Dead or Alive (Lil Tecca song)
| "Dead or Alive" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Tecca | ||||
| from the album Tec | ||||
| Released | September 20, 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
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| "Dead or Alive" on YouTube | ||||
"Dead or Alive" is a song by American rapper Lil Tecca, released on September 20, 2023 as the fourth single from his third studio album Tec, which was released two days later. It was produced by Taz Taylor, Rio Leyva and John Darden IV.
Background[edit]
In an interview with Apple Music, Lil Tecca explained the meaning behind the song:
Is very just in your face, like, the way I always just see peoples opinions and anyone besides us, you know? Because we're all in our individual worlds. So I'm like, anything that anyone can say to me, in a hundred years, they gonna be gone the same way I'm gonna be gone. So regardless if I'm dead or alive, I'ma do this the way I wanna do it. It's a statement of mortality, for real. Like that's all that it comes down to, no matter how much money you make, no matter how accomplished you do, like, it's gonna come to an end. So you don't wanna sit at the end and be like, "Man, I wish I did it this way, I wish I didn't think about what people were talking about, I wish that, I wish this."[1]
Critical reception[edit]
Alexander Cole gave a positive review, writing "The song is yet another banger from Tecca, with some melodic production and the vocals to match. It's in line with what we have already heard from Tecca this album cycle, albeit with a twist."[2]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 80 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[4] | 24 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 38 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Lil Tecca - The artist on "Dead or Alive"". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Cole, Alexander (September 20, 2023). "Lil Tecca Readies New Album With Fresh Single "Dead Or Alive"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 2, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.