Lottery (Latto song) explained
Lottery |
Cover: | Latto - Lottery.png |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Latto featuring Lu Kala |
Released: | February 17, 2023 |
Length: | 3:06 |
Chronology: | Latto |
Prev Title: | Another Nasty Song |
Prev Year: | 2022 |
Next Title: | Put It on da Floor |
Next Year: | 2023 |
"Lottery" is a song by American rapper Latto featuring Congolese-Canadian singer Lu Kala. It was released as a single on February 17, 2023, through Streamcut and RCA Records.
Background
On January 31, 2023, Latto revealed a snippet of the song with the caption "Pop Latto loading..." on her Instagram. On February 9, she announced its official release date.[1]
Music and lyrics
On the song, Latto claims that "her future partner is so lucky, he’s basically won the lottery."[2] Kala sings about "unwrapping in the sheets and revealing dirty fantasies".
Critical reception
Hayley Hynes of HotNewHipHop gave the song a 'very hottttt' rating. She wrote that "Latto is certainly proving that she’s had no problem carving out her own lane."[3]
Christen Johnson of Cosmopolitan called the song "a feel-good '70s-inspired bad bitch anthem".[4] Steffanee Wang of Nylon described the song as "a glittering, Barbie-pink disco number".[5]
Music video
Director Chandler Lass said that she "wanted to create a world that felt fun, pink, girly, and happy".[6] In the music video, Latto "cruises through Las Vegas in a limousine and hits up a casino before finding herself at a wedding chapel".[7] The music video shows men around her counting and ironing money because she wanted to flip gender roles and show people women can be the boss too.[4]
Live performances
Latto and Kala first performed the song at the Billboard Women in Music event in early March 2023 where Latto won the Powerhouse award presented to her by Chloe Bailey.[8] Latto performed the song herself as part of a medley with "Big Energy" at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in late March 2023 where she tied with GloRilla for the Best New Hip Hop Artist award.[9]
Commercial performance
"Lottery" is Lu Kala's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100.[10]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Espinoza . Joshua . February 17, 2023 . Latto Drops Video for New Song "Lottery" f/ Lu Kala . Complex.
- Web site: Kearns . Sarah . February 17, 2023 . Latto Flexes Hard on Upbeat New Track "Lottery" . Hypebeast.
- Web site: Hynes . Hayley . February 17, 2023 . Latto & LU KALA Win The "Lottery" On Their First Collaborative Track: Stream . HotNewHipHop.
- Web site: Johnson . Christen . February 17, 2023 . Exclusive: Latto's "Lottery" Music Video Is the Pink Disco Vibe Your Entire Life Needs . Cosmopolitan.
- Web site: Wang . Steffanee . February 22, 2023 . Latto's "Lottery" & 9 other new songs out this week . Nylon.
- Web site: April 8, 2023 . Latto - The Making of 'Lottery' (Vevo Footnotes) ft. LU KALA . Latto . YouTube.
- Web site: February 16, 2023 . Latto Hits The 'Lottery' On New Single . Rap-up.
- Rowley . Glenn . 2023-03-02 . Latto Promises She's 'Kickin' Down the Door' for Female Rappers at 2023 Women In Music . 2023-04-17 . Billboard . en-US.
- Jones . Cierra . 2023-03-02 . Latto sets the iHeartRadio Music Awards on fire as she ties for Best New Hip Hop Artist . 2023-04-17 . Revolt . en-US.
- Zellner . Xander . February 28, 2023 . Hot 100 First-Timers: LU KALA Is a Winner With Latto Collab 'Lottery' . Billboard.
- Web site: Malta – Radio Airplay Chart – Settimana 20.2023 – dal 12/05/2023 al 18/05/2023. Radiomonitor. Italian. 20 May 2023. 19 May 2023.
- Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. February 27, 2023. February 25, 2023.
- Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay. OLiS. pl. May 8, 2023. Select week 29.04.2023–05.05.2023..
- Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. May 18, 2023. Select week 05.05.2023–11.05.2023..
- Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 02/06/2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602054956/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2023-06-02 . it . . 2 June 2023 . 21 July 2024.
- Web site: Top 40 – 27 April Tot 04 Mei 2023. Top 40 – April 27 to May 4, 2023. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 27 April 2023. July 5, 2023.
- Web site: Dance Top 100 – a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján – 2023. MAHASZ. January 31, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133330/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/dance/2023. January 25, 2024. hu.
- Web site: Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2023. MAHASZ. January 26, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133848/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/radios/2023. January 25, 2024. hu.
- Web site: Podsumowanie roczne – OLiA. OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. March 28, 2024.