Just Wanna Rock

Before the release of "Just Wanna Rock", Lil Uzi Vert had previewed the song on TikTok, posting snippets of it to their account. Due to its success, the song was later officially released as a single on October 17, 2022. Its release followed Lil Uzi Vert's Red & White EP, which was released in July 2022. ==Composition and lyrics==

"Just Wanna Rock" is an uptempo Jersey club and hip house song. It sees "Uzi chanting frantically over a synthy, queasy high-BPM beat". The song includes a heavy beat with one short verse and a chorus that is barely above a whisper. == Critical reception ==

"Just Wanna Rock" received positive reception from music critics. Eddie Fu of Consequence wrote that "Uzi made a clear effort to pay proper homage to Jersey club", pointing out that they enlisted MCVertt to produce it. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, "Just Wanna Rock" was nominated for Best Rap Song, but ultimately lost to "Scientists & Engineers" by Killer Mike and André 3000. ==Music video==

Background The song's music video began filming on November 2, 2022, in New York City. Lil Uzi Vert held a flash mob in the city's SoHo, Manhattan neighborhood, Jeeezy, who choreographed the music video, first thought of its dance after hearing the song's original TikTok preview. He predicted that he'd go viral if he created a dance to go along with it, but didn't expect it to have any longevity. After uploading videos of himself dancing to it, Jeeezy estimates that it took roughly six hours for his dance to start gaining traction, to which he "started seeing people interact with the first of my few videos", prompting him to "just ke[ep] pushing it to where more people would see it." Afterwards, Lil Uzi Vert contacted Jeeezy on TikTok through an alternate account, trying to get his phone number so he could be featured in the official music video. Jeeezy flew to New York to feature in and choreograph the video, which was his first time choreographing. When asked about the video's dance by HipHopDX, Lil Uzi Vert said they included the dance because "that’s how cool kids from Philly and Jersey dance, so I'm only a product of my environment. I'm just shining a light on that culture." Reception The music video for "Just Wanna Rock" received positive reception. For XXL, C. Vernon Coleman II wrote that the video "matches the energy of the uptempo New Jersey club vibes of the vigorous single. With stunning CGI effects, heart-pumping dance sequences and a more than likely unauthorized street scene featuring thousands of extras, the vigor is unmatched." McCafferty lauded the visuals as "a seamless fusion of sci-fi and club chaos", writing that both the song and its video "catches listeners in an endless loop." It won Video of the Year at the 2023 XXL Awards. ==Credits and personnel==

Credits adapted from Tidal. • Lil Uzi Vert – vocals, songwriting • MCVertt – production, songwriting, programming • Synthetic – production, songwriting, programming • Benjamin Thomas – mixing, recording • Don Cannon – mixing • Colin Leonard – mastering • Feez – engineering assistance • Frank Holland – engineering assistance ==Charts==

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