Hip-Hop / Pop-Rap · 2023

Paint the Town Red AI Dance Video Generator

Turn any photo into a Paint the Town Red AI dance video. Our AI maps the smooth, slightly-swagger groove of Doja Cat's 2023 Hot 100 #1 — the Dionne Warwick-sampling lead single from Scarlet that hit on TikTok before it hit radio.

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Why Paint the Town Red went viral

Paint the Town Red dropped August 4, 2023, through Kemosabe and RCA as the lead single from Scarlet. It debuted at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 (issue dated August 19), climbed to #5 two weeks later, and crowned the chart at #1 on the September 16, 2023 issue — Doja Cat's first solo US #1 and her second overall after "Say So." It was the first rap song to top the Hot 100 since Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" in 2022. According to Wikipedia, the audio soundtracked over 618,000 TikTok videos during its rise — the surge in TikTok use directly preceded its Hot 100 ascent. The song also topped both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs for three weeks each and won Doja the Radio Songs chart for the first time in her career.

Cultural Note

The track's hook is built on a sample of Dionne Warwick's 1964 Hot 100 #6 hit "Walk On By," written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. That credit gave Bacharach and David their first Hot 100 #1 since Twista's "Slow Jamz" in 2004 — and put Warwick's voice atop the chart for the first time since "That's What Friends Are For" in 1986. Warwick told Kelly Clarkson she only learned about it from her granddaughter ("Doja who?") and said she was "thrilled." The Nina McNeely-directed music video — released the same day as the single — leans devil-coded with red contact lenses, eyeball-plucking imagery, and Doja riding a green creature; she pushed back on a satanism reading in a December 2023 Ebro Darden interview ("Because I'm fucking wearing red. Me wearing red is a crime"). The visual was based on three paintings Doja designed herself.

Tips for best results

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The song's groove is laid-back at 100 BPM — relaxed posture and a slight head tilt photograph better than tense, upright shots; the AI matches the slow swagger of the track to body openness in the input
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Strong red styling (lipstick, dress, jacket, background accents) ties the output visually to the song's identity — the music video is monochromatic red for a reason
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The track's TikTok footprint is lip-sync first, choreography second — a photo with clear lips and full facial visibility renders the "I paint the town red" hook line more convincingly than a profile or partially-obscured shot

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What song does Paint the Town Red sample?▼

Dionne Warwick's 1964 Hot 100 #6 hit "Walk On By," written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The repeating "Walk on by" refrain runs under Doja's verses — and the credit gave the late Bacharach and David their first Hot 100 #1 since 2004.

What did Dionne Warwick say about being sampled?▼

On The Kelly Clarkson Show in December 2023, Warwick said her granddaughter told her about the song ("Grammy, do you know you're on a record with Doja Cat? I said, 'Doja who?'"). She added, "I'm thrilled. I hope 'Walk On By' is as good for her as it has been for me."

Was Paint the Town Red Doja Cat's first #1?▼

It was her first solo US #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her 2020 hit "Say So" topped the chart but featured Nicki Minaj. Paint the Town Red reigned for the chart week of September 16, 2023, and a second week shortly after — Doja's first multi-week #1.

Why is the Paint the Town Red music video so red?▼

Director Nina McNeely and Doja built the video around three paintings Doja designed herself, anchored on a devil/scarlet visual identity tied to the album Scarlet. The red contact lenses, blood imagery, and a green creature Doja painted personally drove a wave of satanism speculation, which Doja rejected in a Complex/Ebro interview — calling the controversy a reaction to the color, not the meaning.

Is the Paint the Town Red dance hard for the AI to generate?▼

Rated Easy. The track's TikTok identity is sound-driven — lip-sync, lyric posting, and outfit reveals more than tight choreography. The AI renders a steady mid-tempo groove that works on most photo inputs without needing a complex pose.

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