Peak
10
Weeks
30
Score
4,486
Chart Year
2022
The music video was released on June 2, 2022. It is directed by Child, and features a cameo by Dukureh, who portrays Big Mama Thornton in Elvis.
Here, Doja Cat addresses her underwhelming partner who is obsessed with the sexual side of the relationship. Comparing him to a hound dog, she condescendingly invites him to "come find a treat." Doja Cat wrote "Vegas" for the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic and combines her modern music with references to the late King of Rock and Roll. She sets the song in Las Vegas where Elvis had an extended residency, and interpolates Big Mama Thornton's version of "Hound Dog," famously covered by the King. The choice of "Hound Dog" is fitting. The classic '50s number has a similar topic of the singer slamming a selfish, exploitative lover. Also, Elvis first came across the song when he caught Freddie Bell and the Bellboys singing it at their Vegas show. Doja Cat wrote "Vegas" with Los Angeles writers and producers Yeti Beats and Rogét Chahayed. Yeti Beats is Doja Cat's go-to producer and Chahayed also collaborated with the rapper/singer on "Kiss Me More" and "Ain't S--t." The writers of "Hound Dog," Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, also get credited. Doja Cat first teased "Vegas" with a one-minute version on her official YouTube channel on April 15, 2022. She performed a longer snippet of the song during her performance at Coachella two days later. Doja released "Vegas' as the lead single from the Elvis Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on May 6, 2022. The Child-directed music video finds Doja getting ready for a performance at a concert hall while people dance around her. The clip features a cameo by singer and actress Shonka Dukureh, who plays Big Mama Thornton in Elvis. Child, a Louisiana director and artist, also shot Doja Cat's "Woman" clip.
Yeah, ah, get it Yeah, ah, get it Yeah, yeah, ah, get it Yeah, ah, get it Yeah, ah, get it Yeah (You ain't nothin' but a) Dog, player, ah, get it Fraud, player, ah, get it I understand, I understand You ain't the man, you ain't a man (You ain't nothin' but a) Hound dog, hound dog, hound dog (You ain't nothin' but a) Player gettin' valeted around in that ho whip Two fingers up, one down with my toes ten Flewed out with my boobs out, put a cork in it Love it when you be cryin' out when I'm corseted I don't think you gon' make it, do not let me start ragin' I'm losin' my patience, this ain't stayin' in Vegas (you ain't nothin' but a) There's more sides to the story, I'ma tell everybody Had your ass sittin' courtside with your arm around me Had your ass sittin' first class with your burnt ass out in Abu Dhabi Could've been what we should've been, but you lost a bet, now you gotta find me Find a seat, I ain't playin' this hide and seek High school when you finally peaked Hound dog, come find a treat I'm a bad bitch, but (you ain't nothin' but a) Dog, player, ah, get it Fraud, player, ah, get it I understand, I understand You ain't the man, you ain't a man (You ain't nothin' but a) Hound dog, hound dog, hound dog Yeah, yeah, said (you ain't nothin' but a) I get it, I know you got some other- you wanted I get it, you needed someone that could prove you wrong So I reckon, you leave all of your problems at the door to my city You gon' need to tell my brothers where you from And I admit it, I still got empathy And you gon' feel it for two weeks When I release you in them streets (you ain't nothin' but a) And keep my nina in discrete, keep the cleanin' my Jeep And put that Yeezy in your teeth, let my demons off they leashes If you even think to speak I'ma give a whole new meaning When you said you live in a dream, we can keep that- asleep And you gon' laugh with all your Gs Countin' them sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep Talkin' 'bout Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z, R-I-P (you ain't nothin' but a) Dog, player, ah, get it Fraud, player, ah, get it I understand, I understand You ain't the man, you ain't a man (You ain't nothin' but a) Hound dog, hound dog, hound dog (You ain't nothin' but a) Dog, player, ah, get it Fraud, player, ah, get it I understand, I understand You ain't the man, you ain't a man (You ain't nothin' but a) Hound dog, hound dog, hound dog (La-da-da-da) you ain't nothin' but a Yeah, ah, get it Yeah, ah, get it Yeah, yeah, ah, get it Yeah, ah, get it Yeah, yeah, ah, get it Yeah, you ain't nothin' but a
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 18, 2022 | 75 | 51 |
| 2 | Jun 25, 2022 | 56 | 70 |
| 3 | Jul 2, 2022 | 67 | 59 |
| 4 | Jul 9, 2022 | 34 | 92 |
| 5 | Jul 16, 2022 | 31 | 95 |
| 6 | Jul 23, 2022 | 32 | 94 |
| 7 | Jul 30, 2022 | 31 | 95 |
| 8 | Aug 6, 2022 | 27 | 99 |
| 9 | Aug 13, 2022 | 35 | 91 |
| 10 | Aug 20, 2022 | 31 | 95 |
| 11 | Aug 27, 2022 | 25 | 101 |
| 12 | Sep 3, 2022 | 23 | 103 |
| 13 | Sep 10, 2022 | 25 | 101 |
| 14 | Sep 17, 2022 | 20 | 106 |
| 15 | Sep 24, 2022 | 15 | 111 |
| 16 | Oct 1, 2022 | 14 | 112 |
| 17 | Oct 8, 2022 | 14 | 112 |
| 18 | Oct 15, 2022 | 11 | 115 |
| 19 | Oct 22, 2022 | 10 | 116 |
| 20 | Oct 29, 2022 | 13 | 113 |