"4x4" is a song by American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released as a single through Cactus Jack and Epic Records on January 24, 2025. He wrote the song with producers Tay Keith and FnZ members Finatik and Zac, alongside Honorable C.N.O.T.E. and Dougie F. The song samples the 2016 Tennessee State University marching band playing an instrumental version of the hip-hop song "Say Sum" by Migos. Mike Dean mixed and mastered it with Tommy Rush providing assistance in the mixing.[1]

Background and promotion

The song was first played through the speakers during Scott's performance at a nightclub called the Joy Room in Mexico City on September 22, 2024.[2] The song was further teased on October 18 on an episode of WWE SmackDown when WWE Superstar Roman Reigns had a file of the song in advance.[3] Scott performed it live for the first time during the final show of his Circus Maximus Tour at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on October 30. He then performed a shortened version of it during his headlining performance at the Rolling Loud music festival on December 14. On January 6, 2025, Scott appeared in-person at WWE Raw's premiere on Netflix, in which the song's title was revealed and it was confirmed to serve as the program's opening theme.[4] He performed the song at the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship during the halftime show on January 20.[5] On the same day, he shared a link to pre-save the song and restocked new merchandise on his website, in which all the proceeds would support people who were affected by the 2025 California wildfires.[6]

Commercial performance

"4x4" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 dated February 8, 2025 (with 16.2 million streams, 2.9 million airplay audience, and 167,000 sold), giving Scott his fifth number-one single in the country.[7] The following week, it registered the biggest drop from number one by plummeting down to number 57, surpassing Jimin's "Like Crazy" (which had descended to 45).[8]

Charts

Chart performance for "4x4"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 53
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[10] 8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 24
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 30
France (SNEP)[14] 75
Germany (GfK)[15] 20
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 18
Greece International (IFPI)[17] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 47
Italy (FIMI)[19] 54
Latvia (LaIPA)[20] 7
Lithuania (AGATA)[21] 40
Luxembourg (Billboard)[22] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 65
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 30
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[25] 74
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 35
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[27] 15
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 97
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 23
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[32] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[35] 14

References

  1. ^ Richardson, Kalea (January 21, 2025). "Travis Scott Debuts New Single '4x4' at College Football National Championship Game". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  2. ^ @RodeoTheAlbum (September 23, 2024). "Travis Scott bout to drop album of the year" (Tweet). Retrieved January 21, 2025 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Saponara, Michael (November 18, 2024). "Travis Scott Pens New Theme Song for WWE's 'RAW' & Will Appear at 2025 Debut". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Saponara, Michael (January 7, 2025). "Travis Scott Escorts WWE's Jey Uso to Ring With Apparent Joint In Hand: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  5. ^ Price, Joe (January 21, 2025). "Travis Scott Debuts New Song "4x4" at College Football Playoff National Championship Halftime Show". Complex. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Lynch, Jessica (January 21, 2025). "Travis Scott Debuts '4×4' Live, Merch Proceeds to Support Wildfire Response". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (February 3, 2025). "Travis Scott's '4X4' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Week of February 15, 2025".
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 February 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1822. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 3, 2025. p. 4.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 3, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  11. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 5. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  14. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  16. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  17. ^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 05/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  18. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  19. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4". Top Digital Download. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  20. ^ "Latvijas mūzikas topa 2025. gada piektajā nedēļā dominē divi izteikti līderi" [Two clear leaders dominate the fifth week of the Latvian Music Chart 2025] (in Latvian). TV Net [lv]. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  21. ^ "2025 5-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  22. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  23. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  24. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  25. ^ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: February 7th, 2025 – February 13th, 2025". TurnTable. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  26. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4". VG-lista. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  27. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 24.01.2025–30.01.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  28. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 5. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  29. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  30. ^ "Travis Scott – 4x4". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  31. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  32. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  33. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  34. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  35. ^ "Travis Scott Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
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