Take a Daytrip

This article is about the production and songwriting duo. For other uses, see Day Trip.

Take a Daytrip
Genres	Hip hop trap pop
Years active	2014–present
Labels	UMPG
Members	David Biral Denzel Baptiste

Take a Daytrip is an American record production and songwriting duo composed of Denzel Baptiste (born January 9, 1993) and David Biral (born February 22, 1993). ^[1] They are best known for producing singles such as Sheck Wes' "Mo Bamba", Lil Nas X's "Panini", "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)", ^[2] and "Industry Baby" (featuring Jack Harlow), Juice Wrld's "Legends", and Travis Scott and Kid Cudi's "The Scotts", all of which peaked in the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. ^{[3] [4]} They are also known for their iconic producer tag "Daytrip took it to ten". ^[5]

History

The duo met while Baptiste and Biral were attending New York University ^[6] and started producing in 2014. ^[7] In 2016, they collaborated with Rockstar Games to produce the score of the Grand Theft Auto Online update; 'Import/Export'. They have produced many hit singles, with their first notable track being "Mo Bamba" by Sheck Wes in 2017, which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[8] Their highest-charting singles currently are "The Scotts" by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi and "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" and "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X, both of which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[9] In 2025, Baptiste and Biral were announced as one of the remixers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup theme, representing the New York metropolitan area. ^[10]

Legal issues

In October 2019, two Atlanta producers, Don Lee and Glen Keith Demeritt III, claimed that the Lil Nas X and Cardi B song "Rodeo" was a copy of the song "Broad Day" by Puerto Reefa and Sakrite Duexe, which they produced. The two sued Lil Nas X, Cardi B, and Take a Daytrip. ^[11] The case ended when it was dismissed with prejudice by the court. ^[12]

Discography

Singles

• "I Don't Mind" (with Treez Lowkey) (2017) ^[13]
• "Fiji" (with Sam Austins) (2017) ^[14]
• "Stressed" (with Octavian) (2019) ^[13]
• "Louis" (featuring Jesse) (2019) ^[15]
• "Lighthouse" (featuring Rico Nasty, Slowthai, and Icecoldbishop) (2019) ^[16]

Featured singles

• "Raw Emotions" (with Stolar) (2017) ^[17]
• "Poison" (Octavian featuring Take a Daytrip, Obongjayar, and Santi) (2020) ^[18]
• "Soda" (DJ Scheme featuring Cordae, Ski Mask the Slump God, and Take a Daytrip) (2020) ^[19]
• "Y Don't U" (Park Hye Jin featuring Clams Casino and Take a Daytrip) (2021) ^[20]

Filmography

• Smile 2 (2024) : Produced and co-wrote "Grieved You"

Production discography

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Album	Credits
2014	Cigarette Song	Raury	Indigo Child	Composer, producer
	Amor			Composer, producer
2015	Her		All We Need	Engineer, composer, producer
	Kingdom Come			Engineer, composer, producer
	Questions	Chaz French	These Things Take Time	Engineer, composer, producer
	Sometimes			Engineer, composer, producer
	We Made It			Engineer, composer, producer
2016	Up To The Crime (feat. 77Klash & Vybz Kartel)	Take a Daytrip	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	D.O.A.	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Listen	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	To The Max	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Pay Attention	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Crystal Coated	Aaron Fontwell	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Bury Me	The Skins	Still Sleep	Engineer, composer, producer
	I			Engineer, composer, producer
	Go Off			Engineer, composer, producer
	Stampede			Engineer, composer, producer
	Worst Luck	6LACK	FREE 6LACK
	Twisted Love	Nessly	Solo Boy Band	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Regular			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Never Knew			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
2017	I Don't Mind	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	FYE	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Over Do It	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Working	Take a Daytrip & Treez Lowkey	Single	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Blame	Jesse	&	Engineer, composer, producer
	Barbie & Ken			Engineer, composer, producer
	Nomadic (feat. Joji)	Higher Brothers	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Believe (feat. Quavo & Lil Yachty)	A-Trak	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Mo Bamba	Sheck Wes	Mudboy	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
2018	Thank God	Nessly	Wildflower	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Ungrateful			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	WHOHASIT (ft Ski Mask The Slump God)			Engineer, composer, producer
	Ballerina (Interlude)			Engineer, composer, producer
	Back 2 Life			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Water Springs (feat. 24hrs)			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Can't Answer			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Not My Lover (feat. Hoodrich Pablo Juan)			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Bungee Jump! (Interlude)			Mixer
	Downers			Mixer
	Sorry Not Sorry			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Secret			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Make It Right (feat. Joji)			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Kung Fu	Cordae	YBN: The Mixtape	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Target			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Nervous (feat. Lil Baby, Rich The Kid, and Jay Critch)	Famous Dex	Single	Composer, producer
	Give It All Up	Lil West	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Baile de la Lluvia	C. Tangana	Avida Dollars	Producer
	Complicado	Audri Nix	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Legends	Juice Wrld	Fighting Demons	Composer, producer
	Rich and Blind
	Doom
	Lil Boat	88 Glam	88GLAM2.5	Engineer, composer, producer
	Endz			Engineer, composer, producer
	Dummy	6ix9ine	Dummy Boy	Composer, producer
	Home	Vince Staples	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from & Inspired by the Motion Picture)	Composer, producer
	BERZERK	Scarlxrd	INFINITY	Composer, producer
2019	2pennies (feat. Tommy Genesis)	Lil West	Vex Part 1	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	No L's (feat. Yung Bans)			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Can't Be You			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Not Sure			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Help			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Somedays			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Barn			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Bad	Lil West	Vex Part 2	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Want Love (feat. Calboy)			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Ran Outta Time			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Hot Sauce			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Pay Me			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Flaws (feat. Baby Goth)			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Better			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Upset			Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	I Don't Even Crip	Yung Bans	MISUNDERSTOOD	Composer, producer
	Single Again	Big Sean	Single	Composer, producer
	Facts	Kevin Gates	I'm Him	Composer, producer
	Fatal Attraction			Composer, producer
	Ice Box			Composer, producer
	Louis (feat. Jesse)	Take a Daytrip	Single	Composer, producer
	Ready Set (feat. Big Sean)	Kash Doll	Single	Composer, producer
	Broke as Fuck	Cordae	The Lost Boy	Composer, producer
	No Rappers	G-Eazy	B-Sides	Composer, producer
	Lighthouse (feat. Rico Nasty, ICECOLDBISHOP, & Slowthai)	Take a Daytrip	Single	Engineer, Producer
	Play Wit Ya	Dreezy	Big Dreez	Composer, producer
	Stressed	Take a Daytrip, Octavian	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	STP	Cousin Stizz	Trying To Find My Next Thrill	Mixer, engineer, composer, producer
	Panini	Lil Nas X	7	Engineer, composer, producer
	Rodeo (feat. Cardi B)			Engineer, composer, producer
	AL1ENZ	Denzel Curry, Cordae	Single	Composer, producer
2020	Speed Me Up (feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty, & Sueco The Child)	Wiz Khalifa	Single	Composer, producer
	Levi High (feat. DaBaby)	DaniLeigh	MOVIE	Composer, producer
	Poison (feat. Take a Daytrip, Obongjayar, & Santi)	Octavian	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	Good In Bed	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	Composer, producer
	Samba	NSG	Roots	Engineer, composer, producer
	West Ten	AJ Tracey, Mabel	Flu Game	Engineer, composer, producer
	Hero	Weezer	Van Weezer	Composer
	THE SCOTTS	THE SCOTTS, Travis Scott, Kid Cudi	TBA	Composer, producer
	Pick From Pain	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	38 Baby 2	Composer, producer
	Wolves (feat. Post Malone)	Big Sean	Detroit 2	Composer, producer
	Everything That's Missing (feat. Dwele)			Composer, producer
	Bad Energy	Juice Wrld	Legends Never Die	Composer, producer
	"High"	Miley Cyrus	Plastic Hearts	Composer, producer
	"Soda" (feat. Cordae, Ski Mask the Slump God, & Take a Daytrip)	DJ Scheme	FAMILY	Composer, producer
	"Holiday"	Lil Nas X	Single	Engineer, composer, producer
	"STFU"	Rico Nasty	Nightmare Vacation	Engineer, composer, producer
	"Girl Scouts"			Engineer, composer, producer
	Tequila Shots	Kid Cudi	Man on the Moon III: The Chosen	Composer, producer
	Another Day			Composer, producer
	Damaged			Composer, producer
	Sad People			Composer, producer
	Rockstar Knights (feat. Trippie Redd)			Composer, producer
	4 da Kids			Composer, producer
	"Lord I Know"			Composer, producer
	"For Real" (featuring Kemba) [21]	Jharrel Jerome	Non-album single	Composer, producer
2021	"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"	Lil Nas X	Montero	Composer, producer
	"Sun Goes Down"			Composer, producer
	"Industry Baby" (feat. Jack Harlow)			Composer, producer
	"Dead Right Now"			Composer, producer
	"The Art of Realization"			Composer, producer
	"Scoop" (feat. Doja Cat)			Composer, producer
	"Dolla Sign Slime" (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)			Composer, producer
	"Tales of Dominica"			Composer, producer
	"Don't Want It"			Composer, producer
	"Am I Dreaming" (feat. Miley Cyrus)			Composer, producer
	"Sailor's Superstition"	Serpentwithfeet	Deacon	Composer, producer
	"Life Is Not the Same"	James Blake	Friends That Break Your Heart	Composer, producer
	"Doom"	Juice WRLD	Fighting Demons	Composer, producer
2022	"Stars in the Sky"	Kid Cudi	Single	Composer, producer
	Late to da Party (feat. Youngboy Never Broke Again)	Lil Nas X, Youngboy Never Broke Again	Single	Composer, producer

Charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B/HH	AUS	CAN	NZ	UK
"Mo Bamba" (Sheck Wes)	2017	6	2	29	5	16	26	RIAA: 5× Platinum [22] MC: 3× Platinum [23]	Mudboy
"Legends" (Juice Wrld)	2018	29	13	97	26	—	98	RIAA: Platinum [24] MC: Gold [25]	Fighting Demons
"Lil Boat" (88Glam)		—	—	—	8	—	—	MC: Gold [26]	88Glam 2
"Panini" (Lil Nas X)	2019	5	2	15	8	14	21	RIAA: 5× Platinum [27] MC: 4× Platinum [28]	7
"Single Again" (Big Sean)		64	25	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Rodeo" (Lil Nas X and Cardi B or featuring Nas)	2020	22	12	72	44	—	55	RIAA: Platinum [27] MC: Gold [28]	7
"The Scotts" (Travis Scott and Kid Cudi as the Scotts)		1	1	4	1	2	11	RIAA: Platinum [29]	The Scotts
"West Ten" (AJ Tracey and Mabel)		—	—	—	—	—	5	BPI: Gold [30]	Flu Game
"Bad Energy" (Juice Wrld) [31]		16	13	42	36	—	—		Legends Never Die
"Wolves" (Big Sean and Post Malone)		65	24	—	56	—	—		Detroit 2
"Holiday" (Lil Nas X)		37	11	44	26	10	41		Non-album single
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" (Lil Nas X)	2021	1	—	1	1	2	1	RIAA: 2× Platinum [32] ARIA: Platinum [33] BPI: Platinum [34] IFPI SWI: Gold [35] RMNZ: Platinum [36]	MONTERO
"Sun Goes Down" (Lil Nas X)		66	—	82	41	—	42
"Industry Baby" (Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow)		1	1	6	3	5	13

References

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2. Recording Academy (April 4, 2022). "Take a Daytrip". Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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14. "Fiji – Single by Sam Austins". Apple Music . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
15. "Louis – Single by Take a Daytrip & Jesse". Apple Music . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
16. "Lighthouse (feat. Rico Nasty, slowthai & ICECOLDBISHOP) – Single by Take a Daytrip". Apple Music . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
17. "Raw Emotions (feat. Take a Daytrip) – Single by Stolar". Apple Music . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
18. "Poison (feat. Take a Daytrip, Obongjayar & Santi) – Single by Octavian". Apple Music . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
19. "Soda (feat. Take a Daytrip) – Single by DJ Scheme, Cordae, Skip Mask The Slump God". Spotify . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
20. "Y DON'T U (feat. Clams Casino & Take a Daytrip) – Single by 박혜진 Park Hye Jin". Apple Music . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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External links

• Take a Daytrip at AllMusic
• Take a Daytrip on Twitter