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Released | April 24, 2020 | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
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"The Scotts" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American hip hop super-duo the Scotts, composed of rappers and singers Travis Scott and Kid Cudi. [1] It was released in various formats, including on 7-inch vinyl, cassette and as a CD single through Epic, Cactus Jack and Wicked Awesome on April 24, 2020. [2] [3] [4] The song release was supported by four different visuals on YouTube. [5]
The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, for the chart dated May 9, 2020, becoming Scott's third US number-one single, following "Sicko Mode" and "Highest in the Room". For Cudi it was his first US number-one single [6] and his first hit song since Day 'n' Nite eleven years prior. [7]
Both artists had previously collaborated on Scott's "Through the Late Night" and "Way Back" on Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), Cudi's "Baptized in Fire" on Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016), and Scott's "Stop Trying to Be God" on Astroworld (2018). [8] On September 3, 2021, Kid Cudi stated via Twitter that a full-length "The Scotts" album was in store for the future, though he noted that he did not know when it would happen, only that it would at some point. [9] He reiterated this in July 2023 following the release of Scott's fourth studio album Utopia , after previously stating in December 2022 that they were no longer working on the album. [10] [11]
On April 20, 2020, it was reported that Scott teamed up with Fortnite Battle Royale to start a virtual tour through the game called "Astronomical" starting on April 23 until April 25. [12] The rapper would premiere and play a new song at several different times during the game. [13] Players of the game got to hear snippets of the song before its official release. [14] In total, the concert was witnessed by an audience of over 12 million players. [15] On April 23, Scott revealed the cover art of the song on his Instagram and announced that the song would feature Kid Cudi. [16] The song title is a reference to Scott's stage surname and Cudi's real first name, who inspired Scott to take the name in the first place. [17] The cover art of the single was created by American artist Kaws. [18]
To Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone , the song felt "like a symbolic passing of the torch" after Scott's longstanding admiration for Cudi's work but eventually thought that "the results are mixed" despite having been "very hyped" beforehand. [19] Rap-Up described the song as an "explosive banger" with Scott igniting "the two-minute track while Cudder keeps the fire burning". [3]
"The Scotts" debuted at number one the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 9, 2020. The song became Scott's 3rd number one single and Cudi's first. The song also made Scott the sixth artist in history to have multiple songs that debuted at number one following Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Drake and Ariana Grande. [6]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [20]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [64] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [65] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [66] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [67] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [68] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [69] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [70] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [71] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [72] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [73] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [74] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [75] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [76] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [78] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [79] | Platinum | 2,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | April 24, 2020 |
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"Stop Trying to Be God" is a song by American rapper Travis Scott from his third studio album Astroworld (2018). The song features additional vocals from Kid Cudi, James Blake, Philip Bailey of the band Earth, Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder, who plays harmonica on the track as well. The song was written by Blake, Scott, J Beatzz, Mike Dean, and CuBeatz, being produced by all but the former.
"Zeze" is a song by American rapper Kodak Black featuring American rappers Travis Scott and Offset. It was released by Atlantic Records on October 12, 2018. Produced by D. A. Doman, the song debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number one in Canada.
"Wow" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone, released as the lead single from his third studio album, Hollywood's Bleeding (2019), via Republic Records on December 24, 2018. The song was written by Malone alongside Billy Walsh, Anthoine Walters, Carl Rosen, and producers Louis Bell and Frank Dukes.
"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released on May 23, 2019, by Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single from Young Thug's debut studio album So Much Fun on May 23, 2019. Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
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