| "Real Spill" | |
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| Song byLil Baby | |
| from the albumIt's Only Me | |
| Released | October 14, 2022 |
| Length | 3:18 |
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"Real Spill" is a song by American rapperLil Baby and the opening track of his third studio albumIt's Only Me (2022). Produced by G1 and Kaigoinkrazy, it samples "The Big Unknown" by English bandSade. The song peaked at number 10 on theBillboard Hot 100.
The song revolves around how Lil Baby's life is different from what it had been in the past, as well as his pressures of being a role model[1] and the results of him being in a higher social position.[2]
Marcus Shorter ofConsequence gave a positive review, writing thatIt's Only Me "starts promising enough" with the song.[1] Brandon Yu ofVariety praised the sampling in the song, writing that it "briefly seems to promise something newly earnest or ambitious", but then wrote, "The moment is short-lived, as a nameless set of hi-hats and lifeless808s take the wheel, and the typical Baby sound washes over. Despite the story that could have been told about the dizzying turn that the last couple years undoubtedly have been, Baby has nothing compelling to say about his life here. On the opening track, the most vivid he gets comes down to clunky bars about his newfound A-list status: 'Got my name from the ghetto / But I'm bigger now / I can go to dinner with Corey Gamble and Miss Jenner now.'"[2] Shanté Collier-McDermott ofClash wrote favorably the use of the sample, describing it as "Sombre sounding but expertly setting the tone."[3] Like Shorter, Niall Smith ofNME also wrote that the album "starts strong" with the track, which he called "a street-cured motivational anthem populated with cautionary tales and status-affirming quotables".[4]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 32 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 67 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 12 |
| South Africa (TOSAC)[9] | 18 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 36 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[11] | 10 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 5 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||