How Many Licks? remaining on the chart for 20 weeks. "How Many Licks?" also charted in several other countries. It peaked at number six on the Dutch Top 40 chart, and remained on the chart for 13 weeks. The single reached number seven on the Ultratop chart in the Flanders region of Belgium, also remaining on that chart for 13 weeks. It further peaked at number 58 on the German Singles Chart, remaining for eight editions. The song's music video, directed by Francis Lawrence, was shot in the Sylmar, Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Angeles on October 3 and 4, 2000, and premiered
To Pimp a Butterfly and the works of Christian theologian Paul Tillich, with McLeod calling "To Pimp a Butterfly" an original example of "existentialist hip hop." Meanwhile, Adam Blum discerned connections between "To Pimp a Butterfly" and the writings of psychoanalysts such as Wilfred Bion, Nicolas Abraham, and Sigmund Freud. In an essay published in "The Lancet Psychiatry", University of Cambridge professors Akeem Sule and Becky Inkster described Lamar as the "street poet of mental health," noting how "To Pimp a Butterfly" (as well as its predecessor, "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City") explore topics such as addiction, anxiety, depression, and resilience. Lamar has offered explanations