Silk Sonics silky and smooth single “Skate” is heating up the R&B and Hip-Hop Charts.
After Silk Sonics chart-topping single, “Leave the Door Open,” fans were looking for more. And on July 30, Sonic responded with the release of the hot summer single “Skate.” Now, according to a recent Billboard.com article, “Skate” is just what fans wanted, debuting at number four on the R&B and Hip-Hop charts. But those are not the only charts that the single is burning up. According to contributor Trevor Anderson, the single is number fourteen on the Billboard charts for all genres.
Silk Sonic’s success with Skate is no surprise.
Making hits is a signature of Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak. Both Bruno and Anderson, collaborators of Silk Sonic, are chart-toppers. As Anderson notes, “Skate” becomes the former’s eighth top 10 hit on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the latter’s second.” And after the colossal success of “Leave the Door Open,” there was no expectation for anything less for the “Skate” single.
Silk Sonic is a match made in heaven.
Bruno and Anderson came together to form this divine duo in February of 2021. And in March, they were off and running with their first hit single. The pair is working on a full-length LP. The LP is appropriately titled An Evening with Silk Sonic. There is not much news on the LP’s release—Genius.com lists September as an expected release date. And if Genius.com is correct, both tracks, “Leave the Door Open,” and “Skate” will appear on the LP.
Sonic invokes major nostalgia with “Skate.”
Silk Sonic hit it out of the park with the retro-feel and sultry lyrics of “Leave the Door Open.” And with “Skate,” the pair did it again. The smooth lyricism invokes a sense of nostalgia, taking listeners back to a time where skating was everything and rinks were popping.
Although the entire tracklist of Sonic’s LP is not confirmed, with the success of the first two singles, the LP is sure to be fire. So if you haven’t heard the release “Skate” yet, be sure to check out one of the hottest songs of summer 2021.
For a little more on Silk Sonic, check out our retrospective article on the pairs Grammy debut.
