Nuts (song)

2015 single by Lil Peep featuring Rainy Bear

"Nuts"

Single by Lil Peep featuring Rainy Bear
from the album  Live Forever
B-side| "Flannel"
Released| December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)
Recorded| 2015
Genre|

* Rap[1]
* emo rap
* cloud rap
* alternative rock[2]

Length| 1:25
Songwriter(s)|

* Gustav Åhr
* Rainy Bear
* William Gardner
* Baron Black
* Michael Furjanic
* Neill Livingston

Producer(s)| Willie G
Music video
"Nuts" on YouTube
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"Nuts" (stylized in all lowercase) is a single by American rapper Lil Peep featuring fellow American rapper Rainy Bear from his second mixtape, Live Forever (2015). The song was re-released posthumously as a single on December 17, 2021 through AWAL due to sample clearance issues, and saw a huge surge of popularity on platforms such as TikTok.

"Nuts" was written by Lil Peep along with Rainy Bear, Baron Black and the producer Millie G. A combination of emo rap and other subgenres, the song contains lyrics about love and drugs.

## Background and sampling

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"Nuts" samples "Bright Lights", from the Jesus Camp soundtrack by Force Theory, the track was produced by Willie G.[3][2] Due to sample clearance issues,[4] the song would later be re-released posthumously as a single on December 17, 2021,[1][5] through AWAL.[5] The single saw an increase in popularity on platforms such as TikTok.[4] Rainy Bear, previously known as Lil Skil[6] was featured in the credits.[7]

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Nuts"  Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Version(s)  | Label  | Ref.

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Various  | December 2, 2015  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Original  |

* AUTNMY

| [2]
December 17, 2021  |

* Re-release

| AWAL | [5]
February 12, 2023  |

* CD

| CD  | Death Note  | [8]

## Commercical performance

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"Nuts" broke several streaming records upon its re-release in 2021. In the United States, the song debuted at number 40 on the RMNZ Hot Singles.[9] It later gained 30,000 sales within its first two year of sales in the country,[10] and went gold in the United Kingdom with about 340 million streams.[11] With over 1.25 billion streams in the United States, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[12]

## Credits and personnel

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* Gustav Ahr – composer, lead vocalist
* Willie G – producer[3]
* Joe LaPorta - mastering[13]
* Baron Black – composer
* Rainy Bear - featured artist[13]
* Neill Livingston – composer[3]
* Michael Furjanic – composer[3]
* William Gardner – composer

Credits adapted from album Live Forever's liner notes,[14] and Lil Peep's estate website.[13]

## Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Nuts"  Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] | 40

## Certifications and sales

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Certifications for "Nuts"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] | Platinum  | 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Gold  | 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Lil Peep – Nuts". AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
2. ^ a b c Ahr, Gustav. "nuts [ft. lil skil] (prod. willie g)". Soundcloud. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
3. ^ a b c d Ahr, Gustav (December 2, 2015). "Lil Peep & Rainy Bear – nuts". Tidal. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
4. ^ a b Darville, Jordan (December 2, 2022). "Lil Peep's 2015 mixtape Live Forever is now on streaming platforms". The Fader. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
5. ^ a b c Ahr, Gustav (December 17, 2021). "nuts (feat. rainy bear) - Single by Lil Peep". Apple Music. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
6. ^ Ahr, Gustav (December 2, 2022). "Live Forever Blog". Official Website of the Estate of Gustav Ahr / Lil Peep. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
7. ^ Tenreyro, Tatiana (November 17, 2017). "A Timeline of Lil Peep's Career". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
8. ^ "Lil Peep feat. Rainy Bear - Nuts - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
9. ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
10. ^ a b "New Zealand single certifications – Lil Peep feat. rainy bear – Nuts". Radioscope. Retrieved May 7, 2025. Type Nuts  in the "Search:" field.
11. ^ a b "British single certifications – Lil Peep Ft Rainy Bear – Nuts". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
12. ^ a b "American single certifications – Lil Peep – Nuts (Feat. Rainy Bear)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
13. ^ a b c Ahr, Gustav. "Live Forever Credits". Official Website of the Estate of Gustav Ahr / Lil Peep. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
14. ^ "Lil Peep - Live Forever". Discogs. December 2, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2025.

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Lil Peep

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1
* Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2
* Diamonds

Compilations|

* Everybody's Everything

Mixtapes|

* Live Forever
* Crybaby
* Hellboy

Extended plays|

* Goth Angel Sinner

Singles|

* "Awful Things"
* "Save That Shit"
* "Spotlight"
* "4 Gold Chains"
* "Falling Down"
* "Sunlight on Your Skin"
* "Nuts"
* "I've Been Waiting"
* "Star Shopping"
* "Life Is Beautiful"

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