Around Me
{{Short description|2022 song by Metro Boomin featuring Don Toliver}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Around Me
| type = song
| artist = Metro Boomin featuring Don Toliver
| album = Heroes & Villains
| released = December 2, 2022
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 3:11
| label = {{hlist|Boominati|Republic}}
| writer = {{hlist|Leland Wayne|Caleb Toliver|Mejdi Rhars|Simon Park}}
| producer = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Prince85}}
}}
"Around Me" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin featuring American rapper Don Toliver from the former's second studio album Heroes & Villains (2022). It was written alongside Simon Park and Prince85, the latter producing it with Metro.
Composition
Charles Lyons-Burt of Slant Magazine cited "Around Me" as an example of the "mournful songs about accepting one's true nature or succumbing to vices" which make up a large part of the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/metro-boomin-heroes-and-villains-album-review/|title=Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains Review: Boomin' Beats by Committee|website=Slant Magazine|last=Lyons-Burt|first=Charles|date=December 6, 2022|access-date=10 April 2023}} Peter A. Berry of Complex considered it one of the tracks from Heroes & Villains which "make up a sleek, surrealistic vision of trap guided by the expert hand of its director."{{cite web |last1=Berry |first1=Peter A. |title=Metro Boomin's 'Heroes and Villains' Is the Ultimate Rap Blockbuster |url=https://www.complex.com/music/metro-boomin-heroes-and-villains-album-review |website=Complex |access-date=10 April 2023 |date=December 8, 2022}}
Critical reception
The song was generally positively received. Brady Brickner-Wood of Pitchfork wrote, "Few artists melodically thrive over a Metro beat like Don Toliver, who delivers two of the album's more magnetic vocal performances on 'Too Many Nights' and 'Around Me.'"{{cite web |last1=Brickner-Wood |first1=Brady |title=Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/metro-boomin-heroes-and-villains/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=10 April 2023 |date=December 8, 2022}} Robert Blair of HotNewHipHop wrote, "Among the typically exhilarating turns from his tried-and-tested platoon of talent, Don Toliver is one man who seizes every moment that he has on the project. So, when it came time to take the lead on the mesmeric, spacious world of 'Around Me,' it's no surprise that he brought his A-game and continued to steadily switch up as the beat evolved."{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Robert |title=Metro Boomin "Heroes & Villains" Album Review |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/608595-metro-boomin-heroes-and-villains-album-review |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=10 April 2023 |date=December 8, 2022}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Around Me" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|35|artist=Metro Boomin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|France|180|artist=Metro Boomin feat. Don Toliver|song=Around Me|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|56|artist=Metro Boomin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|53|artist=Metro Boomin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|20|artist=Metro Boomin|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2023}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=Metro Boomin|title=Around Me|award=Gold|certyear=2024|certmonth=3|access-date= April 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Metro Boomin|title=Around Me|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=April 10, 2023}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Platinum|number=1|certyear=2024|certweek=51|id=20241227101207|archive-date=December 27, 2024|access-date=December 27, 2024}}
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References
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{{Metro Boomin}}
{{Don Toliver}}
Category:Songs written by Metro Boomin