Lust (Lil Skies song)

"Lust" is a single by American rapper Lil Skies. It was released for digital download on December 12, 2017, as the third single from his mixtape Life of a Dark Rose.^[1] The song peaked at no. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Lust"
Single by Lil Skies
from the album Life of a Dark Rose
Released	December 12, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	2:36
Label	All We Got Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Kimetrius Foose Alex Petit
Producer(s)	CashMoneyAP
Lil Skies singles chronology
"Moving On" (2017) "Lust" (2017) "Lonely" (2017)
Music video
"Lust" on YouTube

Music video

The video was directed by Nicholas Jandora. It depicts Skies as a detective who follows a female robber, whom he deems attractive. She later drugs Skies and the music video goes on when he is under the influence, and clearly captivated by the female's charm. It is partially animated and partially real-life visuals.

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	87
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[4]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[5]	Gold	5,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Life of a Dark Rose by Lil Skies". Apple Music. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
2. "Lil Skies Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
3. "Lil Skies Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
4. "Canadian single certifications – Lil Skies – Lust". Music Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
5. "Portuguese single certifications – Lil Skies – Lust" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
6. "British single certifications – Lil Skies – Lust". British Phonographic Industry.
7. "American single certifications – Lil Skies – Lust". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 30, 2019.