Pills & Automobiles

"Pills & Automobiles" is a song by American singer Chris Brown, featuring American rappers Yo Gotti, Kodak Black and A Boogie wit da Hoodie. It was written by Brown, Gotti, A Boogie and Black, with production handled by OG Parker, The Martianz and Smash David.[2] The song was released through RCA Records on August 4, 2017, as the fourth single from Brown's eighth studio album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017).

"Pills & Automobiles"
Single by Chris Brown featuring Yo Gotti, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Kodak Black
from the album Heartbreak on a Full Moon
ReleasedAugust 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
GenreTrap[1]
Length4:52
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Pie"
(2017)		 "Pills & Automobiles"
(2017)		 "Questions"
(2017)
Yo Gotti singles chronology
"Rake It Up"
(2017)		 "Pills & Automobiles"
(2017)		 "Juice"
(2017)
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie singles chronology
"Horses"
(2017)		 "Pills & Automobiles"
(2017)		 "Beast Mode"
(2017)
Kodak Black singles chronology
"First Day Out"
(2017)		 "Pills & Automobiles"
(2017)		 "Patty Cake"
(2017)
Music video
"Pills & Automobiles" on YouTube

Background

In early May 2017, the singer announced the initial Heartbreak on a Full Moon tracklist, and the song was not among the 40 songs announced,[3] but the album's release was later postponed. Subsequently, the artists met after the concert organized by the American radio Hot 97, called "HOT 97 Summer Jam 2017", on June 12, 2017,[4] and made the song. In July 2017, he announced the pending release of upcoming singles from his album,[5] then releasing "Pills & Automobiles" and "Questions" as anticipation singles from the album.

Composition and lyrics

"Pills & Automobiles" is a trap up-tempo song, that runs for 4 minutes and 52 seconds, produced by OG Parker, The Martianz and Smash David, where each artist on the track performs one verse, with Brown doing the chorus. Brown's voice in the track is edited with Auto-Tune, making it sound ghosty in his rapped verse.[6] In the song, the artists talk about their relationship with reckless women.[7]

Critical reception

Writing for Billboard, Nerisha Penrose felt Brown's "vocals are bathed in Auto-Tune as he sings about getting high and having multiple women" and "leads into the song's catchy hook".[8] Lindsey India of XXL hears Brown "in his trap music element, spitting some catchy, melodic rhymes over a club-friendly beat", and felt "Gotti comes in with a signature verse of his own, while A Boogie and Kodak provide some of their own crooning towards the end".[9]

Music video

The accompanying music video was released on August 25, 2017. It was filmed in Splash Kingdom Waterpark in California, where the visual for Justin Bieber's 2012 song "Beauty and a Beat" was also filmed.[10] It shows Brown and his dancers dancing in a shallow pool, intercut with scenes of women twerking.[11] Gotti came on the scene surrounded by women. A Boogie later hopped into the pool and sat on an inflatable float as he raps, while Black had a party elsewhere and rides a dirt bike.[12][13][14][15] "No one knew it was shot and that Chris Brown was on site that day," said Pamela Kennedy, a representative for park owners. "We understand the importance, especially for videographers and artists, to provide a suitable environment to shoot and do their craft."[16]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Platinum 70,000
United States (RIAA)[28] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
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  3. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7777138/chris-brown-new-album-heartbreak-on-a-full-moon-track-list
  4. https://www.hot97.com/news/presskit/event-hot-97-summer-jam-2017-festival-stage-announcement
  5. "Chris Brown Teases New Summer Singles". Rap-Up. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7889921/chris-brown-pills-automobiles-new-song-yo-gotti-a-boogie-kodak-black
  7. https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-yo-gotti-a-boogie-wit-da-hood-kodak-black-pills-and-automobiles/
  8. Nerisha, Penrose (August 4, 2017). "Chris Brown Recruits Yo Gotti & Kodak Black for 'Pills & Automobiles': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  9. Lindsey, India (August 4, 2017). "Chris Brown Recruits Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Kodak Black for New Song "Pills and Automobiles"". XXL. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  10. Gabriella, Ginsberg (August 25, 2017). "Chris Brown Throws A Twerking Party At A Water Park For 'Pills & Automobiles' Video — Watch". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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  12. Nerisha, Penrose (August 25, 2017). "Chris Brown Throws a Pool Party With Yo Gotti, A Boogie & Kodak Black in 'Pills & Automobiles' Video". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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  27. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  28. "American single certifications – Chris Brown – Pills & Automobiles". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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