"Loud" is a song by American rapper

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known professionally as Mac Miller, was an American rapper and record producer. Miller began his career in Pittsburgh's hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of fifteen. In 2010, h ...

, and the lead single from his mixtape ''

Macadelic ''Macadelic'' is the seventh mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released online via free digital download on March 23, 2012. It includes the hit single " Loud". Miller went on The Macadelic Tour in support of the mixtape in early 2012, ...

'' (2012). It was written by Miller, Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, and Zachary Vaughan, and produced by Big Jerm and Sayez. It was released on March 2, 2012, by

Rostrum Records Rostrum Records is an American independent record label initially located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, now located in Los Angeles, California. Benjy Grinberg is the founder and president of the label, which currently has twelve artists on its ros ...

. The music video was released on March 23, 2012.

Background and release

"Loud" was written by

, Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, and Zachary Vaughan, and produced by Big Jerm and Sayez at

ID Labs ID Labs (stylized as "I.D. Labs") is a commercial recording studio and production facility, opened in 2003, owned and operated by Pittsburgh-based producer, E. Dan. The engineer and producer team, composed of Jeremy "Big Jerm" Kulousek, Eric "E. Da ...

. The song was released digitally by

on March 2, 2012, as the lead single from Miller's

mixtape A mixtape (alternatively mix-tape, mix tape or mixed tape) is a compilation of music, typically from multiple sources, recorded onto a medium. With origins in the 1980s, the term normally describes a homemade compilation of music onto a cassette ...

'' (2012).

Music video

The music video for "Loud" was released on March 23, 2012, the same day ''Macadelic'' was released. Directed by Ian Wolfson, the video includes Miller rapping his verse alongside several masked dancers in a dark-lit studio. At the beginning of the video, Miller sips from a glow-in-the-dark cup that says "Don't Do Drugs".

Remix

A remix of "Loud", featuring British rapper Benny Banks, was released by Rostrum Records on May 28, 2012.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

2011 songs 2012 singles Mac Miller songs Rostrum Records singles Songs written by Mac Miller {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub