"Lottery" | ||||
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Single by Latto featuring Lu Kala | ||||
Released | February 17, 2023 | |||
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Length | 3:06 | |||
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"Lottery" on YouTube |
"Lottery" is a song by American rapper Latto featuring Congolese-Canadian singer Lu Kala. It was released as a single on February 17, 2023, through Streamcut and RCA Records.
On January 31, 2023, Latto revealed a snippet of the song with the caption "Pop Latto loading..." on her Instagram. On February 9, she announced its official release date.[2]
On the song, Latto claims that "her future partner is so lucky, he’s basically won the lottery."[3] Kala sings about "unwrapping in the sheets and revealing dirty fantasies".[4]
Hayley Hynes of HotNewHipHop gave the song a 'very hottttt' rating. She wrote that "Latto is certainly proving that she’s had no problem carving out her own lane."[4]
Christen Johnson of Cosmopolitan called the song "a feel-good '70s-inspired bad bitch anthem".[5] Steffanee Wang of Nylon described the song as "a glittering, Barbie-pink disco number".[6]
Director Chandler Lass said that she "wanted to create a world that felt fun, pink, girly, and happy".[7] In the music video, Latto "cruises through Las Vegas in a limousine and hits up a casino before finding herself at a wedding chapel".[1] The music video shows men around her counting and ironing money because she wanted to flip gender roles and show people women can be the boss too.[5]
Latto and Kala first performed the song at the Billboard Women in Music event in early March 2023 where Latto won the Powerhouse award presented to her by Chloe Bailey.[8] Latto performed the song herself as part of a medley with "Big Energy" at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in late March 2023 where she tied with GloRilla for the Best New Hip Hop Artist award.[9]
"Lottery" is Lu Kala's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100.[10]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Hungary (MAHASZ)[32] | Gold | 2,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[33] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |