The Box (Roddy Ricch song)

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"The Box"
Song by Roddy Ricch
from the album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
Released December 6, 2019
Length 3:16
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 30 Roc

"The Box" is a song by American rapper Roddy Ricch, released on December 6, 2019, as part of his debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. Despite not being an official single, it is Roddy Ricch's highest-charting song worldwide, reaching the top 20 in the UK, Ireland and Australia, the top 40 in New Zealand, number two in Canada and number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Rolling Stone Top 100. The song's popularity was attributed to its use in a series of viral videos on TikTok.[1][2]

Critical reception

Along with the tracks "Boom Boom Room" and "Start wit Me" featuring Gunna, Darryl Robertson of Vibe felt that "The Box" is "further proof that the Atlantic Records-signee can pen addictive radio-friendly records".[3] Josh Svetz of HipHopDX echoed a similar sentiment, writing that "The appeal to Roddy is simple; the kid can write a hell of a hook. Whether it's the head-bopping harmony on 'The Box' or the flute backed, Gunna-assisted single, 'Start Wit Me,' Roddy excels at producing choruses that stick and only get better with repeat listens."[4] Writing for Pitchfork, Alphonse Pierre stated that on the song, which features a "hard-hitting beat that sounds like a teapot is boiling in the background, [Ricch] finds a new delivery and pitch nearly every 10 seconds. The track is the best example of Roddy's versatility, which has been both a blessing and a curse."[5]

Praising the song, HotNewHipHop's Mitch Findlay asserted that although its parent album "yielded plenty of highlights, none stood out quite so much as 'The Box'". Findlay called the song's "EEE EUU" intro "creative and soon-to-be-iconic" and labeled Ricch's flow as confident and charismatic.[6] Heran Mamo of Billboard opined that Ricch "comes armed and ready with his verses despite the rather lighthearted 'hee-hoo' ad-libs in the background". Mamo noted that in the song, Ricch raps about acquiring and protecting "his necessary riches".[7]

Commercial performance

"The Box" debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated December 21, 2019, and reached number one four weeks later, becoming Ricch's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as the first new song to top the chart in the 2020s decade (since both "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Circles" by Post Malone began their runs at the top position in 2019). The same week it reached #1 on the Hot 100, the song logged it's second week at number one on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart (drawing 68.2 million streams) and jumped to number eight on the Digital Songs chart as well, with 11,000 downloads sold. Additionally, the song reached the top spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts as well, becoming Ricch's first number-one song on both charts.[8]

Charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 2
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 33
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 36
France (SNEP)[16] 99
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 45
16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 10
Norway (VG-lista)[20] 14
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] 26
US Rolling Stone Top 100[28] 1

References

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  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Roddy Ricch – The Box" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Roddy Ricch – The Box" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Roddy Ricch – The Box" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Illegal name entered Roddy Ricch/Roddy+Ricch/chart?f=793 "Roddy Ricch – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Roddy Ricch. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202002 into search. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roddy Ricch – The Box". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Roddy Ricch – The Box". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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  27. ↑ Illegal name entered Roddy Ricch/Roddy+Ricch/chart?f=378 "Roddy Ricch – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Roddy Ricch. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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