The Color Violet

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"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, which was released on December 10, 2021 by One Umbrella.

Commercially, "The Color Violet" became a sleeper hit after going viral on TikTok.[1]

Composition

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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".[2]

Music video

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The official music video for the song was released on November 6, 2023, while Lanez was in jail.[3]

Commercial performance

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Following the song going viral, the song became a minor hit in some countries, debuting at number 99 on the UK Singles Chart on November 25, 2022. The song additionally reached number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Canadian Hot 100.[4][5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "The Color Violet"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Gold 45,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[28] 3× Platinum 6,000,000†

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

References

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  15. ^ "Tory Lanez – The Color Violet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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  17. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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