Domo23
{{Infobox song
| name = Domo23
| cover = Tyler, The Creator Domo23.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tyler, the Creator
| album = Wolf
| released = February 14, 2013
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 2:41
| label = *Odd Future
| writer = Tyler Okonma
| producer = Tyler, the Creator
| prev_title = Trouble on My Mind
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Whoa
| next_year = 2013
}}
"Domo23" is a song written, produced, and performed by American rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator. It was released on February 14, 2013, as the lead single from his third studio album Wolf (2013).{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Domo23-Explicit/dp/B00BINICCQ/ |title=Domo23 [Explicit]: The Creator Tyler: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date=February 14, 2013 |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407173201/https://www.amazon.com/Domo23-Explicit/dp/B00BINICCQ/ |url-status=live}} The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and number 37 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 : Page 1]. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-03-15.
Background
On February 14, 2013, Odd Future uploaded a video to their YouTube account, which included L-Boy skydiving and stating that Wolf would be released on April 2, 2013, later that day Tyler stated on his Twitter account that he would be releasing a new song along with an accompanying music video.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/14/video-tyler-the-creator-domo-23/ |title=Video: Tyler, the Creator – 'Domo 23' |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=February 14, 2013 |accessdate=March 23, 2013}}
Talking about the making of the song, Tyler the Creator said on his Instagram account in 2020: {{cquote|text=A fan once told me to keep my head up, I replied that he should take his head down while slobbering on my D thang. I hate when they ask me for pictures, I'm like dude, just let me get my money then go back to your LGBTQ xyz's type of life. Whatever.}}
Music video
The music video was released on February 14, 2013. In it, Tyler plays a wrestler named Fookie Bookie with blond dreads and metallic spandex, taking on his fellow Odd Future member Domo Genesis in the clip. Tyler ends up defeating Domo. The video then cuts to the song "Bimmer". The video featured cameos from Odd Future members Earl Sweatshirt, Jasper Dolphin, and Taco Bennett.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.12530/title.tyler-the-creator-domo-23- |title=Tyler, The Creator - "Domo 23 |publisher=HipHop DX |date=February 15, 2013 |accessdate=March 23, 2013}}
Live performances
On February 26, 2013, Tyler, the Creator performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon along with "Treehome95".{{cite web|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/02/27/tyler-the-creator-debuts-treehome-on-jimmy-fallon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304100233/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/02/27/tyler-the-creator-debuts-treehome-on-jimmy-fallon/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2013 |title=Tyler, The Creator Debuts New Song 'TreeHome' On Jimmy Fallon |publisher=Rapfix.mtv.com |date=February 27, 2013 |accessdate=March 23, 2013}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital single
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Domo23
| writer1 = Tyler Okonma
| extra1 = Tyler, the Creator
| length1 = 2:41
}}
Charts
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Country
!Date !Format !Label |
|---|
| United States
|Odd Future, RED, Sony |
Certifications
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References
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