Down in Atlanta

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"Down in Atlanta"
File:Pharrell Williams - Down in Atlanta.png
Single by Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott
from the album Phriends, Vol. 1
Released November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
Length 2:45
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Stay with Me"
(2022)		 "Down in Atlanta"
(2022)		 "4Eva"
(2023)
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Music video
"Down in Atlanta" on YouTube

"Down in Atlanta" is a song by American musician Pharrell Williams and American rapper and singer Travis Scott. Written by the two artists and solely produced by the former, it was released as a single through Columbia Records on November 18, 2022. It also serves as Scott's first official release as a lead artist in a little over a year, following the release of the late 2021 singles "Escape Plan" and "Mafia", although he had been featured on a few songs in 2022.[1] Both artists have collaborated before when Williams contributed production to Scott's 2015 song, "Flying High", and provided guest vocals on his 2018 song, "Skeletons".[2]

Background and promotion

In late August 2022, Williams and Scott were spotted together in a recording studio.[3] The song was first teased a few weeks later and then kept on being teased, and Scott also performed a portion of it live at his "Road to Utopia" residency in Las Vegas.[4] On October 31, 2022, Williams announced that the song would be released four days later, which was however delayed by two weeks for unknown reasons.[5]

Composition and lyrics

Over funk-led production from Williams, Scott sings: "I told shawty to bring the wave / You know life's a beach / She said, 'Life's a bitch' / Let’s hit Magic City".[6] The "spooky production" includes "sly, retro synths", Scott name-drops celebrities from the city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia, while he also boasts about the expensive cars he owns.[7] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard felt that Scott "mixes zonked-out warbling with tales of luxury and fills each line with his larger-than-life persona – while the multi-hyphenate focuses on making each drum-and-synth interaction tingle the listener's senses".[8]

Credits and personnel

  • Pharrell Williams – production, songwriting, background vocals
  • Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Michelle Mancini – mastering
  • Mike Larson – recording
  • Anthony Vilchis – engineering assistance
  • Trey Station – engineering assistance
  • Zach Pereyra – engineering assistance

Charts

Chart performance for "Down in Atlanta"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 68
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 56
France (SNEP)[11] 186
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 82
82
61
Lithuania (AGATA)[13] 59
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 69
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 1
79
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 63
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 81
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 88
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 28

References

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  10. ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Pharrell Williams.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott – Down in Atlanta" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
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  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott – Down in Atlanta" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
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  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott – Down in Atlanta". Singles Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott – Down in Atlanta". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20221125" UK Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Pharrell Williams.
  20. ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Pharrell Williams.

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