Wheelie (song)

"Wheelie"
Wheelie single cover art Latto feat 21 Savage.webp
Single by Latto
from the album 777
ReleasedMarch 11, 2022
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hollywood Cole
  • Sage Skolfield
  • Sean Solymar
Latto singles chronology
"Soufside"
(2021)
"Wheelie"
(2022)
"Sunshine"
(2022)

"Wheelie" is a song by American rapper Latto, featuring British-American rapper 21 Savage. It was released on March 11, 2022, through RCA Records, as the second single from her sophomore album 777.

Background and release

In September 2021, Latto released the "Big Energy" as the lead single of her then-upcoming sophomore album 777. The song became her first top-40 hit in the United States. In November 2021, Latto released the track "Soufside", along with the track's music video. "Wheelie" is Latto's second collaboration with 21 Savage; the first was "Pull Up", from Latto's debut album Queen of da Souf.

In February 2022, Latto teased the song on her Instagram account. She then posted a video on TikTok, hinting at who would be featured on the song. She said in the video that the featured artist was "a parent, a diamond-certified act, and a previous Met Gala attendee". Certain social media users theorized that the artist in question was Cardi B or Nicki Minaj, but Latto confirmed that the artist was a male, later announcing that the featured artist would be 21 Savage, along with the song's release date and cover art. "Wheelie" was released on March 11, 2022, as the second single from 777.

Composition

The song contains a sample from the Three 6 Mafia song "Slob on my Knob". The song has been described as "raunchy" and contains a "booming bass line". Latto and 21 Savage exchange sexual innuendos and make usage of ad-libs on the song. The song is about how "players" are unable to handle Latto's "sexual energy". The lyrics to "Wheelie" were described as "boastful" by a reviewer at Uproxx.

Reception

Consequence named "Wheelie" the "best rap song of the week". Robby Seabrook of XXL named the track as one of the "best new songs of the week". Grace Powers, for Music Daily, called 21 Savage's contributions to the song "underwhelming", and remarked that "he sounds uninterested". Lauren Floyd felt that Latto used the "Slob on my Knob" sample "just for empty recognition".

Music video

The music video for "Wheelie" was directed by Colin Tilley. Latto performs the vehicular maneuver known as a wheelie on a motorcycle around Atlanta, while driving on a highway. In another section of the music video, Latto dances in a parking lot filled with cars, and shows off a "custom-made, diamond studded" cryptocurrency wallet made by American jeweler Greg Yuna. In a later part of the clip, Latto dances on a bed inside of the "Big Latto Mattress Store".

Wongo Okon of Uproxx called the video "thrilling".

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Spotify.

  • Latto – performer, songwriter
  • 21 Savage – performer, songwriter
  • Hollywood Cole – producer
  • Sage Skolfield – songwriter, producer (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • Sean Solymar – songwriter, producer (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • Jocelyn Donald – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • Juicy J – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • Joshua Goods – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • Kameron Cole – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • Markus Randle – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")
  • DJ Paul – songwriter (credited due to involvement on "Slob on my Knob")

Charts

Chart (2022) Peak

position

US Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles (Billboard) 14
Chart performance for "Wheelie"
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 35

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