"Purple Hat"
Single by Sofi Tukker
from the album Dancing on the People
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
Length2:58
LabelUltra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sofi Tukker singles chronology
"Swing"
(2019)
"Purple Hat"
(2019)
"House Arrest"
(2020)
Music video
"Purple Hat" on YouTube

"Purple Hat" is a song by American house music duo Sofi Tukker. It was released on September 6, 2019 via Ultra, as a single from their third extended play Dancing on the People. [1]

Background

The duo said in an interview: "We wrote 'Purple Hat' the day after our first Animal Talk party. We started throwing these parties to bring back the wild and inclusive dancing vibe to the nightclub experience. Tuck was literally wearing a purple hat and a cheetah print shirt, people were climbing on top of people, it was over sold out and sweaty, our favorite people were packed in the booth, everyone was loose af and feeling themselves. It was wild. Every Animal Talk party since then has been like that and we wanted to capture that raw feeling in a song. If there was a song that included everything we are about, this would be the one."[2] The music video, directed by Charles Todd, premiered on December 10, 2019.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 23
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 22
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 32
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 9
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[9] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 58
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[11] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Purple Hat - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sofi Tukker Turns It Up In Latest Single "Purple Hat"". Elicit Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Bein, Kat (December 10, 2019). "Sofi Tukker Captures the Wild Energy of Live Shows In 'Purple Hat' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 30, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 47, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sofi Tukker Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat". Music Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 11, 2023.