"Hootie Frutti" is a song by girl group Katseye, released on August 14, 2026, through Hybe UMG and Geffen Records, as the third single from their third EP Wild, which was released on the same day. The song reached the top 10 in Singapore as well as number 19 on the Billboard Global 200.
Background On August 13, 2026, Katseye announced that they would release "Hootie Frutti", the final single for their upcoming EP, Wild, on August 14, concurrently with the EP.
Composition The song has been described as "blending Brazilian funk and pop", with "an insistent, Latin-influenced beat".
Music video A music video directed by Alfred Marroquin was released alongside the song. It has been described as a "Brazilian dance feast". It features product placements for Tic Tac and Gui Gui. The group shared in an interview with Spotify that it was heavily inspired by the "I'm a Slave 4 U" music video by Britney Spears.
Live performances Katseye first performed "Hootie Frutti" on August 14 at the Today Summer Concert.
Critical reception The song received mixed reviews, with criticism of the repetitive lyrics and generic sound as well as the product placement and the overly sexual nature of the music video. NME Rhian Daly described the song as "a fun, infectious piece of pop". Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork described the song as a "ripoff" of Ice Spice's "Thootie", comparing the track's funk elements to "Paperwork" by ¥$. Erica Russell of The Guardian observed that "Hootie Frutti" was the "most divisive" song on Wild, citing criticism of the sexual content and product placement in the video.
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from Apple Music.
Katseye – vocals Thom Bridges – songwriter, producer, percussion Rachel West – songwriter Amanda Ibanez – songwriter Daniela Gonzalez – songwriter Bart Schoudel – vocal producer Robby De Sá – vocal recording engineer Tom Norris – mixing engineer Victor Verpillat – assistant mixing engineer Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer Will Quinnell – assistant mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition France (SNEP) 146 Greece International (IFPI) 16 Israel (Mako Hitlist) 87 Lithuania (AGATA) 28 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 30 Norway (IFPI Norge) 91 Panama Streaming () 78 Portugal (AFP) 28 Singapore (RIAS) 6 South Korea Download (Circle) 116 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 54 United Arab Emirates (IFPI) 13
Monthly charts + Chart (2026) Peakposition Panama Streaming (PRODUCE) 407
Release history + Region Date FormatVersion Label Various August 14, 2026 Original October 2, 2026Pedro Sampaio remix
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