Esskeetit
{{Infobox song
| name = Esskeetit
| cover = Lil Pump – Esskeetit.png
| type = single
| artist = Lil Pump
| album = Harverd Dropout
| released = {{start date|2018|4|13}}
| recorded = December 2017
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=3}}
| label = {{hlist|Tha Lights Global|Warner}}
| writer = {{hlist|Gazzy Garcia|Christopher Barnett}}
| producer = {{hlist|CBMix|Lil Pump}}
| chronology = Lil Pump singles
| prev_title = I Shyne
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Welcome to the Party
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DPxL7dO5XPc|Esskeetit}}|type=single}}
}}
"Esskeetit" (sometimes stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Lil Pump. The single and its music video were released on April 13, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/esskeetit-single/1370438300|title=Esskeetit - Single by Lil Pump |date=April 13, 2018 |website= Apple Music|access-date=April 14, 2018}} Written and produced alongside CBMix, the song debuted and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Background and release
The first snippet of the song was posted to Lil Pump's official Twitter account on February 6, 2018
.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/02/lil-pump-produced-new-banger-teaser/|title=Listen to a Teaser of a New Banger Lil Pump Produced|last= |first= |date= February 7, 2018|website= XXL |access-date=April 14, 2018}} Pump previewed the song and its music video multiple times on Twitter and Instagram, originally intended to be released on April 8, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/02/lil-pump-produced-new-banger-teaser/|title=Lil Pump Announces "Esskeetit" Video Release Date|last=Zidel |first=Alex |date= April 2, 2018|website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=April 23, 2018}} However, its release was pushed back to April 13 due to copyright issues. The song takes its title from Pump's signature phrase, which means "Let's get it". Lyrically, the song references drugs including Ecstasy (or X) and Actavis, along with luxury brands including Porsche, and Patek Phillipe, among others.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Music video
The song's music video, directed by Pump himself along with Ben Griffin, was premiered with its release. As of February 2023, the video has received over 530 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPxL7dO5XPc|title=Lil Pump - "ESSKEETIT"|last=|first=|date= April 13, 2018|website=YouTube|access-date=April 23, 2018}}
Live performance
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{single chart|Flanders Tip|14|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|19|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Canada|25|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 2, 2018}} |
{{single chart|France|103|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|6|year=2018|week=16|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 1, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Hungarystream|34|year=2018|week=17|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 5, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Italy|84|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 25, 2018}} |
scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2018-04-20|title=NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018}}
| 5 |
{{single chart|Portugal|40|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|74|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 23, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|74|artist=Lil Pump|song=Esskeetit|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 23, 2018}} |
{{single chart|UK|89|date=20180427|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 28, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|24|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 23, 2018|refname="Hot 100"}} |
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 25, 2018}} |
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|27|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 31, 2018}}
| 75 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Lil Pump|title=Esskeetit|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=June 8, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lil Pump|title=Esskeetit|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}
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