'Turn Down for What' received generally positive reviews from music critics and publications. It became the seventh best-selling song of 2014 in the US with 3,449,000 copies sold for the year. The song reached its 3 million sales mark in July 2014. It reached its first million copies sold in the U.S. It peaked at number 4 on the chart, becoming DJ Snake's first and Lil Jon's ninth top ten, and was certified gold in February 2014. In January 2014, the single entered the top 5 on the Dance/Electronic chart and debuted at No. 'Turn Down for What' entered the top 10 on Billboard 's Dance/Electronic chart during the last week of December. 'Turn Down for What' is written in the E Phrygian mode and is set in common time at a moderate tempo of 100 beats per minute. It also contains bass and trap music elements that are original to Atlanta, GA, Lil Jon's hometown. 'Turn Down for What' contains the lyrics of Lil Jon rapping 'Fire up that loud, another round of shots' and 'Turn down for what' throughout the song. I wanted to make it hip and current, and the first thing that came to mind was the phrase 'Turn Down for What!' Composition When I heard the song I was like this beat is too crazy for that sample. ДJ Snake sent me the track with a sample and he wanted me to redo it with my voice. I knew Jon was one of the best, but he absolutely killed it on this joint. What he sent me back, though, absolutely blew my mind. He heard the beat and was instantly down with the vision. When I hit up the big homie Jon and asked him if he wanted to be on the track, this song is a pretty balling song.

In an interview about the song, DJ Snake said, In December 2013, 'Turn Down for What' was premiered on Columbia Records website and released via iTunes shortly after. Lil Jon and DJ Snake had met several years prior to recording the song.

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