Saint-Tropez (song)

"Saint-Tropez" is a song by American rapper Post Malone from his third studio album, Hollywood's Bleeding (2019).^[1][2] Its name is taken from the French town of Saint-Tropez.^[3] It was written alongside Louis Bell, Billy Walsh, and producers Frank Dukes, Jahaan Sweet, & Wallis Lane )Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin)..

"Saint-Tropez"
Song by Post Malone
from the album Hollywood's Bleeding
Released	September 6, 2019 (2019-9-6)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	2:30
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Austin Post Adam Feeney Jahaan Sweet Billy Walsh Paimon Jahanbin Nima Jahanbin Louis Bell
Producer(s)	Dukes Sweet Wallis Lane
Music video
"Saint-Tropez" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The title refers to the French beach town Saint-Tropez, where the protagonist in the song claims to be.^[4]

Critical reception

Will Schube from Billboard ranked the track, 16th, out of the 17 songs on the album, in terms of the best records on the project, complimenting Malone's vocals but criticizing the weakness and genericism of the track's lyrics.^[5]

Lyrics

Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times described the song's lyrics as being about Post Malone's material comforts and the lack of fulfilling feelings like joy that he's unable to have with them.^[6]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on September 11, 2019.^[7] It was filmed in the mountains of Cottonwood Heights, Utah and the town of Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera and was directed by Chris Villa.^[8] Various luxury vehicles such as the Bugatti, McLaren and Rolls-Royce are featured in the clip.^[9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

• Post Malone – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Louis Bell – recording, songwriting, vocal production
• Frank Dukes – production, songwriting, programming
• Jahaan Sweet – production, songwriting, programming
• Wallis Lane – production, songwriting, programming
• Billy Walsh – songwriting
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Chris Galland – mixing assistance
• Robin Florent – mixing assistance
• Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance
• Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistance

Charts

Chart performance for "Saint-Tropez"

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12]	28
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13]	10
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14]	11
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15]	15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16]	16
France (SNEP)[17]	103
Germany (GfK)[18]	43
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[19]	9
Ireland (IRMA)[20]	12
Italy (FIMI)[21]	46
Latvia (LAIPA)[22]	10
Lithuania (AGATA)[23]	9
Malaysia (RIM)[24]	18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25]	23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26]	17
Norway (VG-lista)[27]	8
Portugal (AFP)[28]	28
Singapore (RIAS)[29]	17
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32]	29
UK Singles (OCC)[33]	52
US Billboard Hot 100[34]	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[35]	10
US Rolling Stone Top 100[36]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37]	Platinum	70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[38]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[39]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[40]	Gold	45,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[41]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[43]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	September 6, 2019	Digital download streaming	Republic	[44]