| "Revenge" | ||||
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| Single by Joyner Lucas | ||||
| from the album ADHD | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Twenty Nine | |||
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| "ADHD with Revenge Intro" on YouTube | ||||
| "Revenge" on YouTube | ||||
"Revenge" is a song by American rapper Joyner Lucas,released on February 3,2020 as the seventh single from his debut studio album ADHD (2020). It was produced by Boi-1da,Jahaan Sweet,Sonorous and DrtWrk.
The song premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1,in which Lucas stated he was in a bad mood when he wrote it. [1] [2]
The production uses a "haunting" piano loop. Lyrically,the song centers on Joyner Lucas' diminishing returns of his own success and his toxic and destructive behavior. [3] Lucas raps with aggression while in a reflective state. [4]
Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop praised Joyner Lucas' performance,commenting he "deftly controls his cadence to build anticipation for the inevitable drop. When the drums do hit,they add a new layer of urgency to his reflection." In addition,he stated "Of all the songs released thus far,'Revenge' feels like a highlight in many ways. Easily the darkest fragment of the picture,Joyner's intensity and seemingly endless array of flows speak to the hunger within him." [3] Victor D. Infante of Telegram &Gazette reacted favorably to the song as well as its music video,remarking that "'Revenge' makes good use of two of Lucas' greatest strengths as an artist:A gift for narrative storytelling in his music and videos,and an ability to tightly wind his rhymes,delivering them with control and precision." [4]
On December 13,2019,the music video for Joyner Lucas' song "ADHD" was released with a preview of "Revenge" in the beginning. It sees Lucas standing outside a pharmaceutical facility with a bomb strapped to his chest and being confronted by a SWAT team. As the bomb explodes,the song ends and the video for "ADHD" starts. [5]
An official music video was released in February 2020. Directed by Lucas and Ben Proulx,it begins with Lucas participating in a bank heist that ends with him being betrayed and left for dead by a partner. Lucas returns and takes revenge. [4]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [6] | 27 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [7] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||