"Purple Lamborghini " is a song by American DJ Skrillex and American rapper Rick Ross . It was released as a single for the motion picture soundtrack for the 2016 DC Comics film Suicide Squad on July 22, 2016 by Atlantic Records and OWSLA .[1] In the music video, Jared Leto reprises his role as The Joker from the movie. On 6 December 2016, "Purple Lamborghini" received one Grammy Award nomination: Best Song Written for Visual Media .[2] The song was remixed by producer Kayzo .[3]
Background [ edit ]
The artists co-wrote the song with Beat Billionaire, who co-produced it with Skrillex.[4] The song contains multiple references to characters and motifs in the movie, including references to Killer Croc , Deadshot and Gotham City . It is possibly written from the perspective of the Joker, featured in both the film and music video, who is known for his affinity for purple; he wears a purple crocodile-leather trench coat, utilises purple colored weapons, and drives a purple Infiniti G35 with a Vaydor body kit .
Music video [ edit ]
On August 5, 2016, Skrillex uploaded the music video onto his YouTube account which features himself, Rick Ross and Jared Leto as The Joker.[5]
Track listing [ edit ]
1. "Purple Lamborghini" 3:35
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
Release history [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Here's Rick Ross & Skrillex's contribution to the "Suicide Squad" soundtrack" . hotnewhiphop. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016 .
^ "59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES" . The Recording Academy . Retrieved 6 December 2016 .
^ Whitener, Mason (2016-08-24). "KAYZO Burns The Republik To The Ground" . EDM Identity . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
^ a b c "Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" . Discogs . July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016 .
^ "Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini [Official Video]" . YouTube . August 5, 2016.
^ "Purple Lamborghini by Skrillex and Rick Ross — Single" . iTunes Store . Apple Inc . Retrieved August 3, 2016 .
^ "Australian-charts.com – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in Dutch). Ultratip . Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in French). Ultratip . Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Skrillex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201634 into search . Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 32, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved August 27, 2016.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
^ "Chart Track: Week 33, 2016" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved August 19, 2016.
^ "Classifica settimanale WK 34" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved August 27, 2016 .
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016 .
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" . AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved August 25, 2016.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201632 into search . Retrieved August 23, 2016.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
^ "Canadian single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" . Music Canada .
^ "Italian single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Purple Lamborghini" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
^ "American single certifications – Skrillex & Rick Ross – Purple Lamborghini" . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
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