Canceled (song)

"Canceled" is a song by American YouTuber Larray. It was released on October 18, 2020. The song was written by Larri Merritt, Taz Taylor and S. Diesel.

"Canceled"
Single by Larray
ReleasedOctober 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)
Length2:52
Songwriter(s)
Larray singles chronology
"Thanos"
(2020)		 "Canceled"
(2020)
Music video
"Canceled" on YouTube

Background and composition

The majority of the song is backed by a pitch-shifted sample from rapper Tay-K's "The Race".[1] The song serves as a diss track to many of those mentioned in the song,[2] including Shane Dawson, Tana Mongeau, and the Dolan Twins.[3][4]

Chart performance

The song reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making the song Larray's first entry on the chart.[5] The song charted at 34 on the magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at 96 on the its Canadian Hot 100.

Music video

The music video was released on the same date as the song. It was directed and edited by Larray and JakeTheShooter.[6]

Controversy

Roughly a week after the release, Larray addressed backlash he received from the track on TikTok about supposedly "normalizing child grooming",[7] stating:

In the video, I made some jokes and I stated some facts, and there's a huge difference between the two ... I find it ironic that I'm being called out for the Tony Lopez situation, which wasn't a joke, when the entire TikTok community was doing the same thing.[8]

TikTok star Matthew Lawrence also called him out for releasing the diss track as opposed to working out social conflicts they had with each other.

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak

position

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 96
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[11] 34

References
  1. Breeden, Kaitlynn. "Larray "Canceled"". The Wayne Stater. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "Larray dissed half of TikTok in a new song — and people are loving it". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. Twersky, Carolyn (October 19, 2020). "Larray Calls Out Bryce Hall, Tana Mongeau and More in His New Diss Track "Canceled"". Seventeen. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. Beauty, Centennial (October 20, 2020). "A Complete Breakdown Of Every Accusation In Larray's Diss Track, 'Canceled'". Centennial Beauty. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "Larray Earns First Career Billboard Hot 100 Hit With 'Canceled'". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. "Larray - Cancelled (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  7. "TikToker Larray addresses backlash over Tony Lopez jab in diss track". Dexerto. October 27, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  8. "My intentions in general are never to harm anyone". Tiktok. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  9. "Cance led by Larray | Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  10. "Billboard The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  11. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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