Sneaky (song)

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"Sneaky"
Song by 21 Savage
from the album American Dream
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2024
Length3:22
Label
  • Slaughter Gang
  • Epic
Songwriter(s)
  • Douglas Whitehead
Producer(s) Coupe

"Sneaky" is a song by Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. It was released through Slaughter Gang and Epic Records as the fifth track from the former's third studio album, American Dream , on January 12, 2024. The song was produced by Coupe. [1]

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Critical reception

Writing for Clash , Robin Murray wrote that on the track, 21 Savage made "each bar count" and that the song "ooze[s] menace". [2] Pitchfork 's Matthew Ritchie wrote that the song includes "a heightened version of his whisper flow arises on the hook" before "returning to truncated one-liners about Flipmode squad and sneaky links that hit like prizefighter jabs". [3]

Composition

Matthew Ritchie for Pitchfork wrote that the "Coupe-produced trap beat that leaves you bouncing your shoulders without even noticing". [3] Writing for Rolling Stone , Mosi Reeves stated that the song is a standout on the album and it aids its success due to "21 Savage’s uninhibited, Lil Wayne-like punchlines" that he raps on the song. [4]

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for "Sneaky"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 26
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6] 43
South Africa (TOSAC) [7] 19
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 14

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