Quicksand (Morray song)
{{short description|2020 single by Morray}}
{{Infobox single
| name = Quicksand
| cover = Morray - Quicksand.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Morray
| album = Street Sermons
| released = October 30, 2020
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:43
| label =
{{hlist|Pick Six | Interscope|}}
| writer =
- Morae Ruffin
- Hagan Lange
- Anthony Phillips
| producer =
- Hagan
- Ant Chamberlain
| chronology = Morray
| next_title = Switched Up
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|OLi5_8JWoAU|"Quicksand"}}}}
}}
"Quicksand" is the debut single by American rapper Morray. The song's music video premiered in March 2020, before it was released again on October 30, 2020, by Pick Six Records and Interscope Records. It is the lead single from Morray's debut mixtape Street Sermons (2021). The song debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2021,{{Cite web|last=Mendez|first=Marisa|date=2021-02-16|title=Morray's 'Quicksand' Cracks Billboard 100, Cementing The 'Out The Mud' Narrative|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60632/title.morrays-quicksand-cracks-billboard-100-cementing-the-out-the-mud-narrative|website=HipHopDX}} and peaked at number 65.
Background
Morray composed the track in January 2020.{{Cite web|last=Seabrook III|first=Robby|date=December 30, 2020|title=The Break Presents: Morray|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/morray-interview-the-break/|website=XXL Mag|language=en}} He has described "Quicksand" as a track that truly reflects who he is, different from his older songs, and said that he wrote it after his wife encouraged him to write songs that are really about himself.{{Cite magazine|last=Rouhani|first=Neena|date=April 28, 2021|title=Why Morray Almost Quit Music Before His Breakout Hit 'Quicksand' Took Off|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9563651/morray-quicksand-street-sermons-hot-100-interview|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-04|title="I Thought I Was Supposed to Be a Pastor:" An Interview with Morray|url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/02/04/morray-interview/|website=Passion of the Weiss}} A music video for the song was uploaded onto Morray's YouTube channel in March 2020. The song became his breakout hit, leading to him being discovered by media manager Moe Shalizi{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Max|date=2021-02-01|title=Switched Up: Morray's Life Changed With One Phone Call|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/02/switched-up-morrays-life-changed-with-one-phone-call/|website=Spin}} and receiving co-signs from many artists such as J. Cole, Rick Ross and DaBaby.{{Cite web|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=November 4, 2020|title=J. Cole & Rick Ross Praise Rising Rapper Morray's "Quicksand"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/j-cole-and-rick-ross-praise-rising-rapper-morrays-quicksand-news.120736.html|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=2020-12-28|title=DaBaby Becomes North Carolina Rising Rapper Morray's Latest Co-Sign|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59769/title.dababy-becomes-north-carolina-rising-rapper-morrays-latest-co-sign|website=HipHopDX}}
Composition
Critical reception
Dylan Green of Pitchfork wrote that the song "pairs Morray's rapid-fire delivery with tales about his time in the streets, full of close-call shootings and desperation, and elevates the narrative with trills that breach the surface of Hagan and Ant Chamberl[a]in's warm production like a shark's fin."{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Dylan|date=May 12, 2021|title=Morray: Street Sermons|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/morray-street-sermons/|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Quicksand" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-05-15|title=Billboard Hot 100: May 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 15, 2021}}
| 65 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2021-06-12|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: June 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 8, 2021}}
| 25 |
| scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2021-06-26|title=Rhythmic Airplay Chart: June 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 22, 2021}}
| 12 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Quicksand" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 52 |
|---|
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Morray|title=Quicksand|award=Gold|digital=true|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=June 4, 2021}}
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