"Pills & Automobiles" is a song by American singer Chris Brown, featuring American rappers Yo Gotti, Kodak Black and A Boogie wit da Hoodie. It was written by Brown, Gotti, Hoodie, Black, Samuel Jiminez and Joshua Parker, with production handled by OG Parker, the Martianz and Smash David.[2] The song was released through RCA Records on August 4, 2017, as the fourth single from Brown's eighth studio album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017).
Writing for Billboard, Nerisha Penrose felt Brown's "vocals are bathed in Auto-Tune as he sings about getting high and having multiple women" and "leads into the song's catchy hook".[3] Gabriella Ginsberg of Hollywood Life wrote that the song has "possible reference to one of Rihanna's biggest hits, 'Umbrella'".[4] Lindsey India of XXL hears Brown "in his trap music element, spitting some catchy, melodic rhymes over a club-friendly beat", and felt "Gotti comes in with a signature verse of his own, while A Boogie and Kodak provide some of their own crooning towards the end".[5]
Music video[]
The accompanying music video was released on August 25, 2017. It was filmed in Splash Kingdom Waterpark in California, where the visual for Justin Bieber's 2012 song "Beauty and a Beat" was also filmed.[6] It shows Brown and his dancers dancing in a shallow pool, intercut with scenes of women twerking.[7] Gotti came on the scene surrounded by women. A Boogie later hopped into the pool and sat on an inflatable float as he raps, while Black had a party elsewhere and rides a dirt bike.[8][9][10] "No one knew it was shot and that Chris Brown was on site that day," said Pamela Kennedy, a representative for park owners. "We understand the importance, especially for videographers and artists, to provide a suitable environment to shoot and do their craft."[11]
