

The song's intro contains a "squeaky sound", known as the "eee err" sound, which is also heard throughout the rest of the song. " Ricch said he decided to place "The Box" as track two on the album, because "it just bangs the 808s hit so hard". However, the song's producer, 30 Roc, has insisted that though similar, the "swell" is not a sample of "Love Sex Magic", explaining: "It is not a sample. The song begins with a "triumphant introduction that amounts to an orchestral swell", which many listeners attributed to as a sample of the intro on " Love Sex Magic" by Ciara. It was recorded in roughly 15 minutes in the early morning hours in New York after Ricch had been recording all night. "The Box" was the last song Ricch made for Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. It received three nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, including for Song of the Year. In the US, "The Box" was the biggest song of the first half of 2020, selling 4.7 million equivalent units as of July 2, 2020. A music video was released on February 28, 2020, directed by Ricch. Its popularity on social media apps is credited to Ricch's iconic "eee err" ad-lib. The song received critical acclaim, with praise for Ricch's vocal delivery. Prior to the song being released as a single, it became Roddy Ricch's highest-charting song worldwide, spending eleven weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as topping the charts in Canada, New Zealand, Hungary, and peaking at number two in both the UK and Ireland. " The Box" is a song by American rapper Roddy Ricch, released as the fourth single on January 10, 2020, from his debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. From the album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
