Leon Thomas Earns RIAA 2x Platinum for "Mutt"

Leon Thomas's R&B/Hip-Hop single "Mutt" has been certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the organization announced on October 9, 2025. The certification recognizes 2,000,000 units in the United States, based on sales and streaming equivalents. Released under Ezmny/Motown Records, the track became a commercial success, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and solidifying Thomas's position as a rising star in the genre.

Released on August 9, 2024, "Mutt" served as the lead single and title track from Thomas's second studio album, which followed on September 27, 2024. According to Genius, the song was inspired by a difficult breakup, during which Thomas found parallels between his own feelings and the dog his ex-partner had given him. The track was produced by D. Phelps, Robert Gueringer, and Michael Stokes. Its popularity was bolstered by two official remixes: one featuring rapper Freddie Gibbs, released on August 30, 2024, and another with singer Chris Brown, which arrived on March 21, 2025.

Leon Thomas, a multi-talented artist known for his work as a singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, has steadily built a formidable career. Before the success of "Mutt," he was already a respected producer for major artists and had released his debut studio album, Electric Dusk, in 2023. The single's success reflects his significant audience growth, with metrics from Chartmetric indicating a career trajectory of a "superstar" on a "growth" trend. As of late 2025, Thomas maintains over 13.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, where "Mutt" is his most-streamed song, and has cultivated a following of over 2 million on Instagram and 1.7 million on TikTok.