Purple Lamborghini

2016 single by Skrillex and Rick Ross
"Purple Lamborghini"
Single by Skrillex and Rick Ross
from the album Suicide Squad: The Album
ReleasedJuly 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Recorded2016
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • EDM
Length3:35
Label
  • Atlantic
  • Owsla
Songwriter(s)
  • Sonny Moore
  • William Roberts
  • Shamann Cooke
Producer(s)
  • Skrillex
  • Beat Billionaire
Skrillex singles chronology
"Killa"
(2016)
"Purple Lamborghini"
(2016)
"Would You Ever"
(2017)
Rick Ross singles chronology
"Make It Work"
(2016)
"Purple Lamborghini"
(2016)
"Do You Mind"
(2016)
Suicide Squad singles chronology
"Sucker for Pain"
(2016)
"Purple Lamborghini"
(2016)
"Gangsta"
(2016)

"Purple Lamborghini" is a song by American DJ Skrillex and American rapper Rick Ross. It was released as a single for the motion picture soundtrack for the 2016 DC Comics film Suicide Squad on July 22, 2016, by Atlantic Records and Owsla.[1] In the music video, Jared Leto reprises his role as The Joker from the film. "Purple Lamborghini" received one Grammy Award nomination: Best Song Written for Visual Media in December 2016.[2] "Purple Lamborghini" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

The artists co-wrote the song with Beat Billionaire, who co-produced it with Skrillex.[3] The song contains multiple references to characters and motifs in the movie, including references to Killer Croc, Deadshot and Gotham City. It is possibly written from the perspective of the Joker, featured in both the film and music video, who is known for his affinity for purple; he wears a purple crocodile-leather trench coat, utilises purple colored weapons, and drives a purple Infiniti G35 with a Vaydor body kit.

Critical reception

Pitchfork said that the track "is almost intuitive. And Ross sounds more energetic than he has in a while, the bass clawing down to his lowest frequencies."[4]

Music video

Skrillex uploaded the music video in August 2016, directed by Colin Tilley, onto his YouTube account which features himself, Rick Ross and Jared Leto as The Joker. The music video currently has over 500 million YouTube views as of November 2022.

In an interview with Complex, Skrillex said that it was his idea to have Leto reprise his role as The Joker in the music video: "[The film's producers] wanted to do a music video using me and footage [of the film]. I was like, 'No, I don’t want to do one of those'. So I called Jared personally, and I really had to persuade him [to join]. He's a really good friend of mine, but for him, giving me that Joker character is not an easy thing. He really went out of his way to be a part of that video".[5]

In that same interview, Skrillex also said that while filming the music video, Leto gifted him a box full of "a bunch of weird shit", as well as a dildo, which he described as "the biggest" he had ever seen. He responded to Leto's gifts in an awkward fashion: "I was just like, 'Thank you'". Leto's gifts to Skrillex were another one of the many crude gifts that the actor had previously given to other cast and crew members whilst on-set of the Suicide Squad movie; some of Leto's previous gifts included anal beads, used condoms[6] and a dead pig.[7]

Skrillex also helped co-edit and co-produce the music video alongside Vinnie Hobbs and Andrew Leiros, respectively.

Ironically, the music video for "Purple Lamborghini" does not feature an actual purple Lamborghini vehicle, as Skrillex stated in a Tweet that the company were unable to give Tilley and Atlantic Records clearance to use one in the video.[8]

Track listing

Digital download[3][9]
No.TitleLength
1."Purple Lamborghini"3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016-2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 39
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 56
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[13] 31
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 28
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 41
France (SNEP)[16] 58
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 85
Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 88
Italy (FIMI)[20] 67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 34
Portugal (AFP)[22] 57
Scotland (OCC)[23] 41
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 23
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 61
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 33
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[28] 6
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[29] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[30] 20
Chart (2017) Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[31] 45

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 40,000
Italy (FIMI)[34] Gold 25,000
Poland (ZPAV)[35] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[37] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide July 22, 2016 [3]

References

  1. ^ "Here's Rick Ross & Skrillex's contribution to the "Suicide Squad" soundtrack". hotnewhiphop. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini". Discogs. July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Suicide Squad: The Album". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ Davenport, Khris (October 6, 2016). "Working For It". Complex. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Malkin, Marc (April 13, 2016). "Jared Leto Sent Used Condoms and Anal Beads to His Suicide Squad Co-Stars (Yup, You Read That Right!)". E! News. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Davis, Viola (February 16, 2016). Viola Davis Says Jared Leto Sent the Cast of "Suicide Squad" a Dead Pig (YouTube video). Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ @Skrillex (August 5, 2016). "@mstowns24 Lambo wouldn't give us clearance to use one in the video" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Purple Lamborghini by Skrillex and Rick Ross — Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  11. ^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Skrillex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201634 into search. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 32, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  17. ^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  19. ^ "Chart Track: Week 33, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  20. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 34" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  22. ^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  24. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201632 into search. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 32, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  27. ^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  28. ^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  29. ^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  30. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. 13 December 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  31. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. 13 December 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  32. ^ "Oct 2023 Single Accreds" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  33. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini". Music Canada.
  34. ^ "Italian single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Purple Lamborghini" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  35. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 22, 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Purple Lamborghini in the search box.
  36. ^ "British single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  37. ^ "American single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini". Recording Industry Association of America.

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  • Lyrics of this song at Genius
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