Lo Mein (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Lo Mein

| type = Song

| artist = Lil Uzi Vert

| album = Eternal Atake

| released = March 6, 2020

| genre =

Hip hop
trap

| length = 3:15

| label = Atlantic

| writer =

Symere Woods
Brandon Veal
Daniel Perez

| producer =

Brandon Finessin
Bugz Ronin

}}

"Lo Mein" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on March 6, 2020, as the second track off of their album Eternal Atake. The track peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

The track was reportedly recorded in the middle of a Nerf gun fight.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Lil Uzi Vert's "Lo Mein" Recorded In Midst Of Nerf Gun Fight|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-uzi-verts-lo-mein-recorded-in-midst-of-nerf-gun-fight-news.106765.html|access-date=June 18, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Lil Uzi Vert Recorded "Lo Mein" In The Middle Of A Nerf Gun Fight|url=https://genius.com/a/lil-uzi-vert-recorded-lo-mein-in-the-middle-of-a-nerf-gun-fight|access-date=June 18, 2020|website=Genius}} The track interpolates Future's track "The Percocet & Stripper Joint".{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=|title=Lil Uzi Vert's "Lo Mein" {{!}} Watch Now!|url=https://www.billboard.com/video/lil-uzi-verts-lo-mein-watch-now|access-date=June 18, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}

Critical reception

Dylan Green of DJBooth had a mixed reaction to the song, saying that although the track had a "seamless transition", he called the "Asian-sounding synths" closing out the song "lame", and said a few of the lines "had NAV energy".{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Read Our 1 Listen Album Review of Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake'|url=https://djbooth.net/features/2020-03-06-lil-uzi-vert-eternal-atake-album-review-new-music|access-date=June 18, 2020|website=DJBooth}}

Commercial performance

The track debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the third highest-charting song from the album (behind "Baby Pluto" and "Futsal Shuffle 2020").{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=|title=Lil Uzi Vert Charts 20 Songs on Hot 100 -- Including Every Track From 'Eternal Atake'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9335929/lil-uzi-vert-charts-20-songs-hot-100-eternal-atake|access-date=June 18, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}

Charts

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite magazine\|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 March 2020\|magazine=The ARIA Report\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|issue=1567\|date=March 16, 2020}} \| 85
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for "Lo Mein" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2020-03-16\|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=March 16, 2020\|access-date=February 13, 2025}} \| 26
{{single chart\|Canada\|34\|artist=Lil Uzi Vert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 18, 2020}}
scope="row"\| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web\|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|title=Tónlistinn – Lög\|trans-title=The Music – Songs\|language=is\|publisher=Plötutíðindi\|access-date=July 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321161511/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|archive-date=March 21, 2020\|url-status=dead}} \| 36
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=March 13, 2020\|title=Hot Singles Chart\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-03-13\|access-date=June 18, 2020\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ}} \| 5
{{single chart\|Portugal\|114\|artist=Lil Uzi Vert\|song=Lo Mein\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 29, 2020}}
{{single chart\|UKstreaming\|74\|date=20200313\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 13, 2025}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|37\|date=20200313\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 13, 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|8\|artist=Lil Uzi Vert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 18, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|6\|artist=Lil Uzi Vert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 18, 2020}}
scope="row"\| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{Cite magazine\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Top 100 Popular Songs\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-03-12/\|access-date=June 18, 2020\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|archive-date=March 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318215007/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-03-12/\|url-status=dead}} \| 3

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Lil Uzi Vert|title=Lo Mein|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|access-date=February 13, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Lil Uzi Vert|title=Lo Mein|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}}

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References

Category:Songs written by Lil Uzi Vert

Category:2020 songs

Category:Lil Uzi Vert songs