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Wikipedia article




"'Rules'" is a song by American rapper and singer Doja Cat, released on October 24, 2019, as the third single from her second studio album 'Hot Pink' with an accompanied music video for the song being released on the same day of the single's release. The song was written by Doja Cat, Yeti Beats, Lydia Asrat, Lukasz Gottwald, Theron Thomas, Ben Diehl and Salaam Remi. The song was produced by Tyson Trax alongside Ben Billions and Remi. Soon after its release, the song became popular on Twitter, and Doja Cat's performance was noted to be influenced by Kendrick Lamar.

Background



"Rules" was released as the third single from Doja Cat's sophomore album 'Hot Pink' as well as being the third track on the album. Doja Cat first teased the song by releasing a still from the music video on her Instagram account on October 16, 2019 as well as another shot from the video on October 22, 2019. The song was announced upon its release along with its music video premiere.

Music video



On October 24, 2019, a music video was released alongside the song's release. Directed by Christian Sutton while video production was handled by Psycho Films, the video portrays Doja as the boss of a Cat Mafia gang with the video taking place in the desert.

Critical reception



Lakin Starling of 'Pitchfork' wrote, "[Rules] captures a more seriousthough hardly humorlessmood, pairing eerie old-western bass with Doja's memorable command: 'Play with my pussy, but don't play with my emotions.'" Following the release of the song, Shaad D'Souza of 'The Fader' placed the song on the 20 Best Pop Songs Right Now list admiring the "loose, funky production" as well as Doja's "charisma and charm".

Many publications such as 'Elle' and 'Pitchfork' praised "Rules" and pointed out the similarities of Doja Cat's lyrical delivery to those of Kendrick Lamar.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from 'Hot Pink' liner notes.

'Recording'

* Engineered at eightysevenfourteen studios (Los Angeles, California)

* Mixed at Threejonet Studios (Los Angeles, California)

* Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)

'Personnel'

*Doja Cat  vocals, songwriting

*Ben Diehl  songwriting, production, all programming, all instrumentation

*Salaam Remi  songwriting; production, all programming, all instrumentation

*Tyson Trax  songwriting; production, all programming, all instrumentation

*Lydia Asrat  songwriting

*Theron Thomas  songwriting

*David Sprecher  songwriting

*Kalani Thompson  engineering

*Seth Ringo  assistant engineering

*Tyler Sheppard  assistant engineering

*Clint Gibbs  mixing

*Danielle Alvarez  production coordination

*Mike Bozzi  mastering

Charts



Certifications



Release history



References



Category:Doja Cat songs

Category:2019 singles

Category:2019 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Luke

Category:Songs written by Dr. Luke

Category:Songs written by Yeti Beats

Category:Song recordings produced by Yeti Beats

Category:Kemosabe Records singles

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Songs written by Salaam Remi

Category:Songs written by Theron Thomas

Category:Songs written by Doja Cat

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