"Agora Hills"
Single by Doja Cat
from the album Scarlet
ReleasedOctober 3, 2023 (2023-10-03)
Recorded2023
GenreR&B[1]
Length4:25
Label
Lyricist(s)Doja Cat
Producer(s)Bangs
Doja Cat singles chronology
"Paint the Town Red"
(2023)		 "Agora Hills"
(2023)
Music video
"Agora Hills" on YouTube

"Agora Hills" is a song by American rapper and singer Doja Cat from her fourth studio album, Scarlet (2023). It was released on September 22, 2023, through Kemosabe and RCA Records as the second single from the album. The song impacted rhythmic and pop radio on October 3, 2023. A music video directed by Hannah Lux Davis accompanied the album's release.

Background and release

From the age of eight, Doja Cat lived in an ashram commune founded and led by jazz musician Alice Coltrane in the Santa Monica Mountains of Agoura Hills, California.[2][3][4] It was here where she lived and practiced Hinduism for four years, also gaining interest in a style of Indian classical dance called Bharatanatyam.[5][4] She claims that while at the ashram she felt like she could not be "a normal kid who went skating and ate cheeseburgers."[5][6] The behavioral disorder agoraphobia is characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape.[7]

The existence of the song was confirmed after Doja Cat shared titles of potential tracks on Scarlet in April 2023.[8] On September 3, 2023, she shared a post on Instagram featuring her and several female models at a music video shoot, under which her styling assistant Malia Rusher commented "they aren't ready for agora".[9] The tracklist for Scarlet was revealed on September 12, with "Agora Hills" as the ninth track.[10] On September 20, a snippet of the song was shared on her official website, and the release date was confirmed to be September 22.[11]

Charts

Chart performance for "Agora Hills"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 14
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[13] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 26
France (SNEP)[15] 142
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 17
Greece International (IFPI)[17] 32
India International Singles (IMI)[18] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 35
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[20] 14
Lithuania (AGATA)[21] 26
Malaysia (Billboard)[22] 5
Malaysia International (RIM)[23] 3
MENA (IFPI)[24] 20
Netherlands (Single Tip)[25] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 4
Philippines (Billboard)[27] 10
Portugal (AFP)[28] 127
Singapore (RIAS)[29] 5
South Africa (Billboard)[30] 22
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 70
UAE (IFPI)[33] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[34] 23
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[35] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[37] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 20
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[39] 4
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[40] 51

Certifications

Certifications for "Agora Hills"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Gold 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Agora Hills"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States October 3, 2023 Rhythmic contemporary radio RCA [44]
November 14, 2023 Contemporary hit radio [45]

References

  1. ↑ Corrine, Ambre (September 22, 2023). "Doja Cat Professes Her Love In Dreamlike Video For 'Agora Hills'". Vibe. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dickson, E. J. (December 16, 2021). "Doja Cat DGAF If You Read This*". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kush Hour TV x Doja Cat 'So High'". Kush Hour. December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020. As a child, Doja Cat found herself immersed in Hinduism: "I practiced this religion for three years, in Agoura Hills, California."
  4. 1 2 Kaufman, Gil (April 23, 2021). "Doja Cat on 'Growing Up' in California, Her Embarrassing First Song & 'Unbelievable' Next Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Martin, Felicity (March 20, 2019). "Doja Cat is ten steps ahead of your favourite rapper". Dummy. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ Hahn, Brian (December 7, 2018). "Doja Cat talks early MySpace rap battles, practicing Hinduism, and more on First Times". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020. I was born in Tarzana, moved to Rye. When we moved back we went straight to an ashram, and we lived on an ashram for about four years. Event occurs at 0:43 in the embedded video.
  7. ↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.), Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 217–221, 938, ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8
  8. ↑ Chelosky, Danielle (April 18, 2023). "Doja Cat Teases Snippets Of Her New Album And Shares The Possible Tracklist". Uproxx. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ Doja Cat News [@DojaNews] (September 3, 2023). "Looks like Doja Cat was shooting a music video yesterday. According to a comment left by her stylist assistant it was for 'Agora Hills'. Video director Hannah Lux Davis also followed the girls from the picture 👀" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Lamarre, Carl (September 12, 2023). "Doja Cat Unveils Her 'No Features' Tracklist For New Album 'Scarlet'". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Doja Cat Teases New Track "Agora Hills" on Website: Release Date Confirmed!". Foggy Media. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Doja Cat – Agora Hills" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  17. ↑ "IFPI Charts". www.ifpi.gr. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  18. ↑ "IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 27th November 2023 | Week 47 of 52". IMIcharts. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  20. ↑ "OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday November 26th, 2023". The Official Lebanese Top 20. November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  21. ↑ "2023 47-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Doja Cat History (Malaysia Song)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  23. ↑ "TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 47 (17/11/2023- 23/11/2023)". RIM. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Facebook.
  24. ↑ "This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20: from 10/11/2023 to 16/11/2023". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Dutch Single Tip 25/11/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  26. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Philippines Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Doja Cat – Agora Hills". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  29. ↑ "RIAS Top Charts Week 46 (10 - 16 Nov 2023)". RIAS. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (South Africa Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 39". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Doja Cat – Agora Hills". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  33. ↑ "This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20: from 17/11/2023 to 23/11/2023". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. November 17, 2023. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  35. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  38. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  39. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Doja Cat Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  41. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for week of 27 November 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  42. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Doja Cat – Agora Hills". Music Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  43. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Doja Cat – Agora Hills". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  44. ↑ "A Recap of Radio Adds Recaps". Hits. October 3, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  45. ↑ "A Recap of Radio Adds Recaps". Hits. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
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