Good Loyal Thots

"Good Loyal Thots"
Single by Odetari
from the EP XIII Sorrows
ReleasedMarch 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)
GenreEDM
Length1:43
LabelArtist Partner Group
SongwriterTaha Ahmad
ProducerOdetari
Odetari singles chronology
"Good Loyal Thots"
(2023)		 "Twilight Lament"
(2023)
Original cover
Music video
"Good Loyal Thots" on YouTube

"Good Loyal Thots" (stylized in all caps) is the debut single by American rapper and singer Odetari. A fast-paced EDM song with Jersey club influences, it was self-released on March 15, 2023, and later rereleased through Artist Partner Group. Soon after "Good Loyal Thots"'s release, it became popular on TikTok. It later peaked at number eight on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and number twenty-nine on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. Additionally, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and gold by Pro-Música Brasil and Music Canada.

Background and composition

Odetari has stated that the "playboy" lyrics of "Good Loyal Thots" were written about falsely trying to appear aloof in the face of heartbreak. The fast-paced song features Jersey club influences. Ethan Shanfeld of Variety described "Good Loyal Thots" as a "club jam" with "a certain braggadocious disaffectation", while Billboard's Katie Bain wrote that the song's production was "like getting stoned in space". Craig Lindsey of Chron referred to the song's title as "vulgar" and "eye-catching".

Release and reception

"Good Loyal Thots" was self-released on March 15, 2023. It would later go viral on TikTok. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times included "Good Loyal Thots" as an honorable mention on his list of the best songs of 2023. The song became Odetari's first song to find popularity on TikTok, having been used in ten thousand videos on the platform within a day of its release. It peaked at number eight on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and charted at number sixteen on the chart's year-end edition in 2023. It also peaked at number twenty-nine on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024, before being certified platinum later in 2025. It was also certified gold by Pro-Música Brasil and Music Canada.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Good Loyal Thots"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Gold 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Shanfeld, Ethan (September 13, 2023). "Meet Odetari, the Palestinian EDM Star Who Went From Substitute Teacher to Chart Topper". Variety. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bain, Katie (July 19, 2023). "Odetari Is One of the Biggest Dance Artists of the Year — So, Who Is He?". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Saltzberg, Jacob (September 19, 2023). "Odetari shares versatile new album 'XIII SORROWS'". Earmilk. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lindsey, Craig (February 17, 2024). "Dance artist Odetari is soundtracking every party these days". Chron. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (December 6, 2023). "Best Songs of 2023". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Week of May 20, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ Zellner, Xander (October 8, 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Odetari Manages to 'Keep Up' With His Chart Debut". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Connelly, Rose (December 16, 2024). "Introducing the #RIAAClassOf 2024". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "American single certifications – Odetari – Good Loyal Thots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Brazilian single certifications – Odetari – Good Loyal Thots" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – Odetari – Good Loyal Thots". Music Canada. Retrieved March 8, 2025.