Trance (song)

"Trance" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin and American rappers Travis Scott and Young Thug, from Metro's second studio album Heroes & Villains (2022). It was produced by Metro Boomin and Allen Ritter.

For the Paul McCartney song, see Standing Stone (album).
"Trance"
Song by Metro Boomin, Travis Scott and Young Thug
from the album Heroes & Villains
ReleasedDecember 2, 2022
Length3:14
Label
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Critical reception

The song was met with a generally mixed to negative reception. Its production has been criticized; Charles Lyons-Burt of Slant Magazine wrote, "Metro is often just going about recycling what's worked on tracks that he's produced in the past, as with the sad-sack fiddle that he layers over the top of 'Trance'—the exact same one that he used on Savage Mode II's "Rich Nigga Shit," which similarly featured Young Thug."[1] Similarly, Hamza Riaz of Mic Cheque described the production in Heroes & Villains as "the most skeletal we've ever heard Metro, excessively subdued in songs like 'Trance'".[2] Uproxx's Wongo Okon commented that the gloom in the song "foreshadows the danger that lurks between the drums and hi-hats of Heroes & Villains."[3] Writing for Complex, Peter A. Berry considered it among the songs which although "can suffer from lyrical blandness, their melodies make them compelling anyways."[4]

Leaked version

In January 2023, an alternative version of the song featuring a verse from Canadian rapper Drake surfaced online.[5] In an interview with DJ Drama on the Streetz Is Watchin Radio, Metro Boomin revealed that when they were in the studio once, Drake wanted to hear songs from Heroes & Villains and heard "Trance", which by then had been finished. Though Metro already liked the way it sounded and did not intend to alter it, Drake still recorded a verse for the song. Boomin explained, "a couple parts was cool but like I just felt like just even with like Slime verse and Trav verse and the outro, it wasn't just no room. It wasn't nothing personal... I just ended up using the original and I guess the other one just leaked or something."[6]

Charts
Chart performance for "Trance"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 24
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 42
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[9] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 42
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 17
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[13] 14
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 65
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 60
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 42
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 14

Certifications
Certifications for "Trance"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 80,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Lyons-Burt, Charles (December 6, 2022). "Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains Review: Boomin' Beats by Committee". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. Riaz, Hamza (December 7, 2022). "Review: Metro Boomin, 'Heroes & Villains'". Mic Cheque. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. Okon, Wongo (December 7, 2022). "Metro Boomin's 'Heroes & Villains' Captivates By Accentuating His Collaborators' Best Superpowers". Uproxx. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. Berry, Peter A. (December 8, 2022). "Metro Boomin's 'Heroes and Villains' Is the Ultimate Rap Blockbuster". Complex. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. Kearns, Sarah (January 3, 2023). "Original Version of Metro Boomin's "Trance" With Drake Feature Surfaces Online". Hypebeast. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. "Metro Boomin Talks Heroes & Villains, His History in Hip-Hop and More with DJ Drama and SIW Radio". YouTube. January 10, 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. "Metro Boomin Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  8. "Metro Boomin Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  9. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. "2023 14-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  12. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  13. "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 17.03.2023–23.03.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved March 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202312 into search. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  15. "Metro Boomin with Travis Scott & Young Thug – Trance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  17. "Metro Boomin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  18. "Metro Boomin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  19. "Canadian single certifications – Metro Boomin – Trance". Music Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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