Sight.'" [11] Christian Eede of The Quietus called it a "pleasingly rowdy banger". [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Pop Out"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [13] 70
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [14] 18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 54
Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [16] 20
France (SNEP) [17] 173
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [18] 37
Lithuania (AGATA) [19] 25
UK Audio Streaming (OCC) [20] 70
US Billboard Hot 100 [21] 41
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 19

References

  1. ↑ JakeJJC (2024-02-22). "Wireless Festival Review 2023: Top Five Performances (Live Show Review)". Music Review World. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  2. ↑ Alston, Trey (2025-04-05). "Playboi Carti Worked on 'MUSIC' Up Until Its Release". Complex . Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  3. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2025-03-17). "Playboi Carti: Music review – the most anticipated rap album this decade was worth the wait". The Guardian . Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  4. 1 2 3 Williams, Kyann-Sian (2025-03-14). "Playboi Carti – Music review: cinematic chaos". NME . Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  5. 1 2 3 Lyons-Burt, Charles (2025-03-17). "Playboi Carti Music Review: Abstract and All-Encompassing". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  6. ↑ Dakota West Foss (March 15, 2025). "Playboi Carti – Music". Sputnikmusic . Archived from the original on March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  7. 1 2 A., Aron (March 20, 2025). "Playboi Carti "MUSIC" Review". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (March 17, 2025). "Playboi Carti Deepens His Gen Z Rap Dominance" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ Diaz, Angel; Saponara, Michael (March 14, 2025). "Every Song From Playboi Carti's 'Music' Album Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 14, 2025). "Premature Evaluation: Playboi Carti Music". Stereogum . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper . March 14, 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Eede, Christian (28 March 2025). "Playboi Carti – MUSIC". The Quietus . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 March 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1829. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 24, 2025. p. 4.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hip/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  16. ↑ "TopHit Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: March 2025". TopHit. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 12, 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  19. ↑ "2025 12-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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