Great Gatsby

Album: Nostalgia (2023)
Charted: 30
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Songfacts®:

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald began planning his The Great Gatsby novel in 1923, inspired by the parties he attended while visiting Long Island's north shore. The story takes place in the summer of 1922, during the Jazz Age, in both Long Island and New York City. The titular character, self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby, throws opulent parties with the hidden motive of reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

    In this song, Rod Wave pours his heart out for a woman from his past. It's like a page right out of Gatsby's playbook.
  • I threw the party of the century
    And people came over, no one left sober
    And it was all for you
    It was all for you


    Wave lays it out throughout this track, cruising through memories of a lost love. Just like Jay Gatsby, he hosts a massive, extravagant party, screaming out the lengths he'd go to resurrect a love he still holds dear.
  • Rod Wave handled the entire writing for this song. The production was a team effort, with six producers putting their heads together: TnTXD, TrillGotJuice, SephGotTheWaves, FlexOnDaTrack, Geo Vocals, and Reach High Eli. Their punchy bass lines take Wave back to his roots in the rap game, bringing that extra edge to the mix.
  • Geo Vocals did double-duty on production and background singing. His vocals ride the same wave as the piano chords in the background, giving it a smooth groove.
  • "Great Gatsby" is the 13th track on Wave's fifth studio album, Nostalgia. The rapper/singer likely took inspiration from the 2013 film The Great Gatsby rather than the novel. Following the official release of the album, Wave took to his Instagram story to share an image of Leonardo DiCaprio playing Jay Gatsby in the movie.

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