Turn Down for What

"Turn Down for What"
Single by DJ Snake and Lil Jon
Released18 December 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:33[1]
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
DJ Snake singles chronology
"Turn Down for What"
(2013)
"Get Low"
(2014)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Hard White (Up in the Club)"
(2011)
"Turn Down for What"
(2013)
"Bend Ova"
(2014)
Music video
"Turn Down For What" on YouTube

"Turn Down for What" is a song by French DJ and record producer DJ Snake and American rapper Lil Jon. It was released on 18 December 2013 as DJ Snake's debut single. The song and its viral music video popularized the use of the phrase.[2][3] The song was particularly successful in North America, where it has earned eight platinum certifications in the United States. In late 2020, seven years after it was released, the video passed 1 billion views on YouTube.[4]

  1. ^ "Turn Down for What by DJ Snake & Lil Jon". iTunes. 18 December 2013.
  2. ^ "A Complete List Of People Who Asked Me To Define 'Turn Down For What' Over The Weekend". The Huffington Post. 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Lil Jon". Billboard. 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, Dylan (17 January 2021). "Released 7 Years Ago: DJ SNAKE & Lil Jon – Turn Down For What". EDM House Network. Retrieved 6 April 2023.