Paris to Tokyo

{{short description|2022 single by Fivio Foreign and the Kid Laroi}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Paris to Tokyo

| cover = Fivio Foreign and the Kid Laroi - Paris to Tokyo.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Fivio Foreign and the Kid Laroi

| album = B.I.B.L.E.

| released = July 8, 2022

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Drill ⋅ hip hop

| length = 2:11

| label = Columbia

| writer =

| producer = SB

| chronology = Fivio Foreign

| prev_title = Lamb Chop

| prev_year = 2022

| next_title = Groovy

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = The Kid Laroi

| type = single

| prev_title = Thousand Miles

| prev_year = 2022

| title = Paris to Tokyo

| year = 2022

| next_title = Love Again

| next_year = 2023

}}

{{external music video|{{YouTube|uRfnVY28x1k|"Paris to Tokyo"}}}}

}}

"Paris to Tokyo" is a song by American rapper Fivio Foreign and Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi. It was released through Columbia Records as a single on July 8, 2022, and was added to Fivio's debut studio album, B.I.B.L.E., exactly one week later. The song was solely produced by SB and samples Far East Movement's 2010 single, "Rocketeer", which features Ryan Tedder. On July 1, 2022, exactly one week before the song was released, Fivio and Laroi performed it live for the first time at Wireless Festival in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/fivio-foreign-the-kid-laroi-paris-to-tokyo|title=Watch Fivio Foreign's New Video for 'Paris to Tokyo' f/ The Kid Laroi|website=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=July 7, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}}

Composition and lyrics

"Paris to Tokyo" is a drill song. Laroi sings the chorus, both before and after the sole verse that Fivio raps.{{cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/video/best-videos-to-drop-last-week-july-8.html|title=Best Videos To Drop Last Week: SiR, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign & More|website=Okayplayer|last=Mowatt|first=Robyn|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}} Laroi leans away from his previous alternative pop releases and back into his hip hop roots.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/first-stream-burna-boy-aespa-brent-faiyaz-1235112013/|title=First Stream: New Music From Burna Boy, Aespa, Brent Faiyaz and More|magazine=Billboard|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}}

Music video

The official music video for "Paris to Tokyo", directed by Chris Villa, premiered on Fivio's YouTube channel alongside the song's release on July 8, 2022. It sees him and Laroi partying in a club as they rap.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/7/fivio-foreign-the-kid-laroi-new-track-video-paris-to-tokyo|title=Fivio Foreign Taps The Kid LAROI for New Track and Video "Paris to Tokyo"|website=Hypebeast|last=Kelly|first=Dylan|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}} As the title of the song suggests, the two artists actually travel from Paris to Tokyo, as they stand behind the Eiffel Tower in the former city and Fivio sports a Rhude outfit as he raps in an arcade in the latter city. The video also includes expensive fast cars and the two artists ad-lib each other's lyrics.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/fivio-foreign-the-kid-laroi-paris-to-tokyo-video-1234674884/|title=Fivio Foreign And The Kid Laroi Take An Elevator From "Paris To Tokyo" In New Visual|website=Vibe|last=Corrine|first=Amber|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}}

Credits and personnel

Fivio Foreign – vocals, songwriting
The Kid Laroi – vocals, songwriting
Far East Movement
Kev Nish – songwriting
Prohgress – songwriting
DJ Virman – songwriting
J-Splif – songwriting
The Stereotypes
Jonathan Yip – songwriting
Ray Romulus – songwriting
Jeremy Reeves – songwriting
Bruno Mars – songwriting
Philip Lawrence – songwriting
SB – production, songwriting
Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixing
Eric Lagg – mastering
Tyler Chase – recording
Joe Dougherty – engineering assistance

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Paris to Tokyo" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Australia\|26\|artist=Fivio Foreign / The Kid Laroi\|song=Paris to Tokyo\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 29, 2023}}
scope="row"\| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2022-07-18\|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=July 18, 2022\|access-date=January 14, 2025}} \| 7
scope="row"\| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-07-23/\|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 23, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 19, 2022}} \| 53
{{single chart\|Ireland4\|98\|date=20220715\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-07-15\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=July 18, 2022\|access-date=July 16, 2022}} \| 2
scope="row"\| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2022-07-23/\|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of July 23, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 19, 2022}} \| 6
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2022-07-23/\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of July 23, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 19, 2022}} \| 35

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

|+ Chart performance for "Paris to Tokyo"

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|26|artist=Fivio Foreign / The Kid Laroi|song=Paris to Tokyo|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}}

scope="row"| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2022-07-18|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2025}}

| 7

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-07-23/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 23, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2022}}

| 53

{{single chart|Ireland4|98|date=20220715|rowheader=true|access-date=July 15, 2022}}

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-07-15|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}

| 2

scope="row"| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2022-07-23/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of July 23, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2022}}

| 6

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2022-07-23/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of July 23, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2022}}

| 35

References

Category:2022 singles

Category:2022 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Fivio Foreign songs

Category:The Kid Laroi songs

Category:Songs written by Fivio Foreign

Category:Songs written by the Kid Laroi

Category:Songs written by Jonathan Yip

Category:Songs written by Ray Romulus

Category:Songs written by Jeremy Reeves

Category:Songs written by Bruno Mars

Category:Songs written by Philip Lawrence (songwriter)