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Down in Atlanta
2022 single by Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Down in Atlanta" is a song by American musicians Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott. Written by the two, it was released as a single through Columbia Records on November 18, 2022. Scott provides the vocals; it is his first official release as a lead artist since "Escape Plan" and "Mafia".[1] The artists previously collaborated on the 2018 song, "Skeletons".[2]
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Background and promotion
In late August 2022, Williams and Scott were spotted together in a recording studio.[3] The song was first teased a few weeks later and then kept on being teased, and Scott also performed a portion of it live at his "Road to Utopia" residency in Las Vegas.[4] On October 31, 2022, Williams announced that the song would be released four days later, which was however delayed by two weeks for unknown reasons.[5]
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Composition and lyrics
Over funk-led production from Williams, Scott sings: "I told shawty to bring the wave / You know life's a beach / She said, 'Life's a bitch' / Let’s hit Magic City".[6] The "spooky production" includes "sly, retro synths", Scott name-drops celebrities from the city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia, while he also boasts about the expensive cars he owns.[7] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard felt that Scott "mixes zonked-out warbling with tales of luxury and fills each line with his larger-than-life persona – while the multi-hyphenate focuses on making each drum-and-synth interaction tingle the listener's senses".[8]
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Credits and personnel
- Pharrell Williams – production, songwriting, background vocals
- Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Emerson Mancini – mastering
- Mike Larson – recording
- Anthony Vilchis – engineering assistance
- Trey Station – engineering assistance
- Zach Pereyra – engineering assistance
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References
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