Antidote

Album: Rodeo (2015)
Charted: 16
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • The song was first heard live during Scott's performance at the Texas JMBLYA concert on June 21, 2015. The Eastbound and WondaGurl produced track appeared on his SoundCloud a few days later. "This is for the real fans; the real ragers! This is some vibes for the summer," he said. "This isn't on Rodeo."

    Such was the song's popularity however, it was eventually included as the ninth track on the album.
  • The trippy track finds Scott rapping about popping pills and basking in the marijuana smoke undisturbed. "Don't you open up that window, don't you let out that antidote," he warns us.
  • Scott is known for fighting with fans, inciting crowd riots and kicking a photographer offstage. But as he says in the bridge, "anything can happen at the night show."
  • Travis Scott was forced to give up 50 percent of the song's composer share to Lee Fields, as it extensively borrows from his 2014 track "All I Need." The larger-than-normal share (typically sampled artists earn around 15 percent) was because when the rapper released the song on SoundCloud he didn't get permission to clear the sample first.

Comments: 1

  • Pizza Girl from Helllove this
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Boz Scaggs

Boz ScaggsSongwriter Interviews

The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.

Weird Al Yankovic

Weird Al YankovicFact or Fiction

Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.

Richie McDonald of Lonestar

Richie McDonald of LonestarSongwriter Interviews

Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.

Protest Songs

Protest SongsMusic Quiz

How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?

History Of Rock

History Of RockSong Writing

An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And Scandals

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And ScandalsSong Writing

Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.