Peso (song)
| "Peso" | ||||
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| Single by ASAP Rocky | ||||
| from the album Live. Love. ASAP | ||||
| Released | July 21, 2011[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 2:50 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | ASAP Ty Beats | |||
| ASAP Rocky singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Peso" on YouTube | ||||
"Peso" is the debut single by American rapper ASAP Rocky. It was released through ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records as the lead single from his critically acclaimed breakout mixtape, Live. Love. ASAP (2011). The track was written by Rocky, alongside fellow ASAP Mob member, ASAP Ty Beats, who also produced the song. The song contains a sample of The S.O.S. Band's "No One's Gonna Love You", from their 1984 album Just the Way You Like It.[2] Due to this, the song's writers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, are also credited.
The song would become Rocky's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 75 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the United States of America. The song would later be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales of 1,000,000 units, and was certified Gold by Music Canada (MC) for equivalent sales of 40,000 units. A music video for the song was released on the 13th of December, 2011, and currently has over 81 millions views as of 2025.[3]
Music video
On December 13, 2011, the music video, directed by Abteen Bagheri, premiered on MTV2.[4] After more than 17 million views on YouTube, ASAP Rocky was invited to tour as the opening act for Drake.[5]
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 75 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Peso - Single by ASAP Rocky". itunes. 31 October 2011.
- ^ "ASAP Rocky's Peso sample of The S.O.S. Band's No One's Gonna Love You". WhoSampled.
- ^ ASAPROCKYUPTOWN (2011-08-10). ASAP Rocky "Peso". Retrieved 2025-08-20 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Peso - ASAP Rocky". MTV2. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jayson. "ROCKY'S ROAD." Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment, vol. 125, no. 3, 2013., pp. 32-33
- ^ "ASAP Rocky - Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – A$AP Rocky – Peso". Music Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – A$AP Rocky – Peso". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 19, 2023.