Nuts (song)
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| "Nuts" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Peep featuring Rainy Bear | ||||
| from the album Live Forever | ||||
| B-side | "2008" | |||
| Released | December 2, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 1:25 | |||
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| Producer | Willie G | |||
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Lil Peep ft. Rainy Bear – "Nuts" | ||||
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| "Nuts" on YouTube | ||||
"Nuts" is a song by the American rapper Lil Peep featuring American singer Rainy Bear, self-released on December 2, 2015. Released as the third and final single from his second mixtape, Live Forever (2015), it was written by the duo alongside Neill Livingston and Michael Furjanic, with Willie G handling its production. It is the fourth song Lil Peep and Rainy Bear recorded together.
"Nuts" is an emo rap song, featuring elements of grunge and other subgenres, that incorporates themes of love and drugs. The song features a fast-paced beat and a more sung vocal style from Peep, which contrasting his usual cold and slow vocal delivery. It would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17, 2021 through AWAL due to sample clearance issues, and saw a huge surge of popularity on platforms such as TikTok. The song reached 1 billion streams on Spotify on April 29, 2026.
The song samples "Bright Lights", from the American documentary film Jesus Camp (2006) soundtrack by Force Theory,[2] the track was produced by Willie G.[3] Due to sample clearance issues,[4] the song would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17, 2021,[1] through AWAL.[5] The single saw an increase in popularity on platforms such as TikTok.[4] Lil Skil,[6] a.k.a. Rainy Bear was featured in the credits.[7] "Nuts" is 1 minute and 25 seconds long.[5] It is an alternative rap song that blends emo alongside cloud rap.
Commercial performance
"Nuts" would gain virality online,[4] leading to it breaking several streaming records upon its re-release in 2021. In New Zealand, the song had debuted at number 40 on the RMNZ Hot Singles chart, staying at its position for a week.[8] It would later gain 30,000 sales within its first two years of sales in the country,[9] subsequently going gold in the United Kingdom with about 340 million streams.[10] With over 1.25 billion streams in the United States, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[11]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and Lil Peep's estate website.[2][3]
- Gustav Ahr – composer, lead vocalist
- Willie G – producer
- Joe LaPorta - mastering
- Baron Black – composer
- Rainy Bear - featured artist
- Neill Livingston – writer, composer
- Michael Furjanic – writer, composer
- William Gardner – composer