Ransom (Lil Tecca song)

"Ransom" (stylized as "RAN$OM") is a song by American rapper Lil Tecca, initially released independently on May 22, 2019, then later through Galactic Records and Republic Records.^[1] It serves as the second single from his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca. The song has since come to be regarded as Lil Tecca's signature song.

"Ransom"
Single by Lil Tecca
from the album We Love You Tecca
Released	May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)
Genre	Trap
Length	2:11 2:53 (Remix)
Label	Galactic Republic
Songwriter(s)	Tyler-Justin Sharpe Danny Snodgrass, Jr. Nicholas Mira
Producer(s)	Nick Mira Taz Taylor
Lil Tecca singles chronology
"Molly Girl" (bob) "Ransom" (2019) "Bossanova" (2019)
Music video
"Ransom" on YouTube
Remix cover
Juice WRLD remix cover

The song was produced by Nick Mira and Taz Taylor,^[2] and debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100^[3] before reaching number 4.^[4] Outside the United States, "Ransom" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It was later followed up by a remix with fellow rapper Juice Wrld in August 2019.

Background

The song was considered the breakthrough of Queens-based rapper Lil Tecca, who began releasing songs through SoundCloud in 2018.^[3]

Critical reception

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork said Lil Tecca's "bounce in his singsong flows owes a lot to" AutoTune, and his "bittersweet melodies are as indebted to local hero A Boogie wit da Hoodie as they are sourpuss king Juice Wrld". Although finding that the lyrics follow the "traditional rapper playbook practically to the letter, Pearce said "even now he's capable of making the profound seem simple".^[2]

Music video

The music video was released on May 22, 2019, and was directed and edited by Cole Bennett.^[3] It was shot in the Dominican Republic.^[5]

Remix

On August 14, 2019, Lil Tecca released the remix of the song on his SoundCloud with Juice Wrld,^[6] who has also worked with Nick Mira on other songs, including "Lucid Dreams". The remix was released on other platforms the following day. The track was mixed by Taz Taylor and Nick Mira.^[7] The remix later got added to his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca alongside the original version.

Charts

Original version Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 39 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 39 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 5 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 4 France (SNEP)[16] 25 Germany (GfK)[17] 44 Greece International (IFPI)[18] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40)[19] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 3 Latvia (LAIPA)[21] 2 Lithuania (AGATA)[22] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 16 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[25] 3 Portugal (AFP)[26] 6 Scotland (OCC)[27] 57 Singapore (RIAS)[28] 29 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 15 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 63 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 15 UK Singles (OCC)[33] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[34] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[35] 2 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[36] 2 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[37] 28 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[38] 1 US Rolling Stone Top 100[39] 2 Chart (2024–2025) Peak position Global 200 (Billboard)[40] 163

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[41] 85 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[42] 70 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[43] 20 Denmark (Tracklisten)[44] 48 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[45] 55 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[46] 83 Ireland (IRMA)[47] 48 Latvia (LAIPA)[48] 19 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[49] 72 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[50] 40 Norway (VG-lista)[51] 27 Portugal (AFP)[52] 37 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[53] 44 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 83 UK Singles (OCC)[55] 53 US Billboard Hot 100[56] 28 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[57] 10 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[58] 21 US Rolling Stone Top 100[59] 13 Chart (2020) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[60] 45 Portugal (AFP)[61] 73 Remix Chart (2019) Peak position Italy (FIMI)[62] 40 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[63] 8 US Rolling Stone Top 100[64] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[66]	Platinum	40,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[67]	Diamond	160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[68]	6× Platinum	480,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[69]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[70]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[71]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[72]	Platinum	70,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[73]	4× Platinum	120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[74]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[75]	3× Platinum	30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[76]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[77]	2× Platinum	1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[78]	8× Platinum	8,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.