Ransom (Lil Tecca song)

"Ransom"
Single by Lil Tecca
from the album We Love You Tecca
ReleasedMay 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)
Length2:11
  • 2:53 (Remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nick Mira
  • Taz Taylor
Lil Tecca singles chronology
"Molly Girl"
(2019)
"Ransom"
(2019)
"Bossanova"
(2019)
Music video
"Ransom" on YouTube
Remix cover
Juice WRLD remix cover
Juice WRLD remix cover

"Ransom" (stylized as "RAN$OM") is a song by American rapper Lil Tecca, initially released independently on May 22, 2019, then later through Galactic Records and Republic Records.[1] It serves as the second single from his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca. The song has since come to be regarded as Lil Tecca's signature song.

The song was produced by Nick Mira and Taz Taylor,[2] and debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100[3] before reaching number 4.[4] Outside the United States, "Ransom" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It was later followed up by a remix with fellow rapper Juice Wrld in August 2019.

  1. ^ "Ransom – Single by Lil Tecca". Apple Music. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (May 23, 2019). "The Ones: Lil Tecca's 'Ransom'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Billboard debut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (September 9, 2019). "Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week, Post Malone's 'Circles' Debuts in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.