Eight years later, we still get those goosebumps every time. Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar may need the Heimlich after seeing that their 2016 “Goosebumps” collaboration’s visual recently surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.
The trippy BRTHR-directed clip gives Scott his second entry into the Billion Views Club behind 2018’s “SICKO MODE,” while K. Dot made his first appearance as a guest on Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood (Remix).” It shouldn’t be much time before Lamar notches a solo video with a billion views, as DAMN.’s “HUMBLE” currently sits at 997 million views.
In the video, Scott galavants across the city while reminiscing about a lost lover throughout the psychedelic-infused visual before Kendrick enters the fray.
“Goosebumps” originally landed on La Flame’s Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight album in 2016, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 88,000 total album-equivalent units sold in the first week.
The creepy Lamar-assisted banger was a slow burn on the Billboard Hot 100. After debuting in September 2016, “Goosebumps” didn’t pick up steam until 2017 where it reached a peak inside the top 40 at No. 34 on the Hot 100 chart dated May 25, 2017.
The intoxicating anthem ultimately lasted for 35 weeks on the Hot 100, the second longest of any Scott hit behind the three-part rollercoaster ride that was “SICKO MODE” (52 weeks).
More recently, La Flame packed on the nostalgia with the re-release of his 2014 Days Before Rodeo mixtape in August, which hit streaming services for the first time and tops this week’s Billboard 200 chart.
Relive the “Goosebumps” video below.
