"Annihilate" is a song by American record producerMetro Boomin and American rappersSwae Lee,Lil Wayne, andOffset. It was released through Boominati Worldwide andRepublic Records as the opening track from Metro's firstsoundtrack album, which was for the filmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, on June 2, 2023. Produced by Metro himself,Mike Dean, and Prince85, the three wrote it alongside the three rappers andJozzy. A lyric video was released four days later, however, the song was cut down to end after Swae's final chorus.

On "Annihilate",Metro's drums and samples combine with fellow producerMike Dean's synthesizers.^[1] Metro and Dean have had a prolific partnership for many years, dating back to when they both producedFather Stretch My Hands Pt.1 byKanye West, which was the song that catapulted Metro into stardom. This is the first time Dean produced for a song with Metro being the lead artist. Dean's producer tag "MWA Music" can heard at near the end of the song. The song also features a sample from the movie at the end of the song withGwen Stacy introducingMiles Morales to the Spider-Society saying:

Miles: This is unbelievable

Gwen: This is the lobby

Miles: Oh

Gwen: Welcome to Spider Society

The sample further makes the song stand out as an intro for the soundtrack.

Swae Lee sings the chorus and has his own verse at the end, whileLil Wayne andOffset also rap their own verses.^[2] All three rappers make references to the filmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse throughout the song. Right before Wayne starts his verse, a lighter flick can be heard. The lighter flick sound effect is a staple to Wayne's brand and can also be heard on numerous songs either made by him or featured him. Wayne starts making references toSpider-Man during his verse rapping: "Weezy Carter, I'm 'bout to goPeter Parker / I'mSpider-Man, if he ain't me, he just a creepy crawler".^[3] He makes these references in each line that he raps like: "Tunechi spark the lighter, pull up in a newFerrari Spider. Spider web necklace with the diamonds, She'll turn into Spider-Woman if I bite her". At the ending of his verse rapping "Since I was an itsy bitsy spider, They've been tryna wash the spider out, I got spiders crawlin' out your mouth, Spider-Verse", he obviously makes a reference to the nursery rhymeItsy Bitsy Spider, putting himself in the shoes of the spider saying people have been trying to wash him out. He also references the fact that every line in his verse has a spider themed reference and that he says spider 8 times, which is how many legs a spider has, thus making his verse a 'Spider-Verse"

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