Tesla (song)

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"Tesla"
Official cover art of Tesla.jpg
Single by Lil Yachty
ReleasedAugust 25, 2023 (2023-08-25)
Genre Hip hop
Length2:44
Label
Songwriter(s) Miles Parks McCollum
Producer(s) MitchGoneMad, WesGoneMad
Lil Yachty singles chronology
"One of Those Days"
(2023)
"Tesla"
(2023)
"The Secret Recipe"
(2023)
Music video
"Tesla" on YouTube

"Tesla" is a song by American rapper Lil Yachty, released on August 25, 2023, under Quality Control Music and Motown Records. [1] [2]

Contents

Background and release

The song was produced by MitchGoneMad and WesGoneMad and was released following up an extended play with the same title Tesla. [3] The song came out alongside the previously released Slide, Strike (Holster) and Solo Steppin Crete Boy. [4] [5] "Tesla" peaked at No. 180 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, [6] No. 44 on the magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, [7] and No. 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [8]

Music video

Tesla visuals was released officially alongside the song on August 25, 2023. [9] [10] It was shot and directed by Lyrical Lemonade and Cole Bennett. [11] [12]

Track listing

"Tesla" single track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tesla [13] " Miles Parks McCollum 2:44
2."Slide"Miles Parks McCollum2:29
3."Solo Steppin Crete Boy"Miles Parks McCollum2:29
4."Strike (Holster)" Miles Parks McCollum 2:28

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Tesla"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6] 180
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [7] 44
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 [8] 21

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