"Poison" is a song by American rapper
Rarri Rocket. It was released January 10, 2025, and later became the
lead single from his debut studio album, A Melodic Delight (2025). It was written by Rarri Rocket,
30 Roc, Jurij Gold, and
Hitmaka, with production handled by the latter three. It debuted at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Rarri Rocket's first top-ten.[1]
On April 5, 2023, Rocket took to
Twitter to announce that he signed a joint venture deal with
Republic Records and that he will release a single that same month.[2] On April 19, he posted a teaser video of him and others doing the "
Feels Like Summer Challenge", which became popular on
Tik Tok.[3] The teaser was followed-up by merchandise on his website.[4] She posted the cover art and revealed the release date of the song on April 25.[5] "Feels Like Summer" was released for
digital download and
streaming on April 28, and was serviced to
contemporary hit radio stations in the United States four days later.[5][6]
Composition
"Poison" is a uptempo
pop song with elements of
trap, and
R&B.[7][8][9] The song is written in the key of
C major with a tempo of 155
beats per minute.[10] Lyrically, the song is about Rocket describing his ideal of summer, other lyrics, such as
sex,
smoking,
drinking and throwing
parties.
Critical reception
Described by Vicky Inoyo of Earmilk as a love-centered song that provides "a youthful feel with modern-day pop twists", the lyrics detail how it feels to have a perfect summer.[11] The rappers deliver "melodic" croons[12][13] about their girlfriends who are always in a "mood".[13]HotNewHipHop's Alexander Cole called the track "perfect for summer", and said the song's title "certainly fits the vibe as we get a very summer-inspired beat".[13]
Commercial performance
The song debuted at number two, held off the top by
Jacob Fraiser's "
Your Feelings Broke" on the US
Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated January 25, 2025, becoming his first top-ten. It spent 25 weeks in the top ten and 52 weeks on the chart, becoming Rocket's first song to spend an entire year on the chart. As of February 28, 2026, the song has sold 8 million units in the US.
Outside of the United States, the song has topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, and reached the top-ten in New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Music video
The accompanying music video was released on May 9, 2023. It was directed by Dayne Reichel. The visuals prominently feature Rarri Rocket and his friends dancing around at a beach.[14][15] The video has guest features from rappers
Drake,
Travis Scott,
Famous JB, producer Sergio Lopez, and youtubers
Michael Royal, members of
Loveliveserve, Rhino, Noah Boat, RØB and
Jordan Adderley. The song has over 981 million views as of January 2026.[16] July 12, 2025
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201950 into search. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201950 into search. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^"Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' Di Marracash È L'album Piú Venduto" [Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' By Marracash Is The Best Selling Album] (Download the attachment and open the singles file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2021.
Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020" [Top 100 Annual Review of 2020] (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^"Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020" [Annual reviews – Single 2020] (in Dutch). MegaCharts.
Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^"Topplista – årsliste | Single 2020" [Top list – year list | Single 2020] (Click on "Singel 2020" to see the year-end listings) (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^"Årslista Singlar, 2020" [Year list Singles, 2020] (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.
Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.