Gucci Gang

{{Infobox song

| name = Gucci Gang

| cover = Lil Pump – Gucci Gang.png

| type = single

| artist = Lil Pump

| album = Lil Pump

| released = {{start date|2017|8|30}}

| genre = * Hip hop

trap

| length = 2:04

| label = * Tha Lights Global

Warner

| writer = * Gazzy Garcia

Brenden Murray
Gerrell Nealy

| producer = * Bighead

Gnealz

| prev_title = Molly

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Designer

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4LfJnj66HVQ|"Gucci Gang"}}}}

}}

"Gucci Gang" is a song by American rapper Lil Pump. It is produced by Bighead and co-produced by Gnealz, and is the fifth single from Lil Pump's self-titled debut album. It was originally released on Pump's SoundCloud account on August 28, 2017,{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/wavey-hefner/lil-pump-gucci-gang-prod-bighead-gnealz|title=Gucci Gang by LIL PUMP|publisher=SoundCloud|access-date=October 17, 2017}} and was later made available for digital download and streaming by Tha Lights Global and Warner Bros. Records on August 30, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lil-pump/1292381888|title=Lil Pump by Lil Pump on Apple Music|date=6 October 2017|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=October 17, 2017}} It is Lil Pump's highest-charting single to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three. It has been certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.{{cite web |title=Gucci Gang |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=&ti=gucci+gang&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=November 12, 2020}}

Production

In a November 2017 interview with Complex, producer Bighead spoke of his inspiration from Blink-182, whom he considers to have reached the Billboard charts with simple compositions: "Simple music is good music, because if a three-year-old or a four-year-old can sing it, that's what I aim for. Like 'Gucci Gang'—a little kid can sing that."{{cite news |last1=Setaro |first1=Shawn |title="Gucci Gang" Producer Bighead Talks Sobriety and Squashing Beef With Lil Yachty |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/gucci-gang-producer-bighead-interview |access-date=October 13, 2018 |work=Complex |date=November 17, 2017}}

Music and lyrics

Pump shows off his "signature charismatic, carefree flow" on a trap beat with "booming drums and a hazy piano melody".

Music video

On October 21, 2017, Lil Pump posted a 44-second snippet of the music video for "Gucci Gang" on his Twitter page, In which he told his fans to "retweet it if I should drop it right now".{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lilpump/status/921534139634999298|publisher=Twitter|title=Lil pump on Twitter: "GUCCI GANG MUSIC VIDEO RT IF I SHOULD DROP IT RN"|access-date=October 22, 2017}} He released the video three days later on his YouTube channel on October 23, 2017. {{As of|2023|March}}, the video has had 1.156 billion views on YouTube.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329xjDM7YaE |people=Lil Pump (performer), Ben Griffin (director) |title=Lil Pump - Gucci Gang [Official Music Video] |medium=YouTube |location=Los Angeles |date=October 23, 2017 |access-date=March 13, 2023}}

The video was directed by Ben Griffin of Prime Zero Productions, who was approached by Warner Bros. to direct this video and the one for Lil Pump's 2018 single "Esskeetit". Lil Pump's brief was that the video should include a tiger, a school and a food fight. According to Griffin, the tiger is a media-trained specimen who walked through the corridor alongside Lil Pump, with no computer-generated imagery involved.{{cite news |last1=Skelton |first1=Eric |title=Tigers, Wolves, and Lil Pump: Creating the "Esskeetit" and "Gucci Gang" Videos |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/04/lil-pump-ben-griffin-music-video-director-interview |access-date=October 5, 2019 |work=Complex |date=April 16, 2018}}

The video was filmed at the Blessed Sacrament School in Hollywood, a Catholic elementary school that is the property of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The archdiocese stated that the school's administration did not follow the procedure to get its approval for allowing the filming of the video, which includes drug use. Griffin declined to comment when asked by Fox 11 Los Angeles about the matter.{{cite news |last1=Melugin |first1=Bill |title=Hollywood catholic school in trouble for hosting Lil Pump music video |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/hollywood-catholic-school-in-trouble-for-hosting-lil-pump-music-video |access-date=October 5, 2019 |publisher=Fox 11 Los Angeles |date=November 10, 2017}}

Critical reception

Lee Su-ho of IZM rated the song 2.5 out of 5 stars. According to him, after two minutes of spitting out meaningless lyrics on a dreamy beat, all that is left is an addictive hook that goes "Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang".{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Su-ho |date=November 2017 |title=Gucci gang |url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=28894&bigcateidx=8&subcateidx=9&view_tp=1 |website=IZM |language=ko}}

Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop stated: "there are times where Pump shows moments of evolution." However, "Pump seems hampered by his dependence on substances, and while he may enjoy being a recreational drug user, he’ll never find artistic longevity if they remain his sole lyrical focus."{{Cite web |last=Findlay |first=Mitch |date=August 28, 2017 |title=Lil Pump Masters The Art Of Repetition On "Gucci Gang" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/60968-lil-pump-gucci-gang-new-song |website=HotNewHipHop}}

Jacob Shamsian of Insider included the song on his '13 most overhyped songs of 2017' list and said it was "awful".{{Cite web |last=Shamsian |first=Jacob |date=December 29, 2017 |title=The 13 most overhyped songs this year |url=https://www.insider.com/most-overrated-songs-of-2017-2017-12 |website=Insider}}

= Year-end lists =

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!Publication

!List

!Rank

!Ref.

Complex

| rowspan="2" |50 Best Songs of 2017

|47

|{{Cite web |last=Skelton |first=Eric |date=December 20, 2017 |title=Best Songs of 2017 |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2017/12/best-songs-2017-pnp/mac-demarco-on-the-level-best-songs-2017 |website=Complex}}

Genius

|50

|{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2017 |title=The Genius Community's 50 Best Songs of 2017 |url=https://genius.com/a/the-genius-communitys-50-best-songs-of-2017 |website=Genius}}

Passion Weiss

|50 Best Rap Songs of 2017

|50

|{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2017 |title=Best Rap Songs of 2017 |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2017/12/29/best-rap-songs-of-2017/ |website=Passion of the Weiss}}

Legacy

The song spawned numerous memes on social media.{{Cite news|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/news/2017/11/lil-pump-gucci-gang-edits/|title=People Keep Making Hilarious Meme Edits of Lil Pump's "Gucci Gang"|work=PigeonsandPlanes|access-date=December 30, 2017}} Saturday Night Live aired a music video for a parody, "Tucci Gang", about actor Stanley Tucci, with cast member Pete Davidson portraying Lil Pump.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8094241/watch-snl-saturday-night-live-parody-lil-pump-in-stanley-tucci-gang-sketch|title=Watch 'SNL' Parody Lil Pump in 'Tucci Gang' Sketch|magazine=Billboard|last=Arcand|first=Rob|date=January 14, 2018|access-date=March 9, 2018}} Eminem mimics the song on his 2018 track, "The Ringer" with a view to dissing Pump himself.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/15288105|title=Eminem - The Ringer Lyrics|access-date=August 26, 2019}}

In July 2018, actor/musician Drake Bell released a cover of the song.{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/gucci-gang-single/1518842324 | title=Gucci Gang - Single by Drake Bell on Apple Music }}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable" !Awards !Year !Category !Result !Ref.
scope="row"\|Billboard Music Awards \|2018 \|Top Streaming Song (Video) \|{{nom}} \|{{cite news \|last1=Coleman \|first1=C. Vernon II \|date=May 20, 2018 \|title=2018 Billboard Music Awards Winners List \|work=XXL \|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/05/2018-billboard-music-awards-winners-list/ \|access-date=September 28, 2018}}

class="wikitable"

!Awards

!Year

!Category

!Result

!Ref.

scope="row"|Billboard Music Awards

|2018

|Top Streaming Song (Video)

|{{nom}}

|{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=C. Vernon II |date=May 20, 2018 |title=2018 Billboard Music Awards Winners List |work=XXL |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/05/2018-billboard-music-awards-winners-list/ |access-date=September 28, 2018}}

Remixes

On December 5, 2017, American rapper Joyner Lucas released the remix of the song onto SoundCloud and has over 71 million views on YouTube. On March 18, 2018, a remix of the song premiered on OVO Sound Radio, featuring Ozuna, French Montana, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Gucci Mane, Remy Ma, and 21 Savage.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/17/ovo-sound-radio-gucci-gang-remix|title=OVO Sound Radio premieres a jam-packed "Gucci Gang" remix|last=Hussein|first=Wandera|website=The Fader|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2018}}

Chart performance

According to Billboard, "Gucci Gang" is the shortest song to hit the Hot 100's top 10 in 42 years, since Dickie Goodman's "Mr. Jaws" reached #4 on October 11, 1975.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Lil Pump's "Gucci Gang" Is The Shortest Top-10 Hit In 42 Years |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1970996/lil-pumps-gucci-gang-is-the-shortest-top-10-hit-in-42-years/news/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Stereogum}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2017–18) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Australia\|18\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 2, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|30\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 30, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|42\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 23, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|34\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 2, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|3\|artist=Lil Pump\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 7, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Czechdigital\|13\|year=2017\|week=47\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 28, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Denmark\|24\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 29, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Finland\|13\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 17, 2017}}
{{single chart\|France\|15\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 28, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|35\|songid=1697344\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 17, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Hungarysingle\|30\|year=2018\|week=2\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 18, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Hungarystream\|11\|year=2017\|week=47\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 1, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Ireland3\|31\|artist=Lil Pump\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 25, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Italy\|24\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
scope="row"\| Latvia (DigiTop100){{cite web\|url=https://www.tv3.lv/izklaide/digitop100/kad-atskaidrosies-piekap-par-kadu-muziku-maksa-latvijas-iedzivotaji/\|title="Kad atskaidrosies, piekāp!" Par kādu mūziku maksā Latvijas iedzīvotāji!?\|trans-title=“When you're sober, get up!” What kind of music do the people of Latvia pay for!?\|language=lv\|publisher={{Ill\|TV3.lv\|lv\|tv3.lv\|lt=Skaties.lv}}\|access-date=April 8, 2025\|date=December 11, 2017}} \| 3
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|27\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|15\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 24, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|20\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 16, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Portugal\|10\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 22, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|61\|date=20171201\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 2, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Slovakdigital2\|11\|year=2017\|week=47\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 28, 2017}}
scope="row"\| Spain (PROMUSICAE){{cite web\|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3591-canciones-semana-50-2017\|title=Top 100 Canciones — Semana 50: del 08.12.2017 al 14.12.2017\|publisher=Productores de Música de España\|language=es\|access-date=December 21, 2017}} \| 57
{{single chart\|Sweden\|19\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 25, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|25\|artist=Lil Pump\|song=Gucci Gang\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 20, 2017}}
{{single chart\|UK\|27\|date=20171117\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|3\|artist=Lil Pump\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 21, 2017\|refname="Hot 100"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|2\|artist=Lil Pump\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|11\|artist=Lil Pump\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 28, 2017}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream/2017\|title=Stream Top 100 – 2017\|publisher=Mahasz\|access-date=February 17, 2018}} \| 71
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 1, 2020}} \| 58
scope="row"\| US Streaming Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011023221/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs\|archive-date=October 11, 2021\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs\|title=Streaming Songs - Year-End\|magazine=Billboard\|year=2017\|access-date=May 9, 2022}} \| 70
scope="col"\| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/canadian-hot-100\|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2018\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2018}} \| 41
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2018\|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2018\|publisher=SNEP\|language=fr\|access-date=July 13, 2020}} \| 162
scope="row"\| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-100-songs\|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2018}} \| 44
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\|access-date=December 5, 2018}} \| 20

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream/2017|title=Stream Top 100 – 2017|publisher=Mahasz|access-date=February 17, 2018}}

| 71

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 1, 2020}}

| 58

scope="row"| US Streaming Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011023221/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs|archive-date=October 11, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs|title=Streaming Songs - Year-End|magazine=Billboard|year=2017|access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| 70

scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2018}}

| 41

scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2018|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2018|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=July 13, 2020}}

| 162

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2018}}

| 44

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|access-date=December 5, 2018}}

| 20

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|certmonth=01|access-date=January 5, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Lil Pump|title=Gucci Gang|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|access-date=September 19, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Lil Pump|title=Gucci Gang|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|id=3772|access-date=September 19, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=Lil Pump|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|certmonth=01|title=Gucci Gang|access-date=February 5, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Lil Pump|title=Gucci Gang|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|access-date=January 7, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=Lil Pump|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|title=Gucci Gang|access-date=January 2, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Lil Pump|title=Gucci Gang|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|id=2017-12-15|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relmonth=8}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Lil Pump|title=Gucci Gang|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|certmonth=11|access-date=November 11, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Lil Pump|title=Gucci Gang|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-01-06-12-17-34.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Lil Pump|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|title=Gucci Gang|access-date=January 4, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Lil Pump|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|title=Gucci Gang|id=14735-4571-1|access-date=September 27, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|artist=Lil Pump|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|title=Gucci Gang|access-date=October 31, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

References

Category:2017 songs

Category:2017 singles

Category:Lil Pump songs

Category:Warner Records singles

Category:Songs written by Lil Pump

Category:Internet memes introduced in 2017

Category:Gucci

Category:American hip-hop songs

Category:Trap music songs