Drake spent first of 10 weeks at #1 with “In My Feelings”

In My Feelings Drake

Writer(s): Aubrey Graham, Benny Workman, Darius Harrison, N. Kobe, Caresha Brownlee, Jatavia Johnson, Stephen Garrett, James Scheffer, Rex Zamor, Dwayne Carter Jr., Ibra Ake, Renetta Lowe-Bridgewater, Orville Hall, Phillip Price, Noah Shebib (see lyrics here) Released: July 10, 2018 First Charted: July 14, 2018 Peak: 110 US, 16 DG, 18 ST, 111 RB, 14 UK, 17 CN, 14 AU (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, 0.6 UK, 14.8 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 625.7 video, 1373.67 streaming

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About the Song: Drake had already hit #1 twice in 2018 with “God’s Plan” for 11 weeks and “Nice for What” for 8 weeks. By the end of its ten-week run on top, “In My Feelings” gave Drake a whopping 29 weeks at the summit in 2018, breaking Usher’s record for 28 weeks on top in 2004. SF The song was one of seven by Drake to debut in the top 10 the week of July 14, 2018. It went to #1 the next week, giving Drake his sixth chart topper and giving him the record for most #1 songs by a rapper in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The next week, the song set the record for most streams in a single week. WK The song references “Kiki” which has been said to be Keshia Chanté, Drake’s first girlfriend WK or K’yanna Barber, a model from Oakland. SF There’s also a reference to Jennifer Lopez, who Drake dated briefly in 2016. The Fader considered it the highlight of Drake’s Scorpion album. WK The song inspired an Inernet meme dance challenge, prompted by comedian Shiggy who posted a video on his Instagram account of him dancing to the song. WK In the video for the song, a montage of celebrities are shown participating in the “In My Feelings Challenge.” WK They include Steve Aoki, Odell Beckham Jr., Millie Bobby Brown, Ciara, DJ Khaled, Dua Lipa, Ryan Seacrest, and Will Smith. If anyone wanted to launch an attack on songs written by committee, this would be a good place to start. Fifteen people are credited as songwriters on the track. Part of that is due to sampling of Magnolia Shorty’s “Smoking Gun (Acapella Version)” and Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop.” There is also a dialogue clip from the TV show Atlanta. Resources: SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 2/14/2021; last updated 4/1/2024.

Drake hit #1 with Scorpion

First posted 2/14/2021.

Scorpion Drake

Released: June 29, 2018 Peak: 15 US, 15 RB, 13 UK, 15 CN, 13 AU Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, 0.3 UK, 5.82 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rap

Tracks, Disc 1: Song Title (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to singles charts. Survival (7/14/18, 17 US, 15 RB, 18 CN) Nonstop (7/14/18, 2 US, 2 RB, 4 UK, 1 CN, 5 AU, 0.6 million) Elevate (7/14/18, 14 US, 13 RB, 15 CN) Emotionless (7/14/18, 8 US, 7 RB, 5 UK, 13 CN, 12 AU) God’s Plan (1/19/18, 1 US, 3 RR, 1 RB, 1 UK, 1 CN, 1 AU, sales: 15.3 million) I’m Upset (5/26/18, 7 US, 6 RB, 37 UK, 5 CN, 17 AU, 0.2 million) 8 Out of 10 (7/14/18, 21 US, 16 RB, 19 CN, 27 AU) Mob Ties (7/14/18, 13 US, 12 RB, 11 CN, 28 AU, 0.2 million) Can’t Take a Joke (7/14/18, 18 US, 16 RB, 16 CN, 26 AU) Sandra’s Rose (7/14/18, 27 US, 21 RB, 28 CN) Talk Up (with Jay-Z) (7/14/18, 20 US, 17 RB, 17 CN, 33 AU) Is There More (7/14/18, 36 US, 25 RB, 38 CN, 67 AU) Tracks, Disc 2: Peak (7/14/18, 38 US, 27 RB, 37 CN, 58 AU) Summer Games (7/14/18, 28 US, 22 RB, 27 CN, 52 AU) Jaded (7/14/18, 32 US, 24 RB, 36 CN, 64 AU) Nice for What (4/6/18, 1 US, 1 RB, 1 UK, 1 CN, 1 AU, 6.73 million) Finesse (7/14/18, 42 US, 30 RB, 39 CN, 57 AU) Ratchet Happy Birthday (7/14/18, 51 US, 35 RB, 43 CN, 73 AU) That’s How You Feel (7/14/18, 37 US, 26 RB, 34 CN, 62 AU) Blue Tint (7/14/18, 30 US, 23 RB, 30 CN, 66 AU) In My Feelings (7/10/18, 1 US, 1 RB, 1 UK, 1 CN, 1 AU, 14.8 million) Don’t Matter to Me (with Michael Jackson) (7/6/18, 9 US, 8 RB, 2 UK, 4 CN, 3 AU, 0.4 million) After Dark (with Static Major & Ty Dolla $ign) (7/14/18, 41 US, 28 RB, 40 CN, 63 AU) Final Fantasy (7/14/18, 56 US, 37 RB, 52 CN, 84 AU) March 14 (7/14/18, 57 US, 38 RB, 54 CN, 87 AU) Total Running Time: 89:44

Rating: 3.512 out of 5.00 (average of 28 ratings) Quotable: -- Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album: Scorpion marked Drake’s eighth consecutive release to top the Billboard album chart. It gave him three #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Combined, “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What,” and “In My Feelings” gave the Canadian a record 29 weeks on top within one calendar year. “I’m Upset,” “Don’t Matter to Me,” “Nonstop,” and “Mob Ties” were also released as official singles. The album features guest spots from Jay-Z, Ty Dolla $ign, Michael Jackson, and Static Major – the latter two posthumously. In addition to the seven singles, all 18 of the other cuts from the double album charted. Thanks to Billboard’s policy of tracking digital sales, big albums by big-name artists tend to land all or most of their cuts on the chart in the album’s first week of release. As a result, Drake became the first musician to debut four songs in the top 10 in one week. He also had seven songs in the top 10 simultaneously, making Scorpion only the fourth album to land seven top 10’s. WK Drake covers familiar ground such as “claustrophobia caused by his fame, complications of relationships, and boasting about his rise from an ‘underdog’ to a prominent figure in music.” WK As All Music Guide’s Tim Sendra said, “the 25 songs go back and forth over the same lyrical territory and the monochromatic trap beats drag along slowly behind…It’s a one-trick record…by an artist who’s so deep into the self-obsessed, self-pitying rut he created for himself that he can’t see daylight anymore.” AMG Pitchfork’s Jamieson Cox said, “Whether it’s 2011 or 2018, you’re getting the same guy: anxious, calculating, and self-obsessed with a golden ear and a fondness for terrible punchlines.” WK All Music Guide’s Tim Sendra said Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph characterized the first disc as a “sharply focused hip-hop album, with Drake delivering eloquent zingers” and the second as a showcase for his “sensitive R&B loverman.” WK Alex Petridis of The Guardian said the album “is frequently fantastic” but “there isn’t quite enough strong material here to support its gargantuan running time.” WK Roisin O’Connor of The Independent described the album as “oddly erratic…exhausting and, ultimately, messy.” WK

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Drake AMG All Music Guide review by Tim Sendra WK Wikipedia