Thinking with My Dick

"Thinking with My Dick"
Single by Kevin Gates featuring Juicy J
from the album Stranger than Fiction and Khaza
Released
  • July 16, 2013 (original release)
  • March 18, 2022 (single re-release)
Recorded2013
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Arthur McArthur
Kevin Gates singles chronology
"Dear God"
(2021) 		"Thinking with My Dick"
(2022) 		"Bad Man"
(2022)
Juicy J singles chronology
"Pop That Trunk"
(2021) 		"Thinking with My Dick"
(2022) 		"Make America High Again"
(2022)

"Thinking with My Dick" is a song by American rapper Kevin Gates from his tenth mixtape Stranger than Fiction (2013). It features American rapper Juicy J and was produced by Arthur McArthur. In March 2022, the song gained newfound popularity due to widespread use on the video-sharing app TikTok.

Composition and critical reception

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David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote, "jump right to the hedonistic 'Thinking with My D**k,' where the worlds of Pimp C and cloud rap collide, creating quite the druggy, strip-club spectacle."[1] Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound regarded the song as misogynist, writing that it provides "a look back at Gates' vice-laden adolescence".[2]

TikTok use

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On March 1, 2022, at a Mardi Gras celebration in Lafayette, Louisiana, local man John E. Weatherall III took a video of another man, Steven Barbosa, dancing and rapping to the song while holding an American flag cup, with a woman in the background clapping. The video was posted on TikTok and immediately went viral; the song became significantly used in many videos on TikTok.[3] In March 2022, the song was re-released as a single and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Gates added the song to his album Khaza (2022), increasing sales.[5]

At a concert at the Cajundome around May 2022, Gates brought Barbosa with him onstage during his performance of the song.[6]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Thinking with My Dick"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 40
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 49
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Stranger Than Fiction - Kevin Gates". Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  2. ^ Staples, Derek (July 30, 2013). "Album Review: Kevin Gates – Stranger Than Fiction". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Schroeder, Audra (March 11, 2022). "'I've watched this 100 times': The origin of that viral 'Thinking with My D**k' TikTok". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Grant, Shawn. "Kevin Gates Single From 9 Years Ago Hits Billboard Hot 100 For the First Time Thanks to TikTok". Retrieved March 24, 2013 – via The Source.
  5. ^ "Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2022". XXL. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Cowen, Trace William (May 2, 2022). "Kevin Gates Surprises Crowd by Bringing Out Viral "Thinking With My Dick" Fan at Louisiana Show". Complex. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Kevin Gates – Thinking with My Dick". Recording Industry Association of America.
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