Racks on Racks
{{short description|2019 single by Lil Pump}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Racks on Racks
| type = single
| artist = Lil Pump
| album = Harverd Dropout
| released = {{start date|2019|01|31}}
| genre =
| length = 2:09
| label = {{hlist|Tha Lights Global|Warner}}
| writer = {{hlist|Gazzy Garcia|Sebastian Baldeon}}
| producer = Diablo and Diamond Pistols
| prev_title = Butterfly Doors
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Be Like Me
| next_year = 2019
}}
"Racks on Racks" is a song by Lil Pump. The song is from his second studio album Harverd Dropout (2019).{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2019/01/lil-pump-racks-on-racks-new-song/ |title=Lil Pump Drops New Song "Racks on Racks" - XXL |last=Mendez |first=Marisa |website=XXL |access-date=2019-01-31}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lil-pump-drops-new-song-racks-on-racks-with-wild-video-watch/|title=Lil Pump Drops New Song "Racks on Racks" With Wild Video: Watch|website=Pitchfork|date=31 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-31}} It was produced by frequent collaborator Diablo.
Background
On October 21, 2018, Pump revealed the song on Instagram by sharing a video of its snippet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/lil-pump-teases-racks-on-racks-single/|title=Lil Pump Teases New Song "Racks on Racks" - XXL|last=Haffenden|first=Dayna|website=XXL|access-date=2019-01-31}} He was seen moving his head in the video while wearing a chain. The post was captioned with "RACKS ON RACKS I'm back on my old shit bitchhhhh 500k comments I'll drop it now."{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/10/lil-pump-teases-new-banger-racks-on-racks|title=Lil Pump Teases New Banger "Racks on Racks"|website=Complex|access-date=2019-01-31}} The song lyrically discusses Pump having a lot of money. The song was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1,{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Lil-Pump-Releases-New-Track-and-Video-RACKS-ON-RACKS-20190131|title=Lil Pump Releases New Track and Video RACKS ON RACKS|website=BroadwayWorld|access-date=2019-01-31}} and will be included in Pump's Harverd Dropout debut album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-pump-announces-new-single-racks-on-racks-drops-tomorrow-news.70756.html|title=Lil Pump Announces New Single "Racks On Racks" Drops Tomorrow|website=HotNewHipHop|date=30 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-31}} Uproxx compared the song to Pump's 2017 single "Gucci Gang", noting its similarity of having a "choppy, staccato flow that first made him a household name."{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/hiphop/lil-pump-racks-on-racks-video/|title=Lil Pump Spits Major Cash In The Frantic Video For 'Racks On Racks'|date=2019-01-31|website=Uproxx|access-date=2019-01-31}}
Music video
The official music video for the song, directed by Brthr, was released on January 31, 2019. It features Pump "jet ski-stunting with monster trucks and airplanes while bragging about his money and women", in a desert which eventually advances to scenes featuring "Twisted Metal-inspired animation" with Pump "driving his monster truck through a colourful mass of flaming wreckage."{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/watch_lil_pumps_wild_video_for_racks_on_racks|title=Watch Lil Pump's Wild Video for "Racks on Racks"|access-date=2019-01-31|website=Exclaim!}}{{Cite web|url=http://radiozone26.com/lil-pump-racks-on-racks-clip/|title=Lil Pump - Racks on Racks (clip)|date=2019-01-31|website=RadioZone26|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-01-31}} Consequence of Sound described the video, stating "it’s like a very bad, Hollywood ensemble action film, except the only star you’re getting is Lil Pump, which is… well, disappointing is an understatement."{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/01/lil-pump-racks-on-racks-song/|title=Lil Pump rocks his riches on new song "Racks on Racks": Stream|date=2019-01-31|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=2019-01-31}} Highsnobiety described it as "evoking a Mad Max-inspired setting with a Gucci-clad Pump partying it up in a desert, surrounded by video vixens wielding flame cannons and other weaponry."{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/lil-pump-racks-on-racks-video/|title=Lil Pump's "Racks on Racks" Video": Watch it Here|date=2019-01-31|website=Highsnobiety|access-date=2019-01-31}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-pump-sticks-to-the-formula-on-racks-on-racks-new-song.1981835.html|title=Lil Pump Sticks To The Formula On "Racks On Racks"|website=HotNewHipHop|date=31 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-31}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|34|artist=Lil Pump|song=Racks on Racks|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|77|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|62|year=2019|week=06|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|France|155|artist=Lil Pump|song=Racks on Racks|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland3|89|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 9, 2019}} |
| scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-47-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=Lithuanian|publisher=AGATA|date=February 8, 2019|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}
| 65 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-02-08|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2019}}
| 5 |
| {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|39|year=2019|week=06|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} |
| scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20190201|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 6, 8 februari 2019|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=February 9, 2019}}
| 8 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|68|artist=Lil Pump|song=Racks on Racks|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|2|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|46|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} |