Paint the Town Red (Doja Cat song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Paint the Town Red
| cover = Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red.png
| alt = Cover art for "Paint the Town Red": a painting of a red sky, with a silhouette of a skyline in the bottom right corner
| type = single
| artist = Doja Cat
| album = Scarlet
| B-side =
| released = {{start date|2023|8|4}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * Hip-hop
| length = * 3:51 (album version)
- 3:27 (radio edit)
| label = * Kemosabe
| lyricist = Amala Zandile Dlamini
| composer = * Burt Bacharach
- Hal David
- Isaac Earl Bynum
- Jean-Baptiste Kouame
- Karl Rubin
- Ryan Buendia
| producer = * Earl on the Beat
- Rubin
- Jean-Baptiste
- DJ Replay
| chronology = Doja Cat
| prev_title = Kill Bill
| prev_version = remix
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Agora Hills
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|m4_9TFeMfJE|"Paint the Town Red"}}|type=single}}
}}
"Paint the Town Red" is a song by American rapper and singer Doja Cat from her fourth studio album, Scarlet (2023). It was released on August 4, 2023, through Kemosabe and RCA Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Doja Cat and produced by Earl on the Beat, Rubin, Jean-Baptiste, and DJ Replay. The track samples Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "Walk on By". In the lyrics, the rapper dismisses her critics and asserts her own identity following arguments with fans on social media.
"Paint the Town Red" was a massive commercial success, topping the charts in 19 countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the United Kingdom, it became the first solo song by a female rapper to top the UK Singles Chart, and in the United States, it became Doja Cat's second single, and first as a solo artist, to top the Billboard Hot 100. It reached the top ten as well in over 15 countries, including France, Belgium (Flandres), Finland, Germany, Sweden and Denmark. "Paint the Town Red" made history by becoming the first solo female rap song in Spotify history to top the platform's Global and US Top 50 chart{{cite web |last=Galindo |first=Thomas |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' Makes Spotify History |url=https://americansongwriter.com/doja-cats-paint-the-town-red-makes-spotify-history/ |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=American Songwriter}} and the fastest solo female rap song to amass 100 million streams.{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Ky |date=2023-08-31 |title=Doja Cat New Song Paint The Town Red Proves She Doesn't Need Fans |url=https://junkee.com/doja-cat-paint-town-red-success-despite-backlash/354031 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Junkee}}
The song received a nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Solo Performance. It was voted in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/|title=Hottest 100 2023|website=Triple J|access-date=January 27, 2024}}
Background and composition
{{Listen|pos=left|filename=Doja_Cat_-_Paint_The_Town_Red.mp3|title="Paint The Town Red"|description=A short 21-second sample of "Paint The Town Red" by Doja Cat.}}
A two-second preview of the song was shared by Doja Cat on April 17, 2023, along with other tracks from her upcoming album.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-new-album-snippets-tracklist/|title=Doja Cat Teases Snippets Of Her New Album And Shares The Possible Tracklist|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|website=Uproxx|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}} Doja would tease the song by continuously using the blood drop emoji, as well as putting a red filter over thumbnails of her previous music videos and album covers.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/698968-doja-cat-new-single-available-pre-save/|title=Doja Cat's New Single "Paint The Town Red" Available For Pre-Save Now|last=Alexandria|first=Lavender|website=HotNewHipHop|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}} She played the song in full length on July 18, while painting a white canvas in red. The painting would later turn out to be the single cover.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-1234800584/|title=Doja Cat Gets Diabolical in New Video for 'Paint the Town Red'|last=Grow|first=Kory|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}}
"Paint the Town Red" is a rap song.{{Cite news |last=Molanphy |first=Chris |date=2023-12-01 |title=Hip-Hop Has Had a Rough Year. Is This Really Its Great White Hope? |url=https://slate.com/culture/2023/12/jack-harlow-lovin-on-me-billboard-hip-hop-tiktok.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=Slate}} Upon release, the lyrics were interpreted by some as a reference to her previous behavior on social media, including the disapproval of a name used by a significant amount of her fanbase, and the subsequent arguments she had with some of them, in the weeks leading up to the release.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-music-video.html|title=Doja Cat Said What She Said in the 'Paint the Town Red' Video|last=Zhan|first=Jennifer|website=Vulture|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}} Sampling Dionne Warwick's 1964 track "Walk On By",{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=2023-12-01 |title=Dionne Warwick Didn't Know Doja Cat Sampled 'Walk on By' in 'Paint the Town Red': 'Doja Who?' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dionne-warwick-reacts-doja-cat-sampling-paint-the-town-red-1235521366/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |magazine=Billboard}} the song is backed by a "bouncy production" that sees Doja Cat rapping over a "subtly brassy, finger snap-laden beat", constituting an "contrast to the comparatively laid-back "Attention".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/doja-cat-launches-new-single-paint-the-town-red-stream-it-now-attention-1235384812/|title=Doja Cat Launches New Single 'Paint The Town Red': Stream It Now|last=Denis|first=Kyle|magazine=Billboard|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}} The song is composed in G minor with the BPM being 100 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"Paint the Town Red" broke a number of streaming records on Spotify, making history as the first solo female rap song to top the platform's US Top 50 daily chart, and the Global Spotify 200 daily chart, and the fastest solo female rap song to amass 100 million streams.
The song peaked atop the Billboard Global 200 chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Doja Cat's 'Paint the Town Red' Rises to No. 1 on Billboard Global 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-number-one-global-200-chart-1235410518/ |access-date=September 12, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} It also became the first ever rap song to top Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.{{cite magazine |title=Doja Cat's 'Paint the Town Red' Tops Global Charts, Drake & Kenya Grace Lead New Top 10s |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-drake-kenya-grace-global-charts-1235420693/ |magazine=Billboard |date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |first=Gary |last=Trust}}
= North America =
In the United States, "Paint the Town Red" debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart issue dated August 19, 2023.{{Cite magazine |date= |title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of August 19, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2023-08-19/ |access-date=August 29, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} Two weeks later it reached number five, after moving 21.1 million streams, 5,000 digital downloads sold, and 22.6 million airplay audience that week, a 49, 81, and 37 percent increase from the previous week.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=August 28, 2023 |title=Oliver Anthony Music's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' Notches Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-hot-100-number-one-two-weeks-1235402004/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 5, 2023}} The song gained traction on the video-sharing app TikTok, with its audio soundtracking over 618,000 videos on the platform.{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Trevor |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Doja Cat's 'Red' Races to No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/doja-cat-paint-town-red-number-1-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart-1235402898/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 31, 2023}} The surge in popularity online fueled the song's performance; after moving to number three, it reached number one on the Hot 100 on the issue dated September 16, 2023. It became Doja Cat's second leader, her first solo US number-one, and the first rap song to top the Hot 100 in over a year since Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" (2022). The song also topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for three weeks as well as their streaming and digital sales component charts.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Doja Cat's 'Paint the Town Red' Becomes Her Second Hot 100 No. 1, First Rap Leader in Over a Year |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-number-one-hot-100-1235410406/ |access-date=September 11, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |title=Doja Cat: Hot Rap Songs (Chart History) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/doja-cat/rap/ |access-date=September 12, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |title=Doja Cat: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Chart History) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/doja-cat/bsi/ |access-date=September 12, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} The song is also her 7th number one single on the Pop Airplay chart, the most among all artist this decade.{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Doja Cat releases new single "Paint the Town Red" |url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/doja-cat-releases-new-single-paint-the-town-red/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |publisher=RCA Records}} The song is also her first to peak atop the Radio Songs chart.
= Europe =
"Paint the Town Red" debuted at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart on August 17, 2023. It rose to number 15 the following week before entering the top ten on August 31, 2023.{{cite web |title=Paint the Town Red |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red/ |website=Official Charts Company |date=August 17, 2023 |access-date=9 September 2023}} It reached number four, becoming Doja Cat's fourth top ten hit in the UK and outpeaking its sample "Walk On By", which hit number nine.{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Dua Lipa claims her fourth Number 1 single with Dance The Night |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dua-lipa-claims-her-fourth-uk-number-1-single-with-dance-the-night/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=28 August 2023}} On August 27, 2023, the Official Charts Company announced that the song was leading the race to hit number one that week, with only 1,000 units separating "Paint the Town Red" from its competitors.{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |title=Doja Cat aims for first UK Number 1 single with Paint The Town Red |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-first-look-number-1-/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=28 August 2023}} The song then reached number two, blocked by Olivia Rodrigo's "Vampire" from the top spot.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=September 4, 2023 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Vampire' Flies to No. 1 In U.K. |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/olivia-rodrigo-vampire-no-1-uk-1235405784/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 5, 2023}} The following week, "Paint the Town Red" rose to number one, becoming Doja Cat's first chart-topper in the United Kingdom.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Doja Cat Pounces For Her First U.K. No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-uk-no-1-1235408744/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 12, 2023}}
Music video
An accompanying music video was released on August 4, 2023, and was directed by Nina McNeely.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/doja-cat-shares-video-for-new-song-paint-the-town-red-watch/|title=Doja Cat Shares Video for New Song "Paint the Town Red": Watch|last=Lindert|first=Hattie|website=Pitchfork|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}} It features Doja Cat peeling out her eyeball which then falls into hell. Doja is later seen keeping company with death and Satan. Other scenes show her throwing bloody chunks of meat and riding on a green creature through the sky.
Live performances
Doja Cat performed "Paint the Town Red" for the first time at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards as part of a medley with the tracks "Attention" and "Demons". The performance featured the singer dressed in a grey suit and glasses, and "trailed by blood-soaked dancers". Writers praised the performance as one of the best moments of the night and compared Doja's "preppy" outfit to those worn by Joan Cusack in School of Rock and Britney Spears in the "...Baby One More Time" music video.{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=September 13, 2023 |title=The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 VMAs |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/09/vmas-2023-best-worst-performances-recap.html |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=Vulture}}{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=September 13, 2023 |title=Doja Cat channels classic Britney Spears in epic VMAs performance |url=https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/doja-cat-pays-homage-britney-spears-mtv-vmas-performance/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 13, 2023}}{{Cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |last2=Herrera |first2=Isabelia |last3=Pierre |first3=Alphonse |date=September 13, 2023 |title=The Best and Worst of the 2023 MTV VMAs |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-best-and-worst-of-the-2023-mtv-vmas/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}
In popular media
On November 1, 2023, "Paint the Town Red" would be used in a video on social media by All Elite Wrestling to promote their women's division, with wrestlers including Toni Storm, Hikaru Shida, Saraya, and Kris Statlander appearing.{{Cite tweet |user=AEWonTV |number=1719702077172031784 |title=Whether you're a devil, bad b***h, or a rebel... Let's paint the town red like @DojaCat, tonight at 8/7c when #AEWDynamite is on @TBSNetwork}}
Accolades
{{Infobox awards list
| title = Paint the Town Red awards and nominations
| wins = 32
| nominations = 57
| customs =
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{{Infobox musician awards/customs|Triple J Hottest 100|1|1}}
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|+Awards and nominations for "Paint the Town Red" ! scope="col"| Organization ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
scope="row" |ARIA Charts Awards{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=ARIA Launches New Award To Recognize Chart-Topping Success |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aria-launches-new-award-to-recognize-chart-topping-success-6099306/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
| rowspan="17" |2023 |#1 Chart Award (Singles) |{{won}} |
---|
scope="row" |Ciclope Festival Awards
|Music Video - Color Grading |{{nom}} |
scope="row" |IRMA Awards{{Cite web |title=IRMA Awards |url=https://midton.com/case-studies/irma-awards/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Midton |language=en}}
|IRMA Number 1 Award (Singles) |{{won}} |
rowspan="3" scope="row" |IW Music Awards {{Efn|The IW Music Awards are awards created by the Intensive Watch Company (IW) in Thailand. Each month, one international song is awarded for being the most popular on TV & Radio in Thailand. The annual awards are based on the chart performance of the songs on Radio & TV.
{{Cite web | title = Intensive Watch Awards | url=https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157025605450959 |date=February 18, 2020 |access-date=June 30, 2025 | website= Warner Music Thailand}}}} |International Song of the Month (October) |{{won}} |
International Song of the Month (November)
|{{won}} |
International Song of the Year
|{{won|Runner-up}} |
rowspan="2" scope="row" |MTV Europe Music Awards
|{{nom}} |
Best Song
|{{nom}} |
scope="row" | MTV Video Music Awards
| {{nom}} |
scope="row" |The Daily Californian's Arts Awards
|Best Billboard Hot 100 Single |{{won}} |
scope="row" |Triple J Hottest 100
|{{won}} |
rowspan="5" scope="row" |Official Charts Company{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=Official Charts' Specialist Award and Number 1 Single Award |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/new-official-chart-award-launched-to-celebrate-number-1-success-in-uks-genre-and-specialist-charts-including-vinyl-afrobeats-and-classical__32320/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}
|Number Single 1 Award |{{won}} |
Specialist Number 1 Award - Hip Hop and R&B Singles
|{{won}} |
Specialist Number 1 Award - Streaming Singles
|{{won}} |
Specialist Number 1 Award - Singles Sales
|{{won}} |
Specialist Number 1 Award - Video Streaming
|{{won}} |
scope="row" |Vimeo Staff Picks Awards
|Staff Picked Video |{{won}} |
scope="row" |AICP Show Awards
| rowspan="35" |2024 |Licensed Soundtrack or Arrangement {{efn|name="Note"|As SiriusXM's commercial "A Life in Sound", Doja Cat for Paint the Town Red is credited as composer and performer}} |{{won}} |
scope="row" |ASCAP Pop Music Awards
| rowspan="2" |Winning Songs of the Year |{{won}} |
scope="row" |ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
|{{won}} |
scope="row" | Billboard Music Awards
| {{nom}} |{{Cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-billboard-music-awards-finalists-full-list-1235837820/|title=Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen & Sabrina Carpenter Are Top 2024 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Full List|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=November 25, 2024|access-date=November 26, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241125161711/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-billboard-music-awards-finalists-full-list-1235837820/}} |
scope="row" |BMI Pop Awards
| rowspan="2" |Most Performed Songs of the Year |{{won}} |
scope="row" |BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
|{{won}} |
scope="row" |Brit Awards
|International Song of the Year |{{nom}} |
rowspan="2" scope="row" |Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
|Silver Award — Use of Licensed/Adapted Music {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{Won}} |
Bronze Award - Music, Direction
|{{won}} |
scope="row" |Ciclope Festival Awards
|Silver Award — Sound & Music - Licensed Music {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{Won}} |
scope="row" |Creative Circle Awards
|Silver Award — Best Use of Existing Music {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{Won}} |
scope="row" |GAFFA Awards (Denmark)
|International Song of the Year |{{nom}} |
scope="row" |GAFFA Awards (Sweden)
|International Hit of the Year |{{nom}} |
scope="row" |Gerety Awards
|Bronze Award — Music {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{won}} |
scope="row" |Global Awards
| Best Song | {{nom}} | {{Cite web |date=March 4, 2024 |title=The Global Awards 2024: Full list of nominees & how to vote |url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/the-global-awards-2024-nominees-vote/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=Capital XTRA}} |
rowspan="2" scope="row" |GoldDerby Music Awards
|Record of the Year |{{nom}} | rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum,Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Ray Richmond, Christopher |date=2024-02-02 |title=2024 Gold Derby Music Awards winners: Clean sweep for Taylor Swift |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2024-gold-derby-music-awards-winners-1205715515/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=GoldDerby |language=en-US}} |
Best R&B/Hip-Hop Song
|{{won}} |
scope="row" | Grammy Awards
| {{nom}} |
scope="row"| MTV Video Music Awards
| {{nom}} |
scope="row" |Hit FM Music Awards
|Top 10 Singles |{{won}} |
scope="row" |Hito Music Awards
|Western Song of the Year |{{won}} |
rowspan="4" scope="row" |IHeartRadio Music Awards
|Song of the Year |{{nom}} |
Best Music Video
|{{nom}} |
Best Lyrics
|{{nom}} |
TikTok Bop of the Year
|{{nom}} |
scope="row" |Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
|{{nom}} |{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-06-04 |title=Taylor Swift, ‘Barbie’ Lead Nominations for 2024 Kids' Choice Awards (Full List) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-kids-choice-awards-nominations-1235698356/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} |
scope="row" |Music+Sound Awards
|Best Sync In Online, Social + Digital Advertising {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{won}} |
scope="row" |New Music Awards
|Country Song of the Year |{{nom}} |
scope="row" |NRJ Music Awards
|Social Hit |{{nom}} |
scope="row" |People's Choice Awards
|Song of the Year |{{nom}} |{{Cite web |last=Guzman |first=Chad de |date=2024-02-16 |title=All the Winners at the 2024 People's Choice Awards |url=https://time.com/6695788/peoples-choice-awards-2024-winners-nominees-categories-streaming/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Time |language=en}} |
scope="row" |SEC Awards {{efn|The SEC Awards (formerly known as Séries em Cena Awards) is a Brazilian Award Show. It awards movies, tv series, music and internet influencers. It was created in 2019.}}
|International Hit |{{nom}} |
rowspan="2" scope="row" |Shark Awards
|Silver Award — Best Use of Licensed Music {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{Won}} |
Best Colour Grading
|{{nom}} |
scope="row" |Spotify Billions Club Plaques
|One Billion Total Streams on Spotify |{{won}} |
scope="row" |Webby Awards
|Video & Film Music Video |{{nom}} |
rowspan="2" scope="row" |Clio Awards
| rowspan="3" |2025 |Silver Award — Music - Licensed (Professional) {{efn|name="Note"}} |{{Won}} |
Bronze Award — Direction (Professional)
|{{won}} |
scope="row" |iHeartRadio Titanium Music Awards
|One Billion Total Spins on iHeartRadio Stations |{{won}} |
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=May 15, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=|award=Platinum|artist=|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|type=single|award=Diamond|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=April 9, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=September 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|id=14621|access-date=November 12, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=April 1, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|relmonth=08|certyear=2024|access-date=February 14, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=February 18, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|id=12504|access-date=May 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Doja Cat|title=Paint the Town Red|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=January 18, 2024}}
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Category:Billboard Global 200 number-one singles
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Category:Kemosabe Records singles
Category:Songs written by Doja Cat
Category:Songs with music by Burt Bacharach
Category:Songs with lyrics by Hal David