"The Color Violet" is a song by Canadian rapper
Tory Lanez
Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My S ...
. It is the fourth track on his sixth studio album ''
Alone at Prom'', which was released on December 10, 2021 by One Umbrella.
Commercially, "The Color Violet" became a
sleeper hit
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after going viral on
TikTok
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.
Composition
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HotNewHipHop
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'' described "The Color Violet" as "a late-night cruising anthem that was a part of the 80s transformation that we saw seem to dip into on
the record
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".
Music video
The official music video for the song was released on November 6, 2023, while Lanez was in jail.
Commercial performance
Following the song going viral, the song became a minor hit in some countries, debuting at number 99 on the
UK Singles Chart on November 25, 2022. The song additionally reached number 63 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 24 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2021 songs
Tory Lanez songs