The Color Violet

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| name = The Color Violet

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| type = song

| artist = Tory Lanez

| album = Alone at Prom

| released = {{start date|2021|12|10}}

| recorded =

| genre = R&B

| length = 3:46

| label = One Umbrella

| writer =

Dejan Nikolic
Daystar Peterson
Michael Hernandez

| producer =

Nikolic
Foreign Teck

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| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|GfAPEko4rbU|"The Color Violet"}}|header=Music videos|type= song}}}}

"The Color Violet" is a song by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It is the fourth track on his sixth studio album Alone at Prom, which was released on December 10, 2021 by One Umbrella.

Commercially, "The Color Violet" became a sleeper hit after going viral on TikTok.{{Cite web |last=Kyles |first=Yohance |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Tory Lanez's "The Color Violet" Debuts On Hot 100 Chart Following Assault Conviction |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/tory-lanezs-the-color-violet-debuts-on-the-hot-100-chart-following-assault-conviction/ |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=AllHipHop}}

Composition

HotNewHipHop described "The Color Violet" as "a late-night cruising anthem that was a part of the 80s transformation that we saw seem to dip into on the record".{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/732384-tory-lanez-the-color-violet-music-video-alone-at-prom-deluxe-date | title=Tory Lanez Drops "The Color Violet" Visuals, Reveals Release Date for "Alone at Prom" Deluxe | website=HNHH | date=6 November 2023 }}

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on November 6, 2023, while Lanez was in jail.{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/732384-tory-lanez-the-color-violet-music-video-alone-at-prom-deluxe-date | title=Tory Lanez Drops "The Color Violet" Visuals, Reveals Release Date for "Alone at Prom" Deluxe | website=HNHH | date=6 November 2023 }}

Commercial performance

Following the song going viral, the song became a minor hit in some countries, debuting at number 99 on the UK Singles Chart on November 25, 2022. The song additionally reached number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Charts

= Weekly charts =

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-02-06\|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=February 6, 2023\|access-date=February 3, 2023}} \| 39
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "The Color Violet" !scope="col"\|Chart (2022–2023) !scope="col"\|Peak position
{{Single chart\|Canada\|24\|artist=Tory Lanez\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 18, 2023\|refname=CAN}}
{{Single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|85\|artist=Tory Lanez\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 18, 2023}}
{{Single chart\|Ireland4\|22\|date=20230106\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 27, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web\|title=The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Tony Lamez Chart History\|url=http://olt20.com/Artists/Lebanese_Top_20/Tory_Lanez#fragment-2\|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20\|access-date=February 28, 2023}} \| 13
scope="row"\| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s2/\|title=2023 2-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)\|publisher=AGATA\|language=lt\|date=January 13, 2023\|access-date=January 13, 2023}} \| 23
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Single Tip){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&date=20230204&year=2023\|title=Dutch Single Tip 04/02/2023\|website=dutchcharts.nl\|language=nl\|access-date=February 4, 2023}} \| 2
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-01-06\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=January 9, 2023\|access-date=January 7, 2023}} \| 13
scope="row"\| Norway (VG-lista){{cite web\|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2023-w02/\|title=Singel 2023 uke 02\|publisher=VG-lista\|access-date=January 14, 2023}} \| 37
scope="row"\| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2023&dspp=2\|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 2\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=January 14, 2023}} \| 2
{{Single chart\|Switzerland\|99\|artist=Tory Lanez\|song=The Color Violet\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 15, 2023}}
{{Single chart\|UK\|36\|date=20230113\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 13, 2023}}
{{Single chart\|UKindie\|5\|date=20230209\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 3, 2023\|refname=UKIND}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|16\|date=20230203\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 3, 2023}}
{{Single chart\|Billboardhot100\|63\|artist=Tory Lanez\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 31, 2023\|refname=US}}
{{Single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|22\|artist=Tory Lanez\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 7, 2023}}

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "The Color Violet" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=January 12, 2024}} \| 64
scope="row"\| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/canadian-hot-100/\|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2023\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=November 22, 2023}} \| 90
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs/\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=November 23, 2023}} \| 76

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

|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "The Color Violet"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 12, 2024}}

| 64

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/canadian-hot-100/|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}

| 90

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}

| 76

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "The Color Violet" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Singles for 2024\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=January 14, 2025}} \| 35

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

|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "The Color Violet"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Singles for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2025}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "The Color Violet"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Tory Lanez|title=The Color Violet|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=12808|access-date=August 23, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Tory Lanez|title=The Color Violet|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|id=2023-06-23|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=The Color Violet|artist=Tory Lanez|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=April 26, 2024|id=18756-4283-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=The Color Violet|artist=Tory Lanez|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=June 5, 2023|id=18756-4283-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2025|certweek=10|id=20250312084435|access-date=March 13, 2025}}

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References

Category:2021 songs

Category:Tory Lanez songs