Streets (Doja Cat song)

"Streets" is a song by American singer and rapper Doja Cat for her second album Hot Pink (2019). It was released to Urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2021 as the seventh and final single from the album, after it became a sleeper hit earlier in the month. The song is produced by brother production-duo Blaq Tuxedo, who are also credited as co-writers. It gained its namesake from the song which is sampled throughout the track, "Streets Is Callin", by B2K from their soundtrack album You Got Served (2003).

"Streets"
Vevo Lift Live cover
Single by Doja Cat
from the album Hot Pink
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2021 (2021-01-29)
Recorded2019
StudioWestlake (Los Angeles, California)
GenreR&B
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Blaq Tuxedo
Doja Cat singles chronology
"34+35 (Remix)"
(2021)		 "Streets"
(2021)
Music video
"Streets" (Live) on YouTube

Composition

"Streets" is a melancholy R&B ballad that lasts for a duration of three minutes and forty-seven seconds.[1][2][3] Lyrically, Doja Cat sings about her woes from a previously failed relationship in the first verse, before detailing her reasons on coming back to her partner in the second verse.

Live performances

Vevo Lift

On March 5, 2020, as part of Doja becoming the first artist for Vevo's 2020 Lift campaign, premiered a live performance for the song. Directed by Priya Minhas, the live performance opens with an overhead shot of Doja in a pool built by Vevo's campaign team while wearing a pearl swimsuit.[4][5] In the music video's description, the set for the video was "a decision that resulted in what's probably our most ambitious studio build to date for a LIFT performance". HotNewHipHop writer Lynn S., she called the video release as "her latest step toward world domination".[6]

Hot Pink Sessions

On December 24, 2020, six performances of three different songs from Hot Pink were uploaded to YouTube, two of which were of "Streets". In the one video, Doja Cat performed the song in a fur outfit with a backdrop of the northern lights, while in the other she performed the same song while walking in urbanwear in front of a backdrop with an advancing alleyway.[7]

Commercial performance

In early 2021, "Streets" began to gain traction on streaming services following the Hot Pink Sessions performance uploaded on YouTube, which further sparked traction on the video-sharing platform TikTok, where it has been used in over 180 thousand videos as of January 2021.[8] The "Silhouette Challenge" that soon originated on the same platform would also later boost the song's popularity even more.[9][10] It subsequently debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs, moving up to a peak of number five.[11] The next week, "Streets" debuted at number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated January 23, 2021, becoming Doja Cat's eighth appearance on the chart. It propelled to number 39 in its second week, marking her fourth highest-ranking title in the country, and third as a lead artist. It also doubles as the second top-forty single from Hot Pink. Notably, the "34+35" remix jumped to number two the same week, with Doja Cat being only the third female artist to place two songs within the Hot 100's top 40 that week along with Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion.[12] The song would later peak at number 25 on the chart. Similarly, in Canada, "Streets" has peaked at number 30 on the Canadian Hot 100.

In the United Kingdom, "Streets" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 59 on the week ending January 21, 2021.[13] It ascended up to number 20 the following week, earning Doja Cat her third top-twenty entry in the country following "Say So", and "Motive" with Ariana Grande, both in 2020. The song has reached number 12 there, while reaching a peak of number six on the UK R&B Chart. In Ireland, "Streets" debuted at number 61 on the Irish Singles Chart, where it moved up to number 22 in its second week. The song has reached number 13 there.[14]

The track also garnered success in Oceania; it charted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, debuting at number 46. It has since peaked at number 27 in the country.[15] In New Zealand, "Streets" debuted at number 24 on the New Zealand Singles Chart for the issue dated February 1, 2021 as the highest new entry that week.[16]

Worldwide, "Streets" debuted on the Billboard Global 200 chart for the first time at number 126 on the issue dated January 23, 2021, before moving up to number 32 in its second week. In its third week of charting, it rose to number 16 becoming her highest charting solo song on this chart.[17] It also charted on the Global Excl. the U.S. at number 44.[18]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Hot Pink liner notes.[19]

Recording and management

  • Engineered at Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Contains a sample from "Streets Is Callin'", written by Theron Otis Feemster, Christopher Jeffries and Demarie Sheki, as performed by B2K, published by Feemstro/Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Ole New Colorful Picture Music/Anthem Entertainment (ASCAP).

Personnel

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Streets"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 14
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[21] 32
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 30
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 70
Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 99
Global 200 (Billboard)[25] 16
Greece (IFPI)[26] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[27] 9
Lithuania (AGATA)[28] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 85
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 16
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[31] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 65
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 12
UK R&B (OCC)[34] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] 11
US Rolling Stone Top 100[37] 4

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Streets"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom January 29, 2021 Urban contemporary radio
[38]
February 5, 2021 Contemporary hit radio
[39]

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