Red Leather (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Red Leather
| type = song
| artist = Future, Metro Boomin and J. Cole
| album = We Still Don't Trust You
| released = April 12, 2024
| length = 6:54
| label = * Wilburn Holding
| writer = * Nayvadius Wilburn
| producer = * Metro Boomin
}}
"Red Leather" is a song by American rapper Future and American record producer Metro Boomin with fellow American rapper J. Cole.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-metro-boomin-j-cole-we-still-dont-trust-you-1235003413/|title=Future and Metro Boomin Tap J. Cole for 'We Still Don't Trust You' Despite Apparent Diss|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=April 12, 2024|accessdate=April 13, 2024|archive-date=April 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412084532/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-metro-boomin-j-cole-we-still-dont-trust-you-1235003413/|url-status=live}} It was released through Freebandz (under the business name Wilburn Holding Co), Boominati Worldwide, Epic Records, and Republic as the eighteenth track from the former two's collaborative studio album, We Still Don't Trust You, on April 12, 2024.{{cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/future-metro-boomin-we-still-dont-trust-you-tracklist-1235654549/|title=Future & Metro Boomin Reveal 'We Still Don't Trust You' Track List: See All 18 Song Titles|magazine=Billboard|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024|archive-date=April 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412020614/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/future-metro-boomin-we-still-dont-trust-you-tracklist-1235654549/|url-status=live}}
Background
Critical reception
Michael Saponara of Billboard ranked "Red Leather" as the fifth best song on We Still Don't Trust You.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/future-metro-boomin-we-still-dont-trust-you-album-song-rankings/1-intro/|title=Future & Metro Boomin's 'We Still Don't Trust You' Album: All 25 Tracks Ranked|last=Saponara|first=Michael|magazine=Billboard |date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024|archive-date=April 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412212703/https://www.billboard.com/lists/future-metro-boomin-we-still-dont-trust-you-album-song-rankings/1-intro/|url-status=live}} Saponara described the track as "seven minutes of smooth raps".
Writing for Clash, Robin Murray wrote that the track is "one of the best" on the album and that the track has a "breezy West Coast feel" accompanied by "Cole’s introspection offering something distinctive".{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Future + Metro Boomin – We Still Don't Trust You |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/future-metro-boomin-we-still-dont-trust-you/ |website=Clash |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413212754/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/future-metro-boomin-we-still-dont-trust-you/ |url-status=live }} Sputnikmusic{{'}}s Dakota West Foss compared the beat to NyQuil, suggesting that it's boring and stated that Cole's verse matches the beat. He also states that "Future completely drops the ball" on the track.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88442/Future-and-Metro-Boomin-We-Still-Don%E2%80%99t-Trust-You/|title=Review: Future and Metro Boomin - We Still Don't Trust You|website=Sputnikmusic|last=Foss|first=Dakota West|access-date=April 13, 2024|date=April 12, 2024|archive-date=April 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413212756/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88442/Future-and-Metro-Boomin-We-Still-Don%E2%80%99t-Trust-You/|url-status=live}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Red Leather" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|58|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|97|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-04-19|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 22, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}
| 9 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=Future|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2024}} |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Future songs}}
{{Metro Boomin}}
{{J. Cole}}
Category:Future (rapper) songs
Category:Songs written by Future (rapper)
Category:Songs written by Metro Boomin