The Color Violet

"The Color Violet"
Song by Tory Lanez
from the album Alone at Prom
ReleasedDecember 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
GenreR&B
Length3:46
LabelOne Umbrella
Songwriters
  • Dejan Nikolic
  • Daystar Peterson
  • Michael Hernandez
Producers
  • Nikolic
  • Foreign Teck
Music video
"The Color Violet" on YouTube

"The Color Violet" is a song by Canadian singer Tory Lanez. It is the fourth track on his sixth studio album Alone at Prom, released on December 10, 2021, through One Umbrella. The song was written by Lanez, Dejan Nikolić and Michael Hernandez, and produced by Nik Dean, Foreign Teck and Kendall Roark Bailey.

"The Color Violet" became a sleeper hit after gaining popularity on TikTok more than a year after its release. It subsequently entered charts in several countries, including the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 63, and the Canadian Hot 100, where it reached number 24.

Composition

HotNewHipHop described "The Color Violet" as "a late-night cruising anthem that was a part of the 80s transformation that we saw seem to dip into on the record".

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on November 6, 2023, while Lanez was in jail.

Commercial performance

After becoming popular on TikTok, "The Color Violet" experienced a significant increase in streaming activity more than a year after its release. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart in November 2022 and subsequently reached number 36. The song peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The song also reached the top 40 in Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand and Norway, and reached number 2 on the Dutch Single Tip chart.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "The Color Violet"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 45,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000‡
Spain (Promusicae) Gold 50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA) 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) 4× Platinum 8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  13. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
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  21. ↑ "Tory Lanez Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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  26. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Tory Lanez – The Color Violet". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Tory Lanez – The Color Violet". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  28. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Tory Lanez – The Color Violet". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  29. ↑ "British single certifications – Tory Lanez – The Color Violet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 26, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type The Color Violet Tory Lanez in the "Search:" field.
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