Doja Cat 'Paint The Town Red' Almost Didn't Get Released: Here's Why

Doja Cat's "Paint The Town Red" is one of her biggest songs to date that came from "Scarlet." The banger has peaked at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Despite the wild success that the track has amassed, Doja Cat revealed that she doesn't like the song, and was supposed to be cut from the album if it weren't for her team that insisted on it.

Doja Cat 'Paint The Town Red' Almost Removed From 'Scarlet'

Speaking to Apple Music's Ebro Darden, Doja Cat elaborated on how her "Scarlet" album came to be. While talking about it, Darden asked the rapper if she ever had a song that she didn't want but made it into the album.

Apparently, there is, and it's "Paint The Town Red."

"I thought 'Paint The Town Red' reminded me of like, Target or like Macy's. It reminded me of like, GAP," she confessed. "I don't why. It just kind of is that. And I know it starts with a curse word and it's like a little bit edgy in that sense and I say, 'I'm a demon, Lord!' Like yeah, I get that, but that song just had a very pants-up-high vibe. And you know I think strategically because I can be strategic."

Doja then thanked her team for pushing her to add the song to the album because it became a sleeper hit on TikTok and on social media.

"I think it was a good addition to the album and a strong addition to the album. I know that it's a strong song. And I did [expect it to be as popular as it is] and I was kind of running that from a little bit. I didn't really want to have that pants-up-high song, the goofy, kind of palatable..." she added.

Doja Cat Wanted 'Darker' Music on 'Scarlet'

Apparently, Doja Cat had a strategy on what kind of music she wanted to add to "Scarlet."

"I wanted to make a little bit of a darker, slower album but I don't think this was the time for that. I think keeping it on the album was a smart move because I want to slowly trickle into sort of moodier vibes creatively. Like, I'm not gonna be doing that forever," she admitted, referring to "Paint The Town Red."

Doja Cat's "Paint The Town Red" peaked at the Billboard Hot 100 charts for two weeks this 2023. It has also been nominated at the 2024 Grammys for Best Pop Solo Performance.

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