Thinking with My Dick

"Thinking with My Dick" is a song by American rapper Kevin Gates from his tenth mixtape Stranger than Fiction (2013). It features American rapper Juicy J and was produced by Arthur McArthur. In March 2022, the song gained newfound popularity due to widespread use on the video-sharing app TikTok.

"Thinking with My Dick"
Single by Kevin Gates featuring Juicy J
from the album Stranger than Fiction and Khaza
Released
  • July 16, 2013 (original release)
  • March 18, 2022 (single re-release)
Recorded2013
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Arthur McArthur
Kevin Gates singles chronology
"Dear God"
(2021)		 "Thinking with My Dick"
(2022)		 "Bad Man"
(2022)
Juicy J singles chronology
"Pop That Trunk"
(2021)		 "Thinking with My Dick"
(2022)		 "Make America High Again"
(2022)

Composition and critical reception

David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote, "jump right to the hedonistic 'Thinking with My D**k,' where the worlds of Pimp C and cloud rap collide, creating quite the druggy, strip-club spectacle."[1] Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound regarded the song as misogynist, writing that it provides "a look back at Gates' vice-laden adolescence".[2]

TikTok use

On March 1, 2022, at a Mardi Gras celebration in Lafayette, Louisiana, local man John E. Weatherall III took a video of another man, Steven Barbosa, dancing and rapping to the song while holding an American flag cup, with a woman in the background clapping. The video was posted on TikTok and immediately went viral; the song became significantly used in many videos on TikTok.[3] In March 2022, the song was re-released as a single and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Gates added the song to his album Khaza (2022), increasing sales.[5]

At a concert at the Cajundome around May 2022, Gates brought Barbosa with him onstage during his performance of the song.[6]

Charts
Chart performance for "Thinking with My Dick"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 40
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 49
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Jeffries, David. "Stranger Than Fiction - Kevin Gates". Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  2. Staples, Derek (July 30, 2013). "Album Review: Kevin Gates – Stranger Than Fiction". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. Schroeder, Audra (March 11, 2022). "'I've watched this 100 times': The origin of that viral 'Thinking with My D**k' TikTok". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. Grant, Shawn. "Kevin Gates Single From 9 Years Ago Hits Billboard Hot 100 For the First Time Thanks to TikTok". Retrieved March 24, 2013 – via The Source.
  5. "Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2022". XXL. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. Cowen, Trace William (May 2, 2022). "Kevin Gates Surprises Crowd by Bringing Out Viral "Thinking With My Dick" Fan at Louisiana Show". Complex. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. "Kevin Gates Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. "Kevin Gates Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. "Kevin Gates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. "Kevin Gates Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. "American single certifications – Kevin Gates – Thinking with My Dick". Recording Industry Association of America.
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