Down in Atlanta

"Down in Atlanta" is a song produced by Pharrell Williams with vocals by American rapper Travis Scott. Written by the two, it was released as a single through Columbia Records on November 18, 2022. It also serves as Scott's first official release as a lead artist in a little over a year, following the release of the late 2021 singles "Escape Plan" and "Mafia", although he had been featured on a few songs in 2022. Both artists have collaborated before when Williams contributed production to Scott's 2015 song, "Flying High", and provided guest vocals on his 2018 song, "Skeletons".

Background and promotion
In late August 2022, Williams and Scott were spotted together in a recording studio. The song was first teased a few weeks later and then kept on being teased, and Scott also performed a portion of it live at his "Road to Utopia" residency in Las Vegas. On October 31, 2022, Williams announced that the song would be released four days later, which was however delayed by two weeks for unknown reasons.

Composition and lyrics
Over funk-led production from Williams, Scott sings: "I told shawty to bring the wave / You know life's a beach / She said, 'Life's a bitch' / Let’s hit Magic City". The "spooky production" includes "sly, retro synths", Scott name-drops celebrities from the city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia, while he also boasts about the expensive cars he owns. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard felt that Scott "mixes zonked-out warbling with tales of luxury and fills each line with his larger-than-life persona – while the multi-hyphenate focuses on making each drum-and-synth interaction tingle the listener's senses".

Credits and personnel

 * Pharrell Williams – production, songwriting, background vocals
 * Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
 * Manny Marroquin – mixing
 * Emerson Mancini – mastering
 * Mike Larson – recording
 * Anthony Vilchis – engineering assistance
 * Trey Station – engineering assistance
 * Zach Pereyra – engineering assistance