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| Single by Lil Uzi Vert | ||||
| Released | December 25, 2023 | |||
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| Length | 2:51 | |||
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| "Red Moon" on YouTube | ||||
"Red Moon" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, released on December 25, 2023 as a standalone single. Produced by TM88, Slo Meezy, C$D Sid, FnZ, Macnificent and Noah Yoo, the song contains samples of "7969 Santa" by Drake and "Tek It" by Cafuné.
Lil Uzi Vert teased the song through Instagram Live on December 11, 2023.[1][2][3] The song was released exclusively on YouTube alongside a music video on December 25, 2023,[4] before being released to streaming services on December 26.[5]
The song uses trap and drum-and-bass percussion,[6] sampling "7969"[2][3][6][7] and "Tek It" by Cafuné.[8] Centering on heartbreak and change,[2][7] it finds Lil Uzi Vert singing about a failing relationship[9][10] and their solitude.[11]
The music video was directed by Be EL Be. It opens with Lil Uzi Vert dressing in a bathroom,[11][10] putting on their clothes backwards,[3] and sitting alone in a hotel room[6] by the window with a sad expression,[11] before taking a walk around the city.[3][6][11] They arrive at a beach at dusk,[2][3][7][10] where they are seen running toward a red moon.[6] A close-up of Uzi crying is shown.[2][3][10][11] The clip ends with a shot of a hilly mountainside[3] and messages appearing on the screen which read: "If someone can be away from you, let them be. Its [sic] better to be alone than losing yourself for approval." and "Love isn't real, but with my imagination, I can make anything real."[2][3][6][9][10][11][12]
The music video was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand.[13]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[14] | 17 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 39 |
