Fein (song)
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| Single by Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti | ||||
| from the album Utopia | ||||
| Released | March 12, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
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| Genre | Rage | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
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| "Fein" on YouTube | ||||
"Fein" (stylized as "FE!N") is a song by American rapper and singer Travis Scott, featuring guest vocals from Playboi Carti. Produced by Scott, the song was written by the artists alongside additional producer Jahaan Sweet, and Sheck Wes, who has guest vocals on the original version of the song and the version shown in the movie Circus Maximus. It was originally released on July 28, 2023, as a track from his fourth studio album, Utopia, before later being sent to US rhythmic radio as the fifth single from the album on March 12, 2024.
"Fein" is a hip-hop song from the rage microgenre of trap music with an intense, fast-paced structure and beat. Lyrically, the song revolves around Scott and Carti's hedonistic activities and how their lives are shaped by a matter of it. Scott's repeated, high-pitch chanting of the word "fiend", a term for a person addicted to drugs, serves as the song's chorus. Carti was noted for displaying a new, Atlanta trap-style delivery on the song which he had been teasing as a new creative direction for him a year prior. His deep cadence on the song, in contrast to the "baby voice" which he had been known for at the time, received significant attention from listeners, several of whom initially assumed he was performing the high-pitched chorus.
The song received generally positive reception from music critics. Carti's performance divided critics, some of whom declared it the highlight of the track while others were less impressed. Commercially, "Fein" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, serving as Carti's second top-ten hit on the chart, and Scott's fourteenth. It also peaked within the top-10 of Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom's charts. Scott's performances of "Fein", many of which took place during his Circus Maximus Tour, have attracted attention for their intense energy and him repeating the song ten times in a row on multiple occasions. A music video for the song was released on March 30, 2024, featuring Scott and Carti performing in a void-like background with a 360-degree rotating camera.