LVL (song)
| "LVL" | |
|---|---|
| Song by ASAP Rocky | |
| from the album Long. Live. ASAP | |
| Released | January 15, 2013 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:40 |
| Label |
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| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Clams Casino |
"LVL" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky, taken from Rocky's debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP (2013). The song, produced by Clams Casino, it contains a sample of "Amazing Thailand 01 (Demo)" by Discovery Sound. The song marks their fifth collaboration, following "Bass", "Wassup", "Leaf", and "Demons" from Rocky's 2011 mixtape Live. Love. ASAP. In mid 2023, the song gained a viral resurgence on the video app TikTok with over 237,000 posts made using the song.[2]
Critical reception
"LVL" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Los Angeles Times praised the production, dubbing it "gorgeously fractured" and how "wouldn’t feel out of place on a record by Brian Eno or Aphex Twin".[3] Fact called it one of the album's strongest efforts.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 50 |
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Lithuania (AGATA)[6] | 69 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | January 15, 2013 | Digital download | Polo Grounds, RCA |
References
- ^ Album review: ASAP Rocky makes big jump with 'Long Live ASAP', 2013-01-14, retrieved 2026-01-18
- ^ "Make Your Day". TikTok. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (2013-01-14). "Album review: ASAP Rocky makes big jump with 'Long Live ASAP'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Kelly, Chris (2013-01-10). "Long.Live.A$AP". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "ASAP Rocky Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "2026 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – A$AP Rocky – Lvl". Radioscope. Retrieved January 26, 2026. Type Lvl in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ^ "American single certifications – A$AP Rocky – LVL". Recording Industry Association of America.