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Elias Leight wrote in ''[[The Fader]]'' that the song's beat "combines a stream of percussion and a few floating keyboard notes", and noted "fierce, distressed qualities to Kodak's loneliness".<ref name=":0" /> Zara Golden called the track melancholy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Golden|first=Zara|date=January 28, 2016|title=Kodak Black Is America's Hardest Working Teenage Rapper|url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/01/28/kodak-black-gen-f-interview|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Fader|language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:00, 26 February 2022
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| Single by Kodak Black | ||||
| from the album Heart of the Projects | ||||
| Released | December 25, 2014[1] | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Dollaz N Dealz | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | SkipOnDaBeat | |||
| Kodak Black singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Skrt" on YouTube | ||||
"Skrt" (stylized in all caps; pronounced "skirt") is a song by American rapper Kodak Black. It was released in December 2014 and is the third single from his mixtape Heart of the Projects (2014). It was produced by SkipOnDaBeat. In October 2015, the song helped Kodak Black gain recognition, when a video of Canadian rapper Drake dancing to it went viral.
Background
The single was released on December 25, 2014, and a music video for the song was released on October 19, 2015.[2] Five days later, on October 24, 2015, Canadian musician Drake posted a video on Instagram of him dancing to the song in his private jet.[3] The video became popular, leading to Kodak Black achieving national popularity.[4]
Composition
Elias Leight wrote in The Fader that the song's beat "combines a stream of percussion and a few floating keyboard notes", and noted "fierce, distressed qualities to Kodak's loneliness".[2] Zara Golden called the track melancholy.[5]
Remix
Canadian rapper Roy Woods released a remix of the song on January 30, 2016.[6]
Charts
| Chart (2016–2017) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Skrt - Single by Kodak Black on Apple Music". iTunes. December 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Leight, Elias (October 19, 2015). "Kodak Black Shares "SKRT" Video". The Fader.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Walker, Angus (2015-10-25). "Drake Dances To Kodak Black On Instagram". HotNewHipHop.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Emmanuel, C. M. (January 15, 2016). "The Break Presents: Kodak Black - XXL". XXL.
- ^ Golden, Zara (January 28, 2016). "Kodak Black Is America's Hardest Working Teenage Rapper". The Fader.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Golden, Zara (January 30, 2016). "Listen To Roy Wood$ Remix of Kodak Black's "SKRT"". The Fader.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kodak Black – Skrt". Recording Industry Association of America. January 14, 2022.