Sasuke (song)

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"Sasuke"
Lil Uzi Vert - Sasuke.png
Single by Lil Uzi Vert
ReleasedApril 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
Genre Trap
Length4:11
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Symere Woods
Producer(s)
  • Brandon Finessin
  • Outtatown
Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology
"That Way"
(2020)
"Sasuke"
(2020)
"Count a Million"
(2020)
Audio video
"Sasuke" on YouTube

"Sasuke" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on April 24, 2020 and serves as the lead single of their upcoming third studio album. [1] [2] [3] It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4]

Contents

The track's title is a reference to the Naruto character Sasuke Uchiha, which Uzi also references multiple times in the track. [5] [6] [7] The track is their first single as a lead artist since the release of their album Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2 , which was released on March 13, 2020, and is the deluxe edition of their second studio album Eternal Atake , which was released a week earlier. [8]

Critical reception

The track received mixed-to-negative reviews. Diego Ramos of Daily Trojan gave the track two stars out of five, saying that the track "falls short of expectations", and said that the song "does have a [Playboi] Carti-esque nature, but it also sounds like a generic Uzi song", with "references to fashion, sexual innuendos and cars in the typical Uzi delivery" that "make for nothing special". [9] Marcus Pruitt of AudiblWav said that the track "doesn’t bring quite the same punch as other tracks [they] released earlier this year", saying that the song "opened up with a ton of potential, but fell flat as it progressed". [10] The song also garnered negative reactions from fans. [11]

Commercial performance

The track debuted at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, failing to match the previous commercial success of their previous single, "That Way". [4]

Controversy

The track was the subject of controversy between their beef with rapper Playboi Carti, with Uzi allegedly dissing him on the track. They denied dissing Carti. [12] [13]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [14] 79
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [17] 29
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) [18] 24
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [19] 32

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