Nuts (song)
| "Nuts" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Peep featuring Rainy Bear | ||||
| from the album Live Forever | ||||
| B-side | "2008" | |||
| Released | December 2, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 1:25 | |||
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| Producer | Willie G | |||
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Lil Peep ft. Rainy Bear – "Nuts"
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| "Nuts" on YouTube | ||||
"Nuts" is a song by the American musicians Lil Peep and Rainy Bear, self-released on December 2, 2015. Released as the third and final single from his second mixtape, Live Forever (2015), it was written by the duo alongside Neill Livingston and Michael Furjanic, with Willie G handling its production. It is the fourth song Lil Peep and Rainy Bear recorded together.
"Nuts" is an emo rap song, featuring elements of grunge and other subgenres, that incorporates themes of love and drugs. The song features a fast-paced beat and a more sung vocal style from Peep, which contrasting his usual cold and slow vocal delivery. It would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17, 2021 through AWAL due to sample clearance issues, and saw a huge surge of popularity on platforms such as TikTok.
Background and composition
It samples "Bright Lights", from the Jesus Camp soundtrack by Force Theory,[2] the track was produced by Willie G.[3] Due to sample clearance issues,[4] the song would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17, 2021,[1][5] through AWAL.[5] The single saw an increase in popularity on platforms such as TikTok.[4] Lil Skil,[6] a.k.a. Rainy Bear was featured in the credits.[7] "Nuts" is 1 minute and 25 seconds long.[5]
Commercial performance
"Nuts" would gain virality online,[4] leading to it breaking several streaming records upon its re-release in 2021. In the New Zealand, the song debuted at number 40 on the RMNZ Hot Singles, and kept its position for 1 week.[8] It later gained 30,000 sales within its first two years of sales in the country,[9] and went gold in the United Kingdom with about 340 million streams.[10] With over 1.25 billion streams in the United States, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[11]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and Lil Peep's estate website.[2][3]
- Gustav Ahr – composer, lead vocalist
- Willie G – producer
- Joe LaPorta - mastering[2]
- Baron Black – composer
- Rainy Bear - featured artist[2]
- Neill Livingston – writer,[2] composer
- Michael Furjanic – writer,[2] composer
- William Gardner – composer
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 40 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b Nuts at AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Ahr, Gustav. "Live Forever Credits". Official Website of the Estate of Gustav Ahr / Lil Peep. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Ahr, Gustav (December 2, 2015). "Lil Peep & Rainy Bear – nuts". Tidal. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c Darville, Jordan (December 2, 2022). "Lil Peep's 2015 mixtape Live Forever is now on streaming platforms". The Fader. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Nuts [feat. Rainy Bear] by Lil Peep". Apple Music. December 17, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ Ahr, Gustav (December 2, 2022). "Live Forever Blog". Official Website of the Estate of Gustav Ahr / Lil Peep. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ Tenreyro, Tatiana (November 17, 2017). "A Timeline of Lil Peep's Career". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "New Zealand single certifications – Lil Peep feat. rainy bear – Nuts". Radioscope. Retrieved May 7, 2025. Type Nuts in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ^ a b "British single certifications – Lil Peep Ft Rainy Bear – Nuts". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "American single certifications – Lil Peep – Nuts (Feat. Rainy Bear)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 20, 2025.