"Stupid" (stylized in

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) is a song by American rapper

Ashnikko Ashton Nicole Casey (born February 19, 1996), known professionally as Ashnikko ( ), is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. They rose to prominence with their 2019 single "Stupid" with (Yung) Baby Tate, which gained viral popularity on t ...

featuring American rapper Baby Tate from the former's third EP, ''Hi It's Me'', released under Digital Picnic/

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on July 12, 2019. Produced by Oscar Scheller, "Stupid" became popular on the video-sharing app

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, where celebrities like

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and

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have danced to the song. It has been described as

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and

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. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song for its production, songwriting and vocal performances.

Reception

Since September 2019, the song has been used in over 400,000 videos on

, and has gained over 80 million streams on

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alone.

gained over 2.3 million likes when she

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the song on a TikTok video with

. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and the Spotify Viral 50 chart. Cat Zhang from ''Pitchfork'' described the song as a "venemous rap song animated by its snide dismissal of men, ghoulish theatrics, and

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shoutouts." Robin Murray from '' Clash'' said "

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a sign of her personal and creative autonomy, with Ashnikko placing herself front and centre in a striking but de-sexualised way." Ashnikko responded to the song's performance online when she took to Instagram to write, "Since 'Stupid' is having a weird little moment on tik tok I think that it's only fair that I force u all to help me actualise my lifelong dream of going viral". When asked in an interview with ''Billboard'' about how the song got the reaction that it did, Ashnikko said "It's quite a divisive song, isn't it? The lyrics are straight-to-the-point and blunt and honest."

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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: * Oscar Scheller – producer, mixer, programmer, recorded by, writer *

– vocals, writer *

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– vocals, writer * Zach Nicholis – engineer

Charts

Certifications

References

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