The Color Violet Explained

The Color Violet
Type:	song
Artist:	Tory Lanez
Album:	Alone at Prom
Length:	3:46
Label:	One Umbrella
Producer:	Nikolic Foreign Teck

"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. On August 8, 2024 the song hit One Billion streams to become the first song with zero playlisting.

Commercially, "The Color Violet" became a sleeper hit after going viral on TikTok.^[1]

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".^[2]

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on November 6, 2023, while Lanez was in jail.^[3]

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

Chart (2022–2023)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	39
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)^[5]	13
Lithuania (AGATA)^[6]	23
Netherlands (Single Tip)^[7]	2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[8]	13
Norway (VG-lista)^[9]	37
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	64
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[12]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[13]	76

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kyles . Yohance . January 10, 2023 . Tory Lanez’s “The Color Violet” Debuts On Hot 100 Chart Following Assault Conviction . May 26, 2023 . AllHipHop.
2. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/732384-tory-lanez-the-color-violet-music-video-alone-at-prom-deluxe-date
3. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/732384-tory-lanez-the-color-violet-music-video-alone-at-prom-deluxe-date
4. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 6, 2023. February 3, 2023.
5. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Tony Lamez Chart History. The Official Lebanese Top 20. February 28, 2023.
6. Web site: 2023 2-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. January 13, 2023. January 13, 2023.
7. Web site: Dutch Single Tip 04/02/2023. dutchcharts.nl. nl. February 4, 2023.
8. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 9, 2023. January 7, 2023.
9. Web site: Singel 2023 uke 02. VG-lista. January 14, 2023.
10. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 2. Sverigetopplistan. January 14, 2023.
11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 12, 2024.
12. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
13. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.