Bleed It
{{Short description|2019 single by Blueface}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Bleed lt
| type = single
| cover = Blueface Bleed It.png
| artist = Blueface
| EP = Dirt Bag
| released = {{start date|2019|01|11}}
| recorded =2018
| genre = West Coast hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=25}}
| label = * Cash Money
| writer = {{hlist|Johnathan Porter|Michael Crook}}
| producer = Mike Crook
| prev_title = Respect My Cryppin'
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = West Coast
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|C934VEPOD5Y|"Bleed It"}}}}
}}
"Bleed It" is a song by American rapper Blueface. It was released as a single on January 11, 2019 and released to rhythmic radio on February 19, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates |website=All Access|date=February 14, 2019|accessdate=February 14, 2019}} It is the lead single from his second extended play, Dirt Bag (2019). The music video, directed by Cole Bennett, was released prior in December 2018 on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel. It reached number 46 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart after the success of his previous single "Thotiana".
Critical reception
Along with Blueface's other tracks "Thotiana" and "Next Big Thing", HotNewHipHop said that on "Bleed It", "it's clear that Blueface has a knack for stringing together some pretty funny yet lyrical bars".{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/blueface-teaches-dj-akademiks-of-everyday-struggle-the-bust-down-dance-news.70530.html|title=Blueface Teaches DJ Akademiks Of Everyday Struggle The Bust Down Dance|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Cole|first=Alexander|date=January 28, 2019|accessdate=February 6, 2019}} Trent Fitzgerald of XXL said the track features "gun-toting rhymes".{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/12/blueface-bleed-it-video/|title=Blueface Bleed It Video: Watch Rapper Kick It With His Crew|work=XXL|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|date=December 19, 2018|accessdate=February 6, 2019}}
Music video
The music video for "Bleed It" was directed by Cole Bennett for Lyrical Lemonade and released in December 2018. It features Blueface walking around his neighborhood with his friends, with Hypebeast observing that Blueface is "stunting".{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/12/blueface-bleed-it-video|title=Blueface Stunts in New Video for 'Bleed It'|website=Hypebeast|last=Maduakolam|first=Emmanuel|date=December 20, 2018|accessdate=February 6, 2019}} The Fader summarized the video as "Blueface, his friends, and a mop all cut together with datamosh-y special effects".{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/12/19/blueface-bleed-it-music-video|title=Blueface's 'Bleed It' video doesn't miss a beat|website=The Fader|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=December 19, 2018|accessdate=February 6, 2019}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artist=Blueface&title=Bleed+It&label=&chart_name=&chart_date=|title=Chart Search: Blueface - Bleed It|last=|first=|date=|website=Billboard|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=September 1, 2019}}
|2 |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2019-02-23|title=Blueface Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}
| 46 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold |type=single|artist=Blueface
|title=Bleed It|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|date=June 7, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
References
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