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Backd00r
View on Wikipedia| "Backd00r" | |
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| Song by Playboi Carti featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jhené Aiko | |
| from the album Music | |
| Released | March 14, 2025 |
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| Length | 3:10 |
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"Backd00r" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti, featuring American rapper Kendrick Lamar and American singer Jhené Aiko. It was released through AWGE and Interscope Records as the tenth track from Carti's third studio album, Music, on March 14, 2025. The song was written by Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar, alongside producers Ojivolta, Kanye West, Keanu Beats, Darius Rameshni, Jugraj Nagra, and Jarrod "Twisco" Morgan. The song contains a sample of "Mutual Feeling" by Beverley Knight.
Composition
[edit]The song finds all three artists performing in a crooning, melodic style,[2][3][4][5] over production that music critics have described as "Hungarian psych sample underpinning the superb Philly, dainty chipmunk-soul"[3] and a "swishy Evilgiane-type beat".[5] Kendrick Lamar and Jhené Aiko both sing on the chorus,[2][4] where Playboi Carti also repeatedly chirps "backdoor".[4] Lamar displays a vocal style that has been compared to his performances on his collaborations with SZA, "Luther"[2] and "30 for 30".[3]
Critical reception
[edit]The song received positive reviews. Billboard ranked it the best song from Music[1] and also at fourth place in a list of the album's best guest features, writing that Playboi Carti's verses "add the perfect bit of spice" to Kendrick Lamar's melodies and "Kendrick has yet to spit any serious bars at this point in the album, but hearing him and Carti together remains exciting as they chart this new territory together."[2] Kyann-Sian Williams of NME considered it the best collaboration between Carti and Lamar on the album.[4] Charles Lyons-Burt of Slant Magazine called "Backd00r" the "antithesis to Whole Lotta Red's shifty paranoia", additionally commenting "The result is the one of the most seductive Carti tracks ever."[5]
Personnel
[edit]Credits and personnel adapted from Tidal.[6]
Musicians
- Jordan Carter – vocals
- Kendrick Lamar – vocals
- Jhené Aiko – vocals
- Mark Williams – production
- Raul Cubina – production
- Keanu Torres – production
- Daruis Rameshni – production
- Jugraj Nagra – production
Technical
- Glenn Schick – mastering
- Jonathan Turner – mixing
- Marcus Fritz – mixing, recording
- Ray Charles Brown Jr. – recording
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 61 |
| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[8] | 17 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 36 |
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] | 52 |
| France (SNEP)[11] | 139 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[12] | 25 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[13] | 31 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 36 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] | 35 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 17 |
| UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[17] | 57 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 25 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 11 |
| US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[20] | 27 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Diaz, Angel; Saponara, Michael (March 14, 2025). "Every Song From Playboi Carti's 'Music' Album Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (March 14, 2025). "Playboi Carti's 'MUSIC': All Guest Features Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 17, 2025). "Playboi Carti: Music review – the most anticipated rap album this decade was worth the wait". The Guardian. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Kyann-Sian (March 14, 2025). "Playboi Carti – Music review: cinematic chaos". NME. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Lyons-Burt, Charles (March 17, 2025). "Playboi Carti Music Review: Abstract and All-Encompassing". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Credits / MUSIC - SORRY 4 DA WAIT / Playboi Carti". Tidal. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 March 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1829. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 24, 2025. p. 4.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hip/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 12. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 12, 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "2025 12-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 12. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 12, 2025". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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