Weight (song) explained

Weight
Type:single
Artist:Latrice Royale featuring Epiphany Mattel
Recorded:2014
Genre:Dance
Label:Lomlplex
Producer:Michaelangelo Cosculluela

"Weight" is the debut single released by American drag queen Latrice Royale. The single was released on January 15, 2014. The song plays with the homophones "weight" and "wait", revolving around the topics of food, hunger, and cravings.[1] The track features a verse by rapper Epiphany Mattel.

Background

Building off of his RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 success, Royale released a song with Manila Luzon called "The Chop" in 2012. While Luzon had gone on to release other tracks, Royale had not collaborated on any of the projects. On July 10, 2013, Drag Official released an interview with Royale where he stated he was working on a single that people would have to "W-E-I-G-H-T for..."[2]

On January 15, 2014 Royale released the single, followed by an accompanying music video released in June. For the music video, Royale partnered with Michaelangelo Cosculluela, who acted as producer and editor on the project.[3]

Reception

Instinct Magazine described the song as a "high energy dance track [that] may not be everyone's flavor, but it's a fun departure from other contrived RPDR [''RuPaul's Drag Race''] alumnus music."[4]

The song was positively reviewed by The Huffington Post, Logo TV,[5] The Magic Critique,[6] and The Embittered Queen,[7] among others. RuPaul's Drag Race alum Pandora Boxx also positively reviewed the song, stating, "It’s funny, catchy and it’s got a good beat. It also manages to capture what we all loved about Latrice and that’s not always easy to do in a song."[8]

Remixes of "Weight" have been mixed by artists Jared Jones, Lomlplex, Naked Highway, Joe Cole and David Patrilla. Rapper Jipsta appears on the remix by Jared Jones. Royale released a "Weight" remixed album with a collection of those remixes in June 2014.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nichols. James. Latrice Royale, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Favorite, Releases 'Weight' (AUDIO). 14 December 2014. Huffington Post. 15 Jan 2014. 15 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215035408/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/latrice-royale-weight_n_4604341.html. live.
  2. News: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: LATRICE ROYALE TALKS 'MARRIAGE' AND PERFORMING HER FIRST WEDDING. 14 December 2014. Drag Official. 10 Jul 2013. 13 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213132111/http://www.dragofficial.com/archives/exclusive-interview-latrice-royale-talks-marriage-and-performing-his-first-wedding. live.
  3. News: Watch Latrice Royale's 'Weight' Music Video Plus B. Ames' Remix. 14 December 2014. Dragaholic. 7 Apr 2014. 15 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215050107/http://dragaholic.com/2014/04/watch-latrice-royales-weight-music-video-plus-b-ames-remix/. live.
  4. News: Higbee. Jonathan. Listen: Latrice Royale's New Single "Weight". 14 December 2014. Instinct Magazine. 15 Jan 2014. 9 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209031917/http://instinctmagazine.com/post/listen-latrice-royales-new-single-weight. live.
  5. News: Avery. Dan. Latrice Royale Releases New Chunky-Yet-Funky Single, "Weight": LISTEN. 14 December 2014. New Now Next. 15 Jan 2014. 13 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213133557/http://www.newnownext.com/latrice-royale-releases-new-chunky-yet-funky-single-weight-listen/01/2014/. live.
  6. News: Carenza. Matthew. 'Weight' by Latrice Royale featuring Epiphany Mattel. 14 December 2014. The Magic Critique. 15 Jan 2014. 15 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215063644/http://www.themagiccritique.com/2014/01/weight-by-latrice-royale-featuring.html. live.
  7. News: Put Some Weight On.. 14 December 2014. The Embittered Queen. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223112051/http://theembitteredqueen.com/tag/epiphany-mattel/. live.
  8. News: Boxx. Pandora. Latrice Royale Puts On Some Weight!. 14 December 2014. Pandora Boxx. 18 Jan 2014. 15 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215042503/http://pandoraboxx.com/latrice-royale-puts-on-some-weight/. live.
  9. News: Shorey. Eric. Latrice Royale Releases "Weight" Remix Album, New Video: WATCH. 14 December 2014. New Now Next. 7 Apr 2014. 15 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215053528/http://www.newnownext.com/latrice-royale-releases-weight-remix-album-new-video-watch/04/2014/. live.
  10. Web site: Comedy Digital Tracks  - Billboard Chart Archive  - November 3, 2012. Billboard. July 5, 2015.