Recorded 2014 Length 3:26 | Genre Dance Label Lomlplex | |
Released January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15) Writer(s) Michaelangelo Cosculluela | ||
Weight is the debut single released by drag queen Latrice Royale. The single was released on January 15, 2014. The song plays with the homophones "weight" and "wait", revolving around the topics of food, hunger and cravings. The track features a rap from fellow drag performer Epiphany Mattel.
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Background
Building off of his RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 success, Royale released a song with Manila Luzon called The Chop in 2012. While Luzon had gone on to release other tracks, Royale had not collaborated on any of the projects. On July 10, 2013, Drag Official released an interview with Royale where he stated he was working on a single that people would have to "W-E-I-G-H-T for..."
On January 15, 2014 Royale released the single, followed by an accompanying music video released in June. For the music video, Royale partnered with Michaelangelo Cosculluela, who acted as producer and editor on the project.
Reception
Instinct Magazine described the song as a "high energy dance track [that] may not be everyone's flavor, but it's a fun departure from other contrived RPDR [RuPaul's Drag Race] alumnus music."
The song was positively reviewed by The Huffington Post, Logo TV, The Magic Critique, and The Embittered Queen, among others. RuPaul's Drag Race alum Pandora Boxx also positively reviewed the song, stating, "It’s funny, catchy and it’s got a good beat. It also manages to capture what we all loved about Latrice and that’s not always easy to do in a song."
Remixes of Weight have been mixed by artists Jared Jones, Lomlplex, Naked Highway, Joe Cole and David Patrilla. Royale released a Weight remixed album with a collection of those remixes in June 2014.