# @popbase on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbollAcBPGh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68838070-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-04T22:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

3 years ago today, Doja Cat released “Paint The Town Red.”

Doja Cat wrote the lyrics herself for 'Paint the Town Red,' the lead single from her fourth studio album, 'Scarlet,' with production handled by Earl on the Beat, Karl Rubin, Jean-Baptiste, and DJ Replay. The track leans heavily on a sample of Dionne Warwick's 1964 classic "Walk On By," originally composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, giving the song its distinctive, moody backbone. Lyrically, Doja uses the track to shrug off critics and reassert her own identity after a stretch of public exchanges with fans online.

Doja actually leaked the track herself ahead of its official drop, performing it live over Instagram while painting a white canvas deep red during the broadcast, a moment that doubled as an unconventional teaser for fans. Warwick herself only learned about the sample later, after her granddaughter told her she was on a record with Doja Cat, a moment she later recounted publicly, saying she hoped the sample would be as good for Doja's career as the original song had been for hers. Doja co-directed the accompanying music video with Nina McNeely, delivering a surreal visual featuring the singer pulling out her own eyeball and riding a massive green creature through the sky.

The song became a global smash, topping the charts in 19 countries including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, and becoming the first solo song by a female rapper to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart. It also marked Doja's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. The track earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2024, and by 2025 had surpassed a billion total spins across iHeartRadio stations, further cementing its place as one of the most inescapable hits of that era.

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