Tequila Shots
"Tequila Shots" is a song by American rapper Kid Cudi, released on December 11, 2020 as part of his seventh studio album Man on [the Moon III: The Chosen]. The song was produced by Dot da Genius, Take a Daytrip and Cudi himself. In June 2022, the song reached platinum status, selling over 1 million units in the US. The song was later included on Cudi’s first greatest hits album The Boy Who Flew [to the Moon, Vol. 1].
Background
In an interview with Zane Lowe, Kid Cudi stated that "Tequila Shots" was the first song he made for Man on the Moon III which he finished before even deciding to make the album. He said of the song, "it sounds like such an introduction, it sounds like you pick right back up where we left off ten years ago", referring to the 2010 release of Man on the Moon II: [The Legend of Mr. Rager].The song was created on the day that Kid Cudi's collaboration with fellow American rapper Travis Scott, titled "The Scotts", reached the peak of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Cudi's first number-one hit single in the US. Its title derived from Cudi, Dot da Genius and Take a Daytrip drinking shots of tequila in celebration.