Step 1 (song)

Single by SleazyWorld Go and Offset

"Step 1"

Single by SleazyWorld Go featuring Offset

Released

June 17, 2022

Length

2:17

Label

SleazyWorld, Island

Songwriter(s)

Joseph Isaac
Kiari Cephus
Robert McCoy Jr.

Producer(s)

Rage Santana

SleazyWorld Go singles chronology

"Sleazy Flow (Remix)"
(2022)

"Step 1"
(2022)

"India Me"
(2022)

Offset singles chronology

"Cake"
(2022)

"Step 1"
(2022)

"New to You"
(2022)

Music video

"Step 1" on YouTube

"Step 1" is a song by American rappers SleazyWorld Go and Offset. It was released on June 17, 2022 and was produced by Rage Santana. The song gained attention on the video-sharing app TikTok.

Background

In an interview with Billboard, SleazyWorld Go spoke about his collaboration of the song: "Offset actually reached out to me. He likes my music and believes in my sound. He thinks I'm next up and I fuck with whoever fuck with me. I fuck with Offset. It was my record at first, but he liked it and heard it from a TikTok I did. He wanted to hop on there."^[1]

SleazyWorld previewed the song on social media before its release. The song gained significant traction on TikTok, where it gave rise to a trend of its own.^[2]^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Step 1"
Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[4]	22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	50

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^‡
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Saponara, Michael (June 30, 2022). "How SleazyWorld Go Ditched a Job at Kohl's For Hits With Lil Baby & Offset". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ A., Aron (June 17, 2022). "SleazyWorld Go & Offset Team Up On "Step 1"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ Harper, Stephanie (August 26, 2022). "The Step 1 Trend Is Viral on TikTok –– Here's How to Do It and How It's Being Used". Distractify. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "Offset Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "Offset Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – SLEAZYWORLD GO – Step 1". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2024-03-12.