| "Sex Sounds" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Lil Tjay | |
| from the album True 2 Myself | |
| Released | October 11, 2019 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Zay Love |
| Music video | |
| "Sex Sounds" on YouTube | |
"Sex Sounds" is a song by American rapper Lil Tjay from his debut studio album True 2 Myself (2019). It was produced by Zay Love.
"Sex Sounds" is a pop-leaning song with a piano instrumental. [1]
The song was met with negative reception from music critics. Reviewing True 2 Myself for Pitchfork , Alphonse Pierre stated "The album format gives Tjay a little room to stretch, something that's nearly impossible when he's only releasing one single a month. Some experiments work, like the traditional R&B ballad 'Mixed Emotions.' The 'BET Uncut' slow jam 'Sex Sounds,' meanwhile, is way too much: Hearing him sing 'The way you kiss me when I'm stroking deep inside' is like finding porn in your little brother's internet history." [2] M.T. Richards of Consequence of Sound criticized that Lil Tjay "seems so unsure of himself" on the song, which he also described as "remedial". [3] Maxwell Cavaseno of HotNewHipHop commented, "When he does go into soft lover-man mode on 'Sex Sounds' it's both the slowest and perhaps the lowest point of the album." [4]
An official music video was released on April 8, 2020. It shows Lil Tjay spending time with his female lover in the bedroom and the tropics, including at the beach, in a rainforest, [5] and traveling through paths shaded by palm trees. The clip features appearances of cabana beds. [1]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI) [6] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [7] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [8] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [9] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||