Trance (song)

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"Trance"
Song by Metro Boomin, Travis Scott and Young Thug
from the album Heroes & Villains
ReleasedDecember 2, 2022
Genre Cloud rap
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Trance" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin and American rappers Travis Scott and Young Thug, from Metro's second studio album Heroes & Villains (2022). It was produced by Metro Boomin and Allen Ritter, with violin performances from Peter Lee Johnson.

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Critical reception

The song was met with a generally mixed to negative reception. Its production has been criticized; Charles Lyons-Burt of Slant Magazine wrote, "Metro is often just going about recycling what's worked on tracks that he's produced in the past, as with the sad-sack fiddle that he layers over the top of 'Trance'—the exact same one that he used on Savage Mode II 's "Rich Nigga Shit," which similarly featured Young Thug." [1] Similarly, Hamza Riaz of Mic Cheque described the production in Heroes & Villains as "the most skeletal we've ever heard Metro, excessively subdued in songs like 'Trance'". [2] Uproxx 's Wongo Okon commented that the gloom in the song "foreshadows the danger that lurks between the drums and hi-hats of Heroes & Villains." [3] Writing for Complex , Peter A. Berry considered it among the songs which although "can suffer from lyrical blandness, their melodies make them compelling anyways." [4]

Leaked version

In January 2023, an alternative version of the song featuring a verse from Canadian rapper Drake surfaced online. [5] In an interview with DJ Drama on the Streetz Is Watchin Radio, Metro Boomin revealed that when they were in the studio once, Drake wanted to hear songs from Heroes & Villains and heard "Trance", which by then had been finished. Though Metro already liked the way it sounded and did not intend to alter it, Drake still recorded a verse for the song. Boomin explained, "a couple parts was cool but like I just felt like just even with like Slime verse and Trav verse and the outro, it wasn't just no room. It wasn't nothing personal... I just ended up using the original and I guess the other one just leaked or something." [6] [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Trance"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] Platinum70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [26] Platinum80,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [27] Gold50,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [28] 2× Platinum100,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [29] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [31] Platinum1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [32] Platinum2,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Lyons-Burt, Charles (December 6, 2022). "Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains Review: Boomin' Beats by Committee". Slant Magazine . Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ Riaz, Hamza (December 7, 2022). "Review: Metro Boomin, 'Heroes & Villains'". Mic Cheque. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Okon, Wongo (December 7, 2022). "Metro Boomin's 'Heroes & Villains' Captivates By Accentuating His Collaborators' Best Superpowers". Uproxx . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Berry, Peter A. (December 8, 2022). "Metro Boomin's 'Heroes and Villains' Is the Ultimate Rap Blockbuster". Complex . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Kearns, Sarah (January 3, 2023). "Original Version of Metro Boomin's "Trance" With Drake Feature Surfaces Online". Hypebeast . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ↑ A., Aron (2023-01-19). "Metro Boomin Explains Why Drake's "Trance" Verse Didn't Make "Heroes & Villains"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Metro Boomin Talks Heroes & Villains, His History in Hip-Hop and More with DJ Drama and SIW Radio". YouTube . January 10, 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Metro Boomin Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Metro Boomin Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 12. nedēļa" (in English and Latvian). LAIPA. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 14-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 24/03/2023 to 30/03/2023". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  16. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 17.03.2023–23.03.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  17. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 22312 into search. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Metro Boomin with Travis Scott & Young Thug – Trance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Metro Boomin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Metro Boomin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Metro Boomin – Trance". Music Canada . Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Young Thug – Trance" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  28. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 30, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Trance in the search box.
  29. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Young Thug – Trance" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  30. ↑ "British single certifications – Metro Boomin/Scott/Young Thug – Trance". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  31. ↑ "American single certifications – Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Young Thug – Trance". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  32. ↑ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 50/2023" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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