Pop Style
"Pop Style" | ||||
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Single by Drake featuring The Throne[a] | ||||
from the album Views | ||||
Released | April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05) | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 3:29 | |||
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"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, collectively known as The Throne.[2] The song was released alongside "One Dance", as singles promoting Drake's fourth studio album Views, initially for exclusive digital download on iTunes on April 5, 2016.[3][4] The album version features only Drake with a new verse. The single version was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.
Background
The song is a collaboration between Drake and Kanye West and Jay-Z (collectively known as "The Throne", a reference to their collaborative album, Watch The Throne). It is the first time the three have appeared on the same track.[5] However, the contribution from Jay-Z is limited in the song, with only two lines from Jay-Z making the cut ("They still out to get me, they don't get it/ I can not be gotten, that's a given").[6][7] In an extended version of the song the lines by Jay-Z were used as the start of a new verse.[8] Also appearing in the song is Kanye saying "Imma let you finish", referencing his controversial statement[9][10][11] during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and the "Perfect" sample (Street Fighter II) used in his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo.[5] Kanye West has also performed the song live.[12][13] In the lyrics, Drake mentions Channing Tatum, Justin Timberlake and his song "Rock Your Body".[14]
Chart performance
In the United States, "Pop Style" debuted and peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 12, 2016; it sold 128,000 copies on two days of sales, also debuting atop the US Digital Songs chart.[15][16] It also debuted at No. 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs charts.[17] As of October 2016, it has sold 539,000 copies in the United States.[18]
Personnel
The following are credited as songwriters. Adapted from Jaxsta.[19]
Production
- Sevn Thomas – production, drum programming, arrangement
- Frank Dukes – production, instrumentation
- Boi-1da – additional production, drum programming, bass guitar
- 40 – additional production, bass guitar
- Drake – vocals
- Kanye West – vocals
- Jay-Z – vocals
Technical
- Noel Cadastre – recording
- 40 – recording
- Greg Moffett – assistant engineer
- Harley Arsenault – assistant engineer
- Michael Brooks – assistant mixer
- Tom "Classic" Hardy – assistant mixer
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[20] | 44 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] | 19 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] | 90 |
France (SNEP)[23] | 29 |
Ireland (IRMA)[24] | 58 |
Italy (FIMI)[25] | 93 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] | 73 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[27] | 5 |
Scotland (OCC)[28] | 31 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[29] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC)[30] | 33 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[31] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100[32] | 16 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2016) | Position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[34] | 76 |
US Billboard Hot 100[35] | 82 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] | 28 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[37] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[39] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Notes
- ^ They are featured on the single version only.
References
- ^ "Drake Debuts Two New Songs Featuring Kanye West, Jay Z". April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Drake – Pop Style Lyrics – Genius Lyrics". Genius.
- ^ "Pop Style (feat. The Throne) – Single: Drake". iTunes.
- ^ Jack Shepherd (April 5, 2016). "Drake: New tracks 'Pop Style' and 'One Dance' from 'Views from the Six' officially released". The Independent.
- ^ a b Matt Miller (April 5, 2016). "Drake Just Dropped His First-Ever Song With Jay Z and Kanye West". Esquire.
- ^ Luke Morgan Britton (April 5, 2016). "Drake's New Tracks Show The Rapper Staking His Claim To Kanye And Jay Z's Hip-Hop Throne". NME.
- ^ "15 of the Most Hilariously Cruel Responses to Jay Z's "Verse". Pigeon and Planes.
- ^ Angus Walker (April 9, 2016). "Drake – Pop Style (New Verse) [New Song]". Hot New Hip Hop.
- ^ "Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards – CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Respers, Lisa (September 14, 2009). ""Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards"". CNN. CNN. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ ""Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift's Speech"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Jazz Monroe (April 11, 2016). "Watch Kanye West Debut New Song, Perform "Pop Style" for the First Time". Pitchfork.
- ^ Adelle Platon (April 11, 2016). "Kanye West Performs 'Pop Style' Live, Freestyles in Manila". Billboard.
- ^ "Pop Style [Explicit] - Drake". Universal Music.
- ^ "Rihanna Tops Hot 100, Ties the Beatles for Second-Most Total Weeks at No. 1 – Billboard". Billboard.
- ^ Mansell, Henry (April 16, 2016). "Hip Hop Single Sales: Drake, Desiigner & Rihanna". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Amaya Mendizabal (April 13, 2016). "Drake's 'Pop Style' & 'One Dance' Debut in Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "Marketshare at the Three-Quarter Pole: Top 25 Albums and Singles". Hits Daily Double. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Pop Style Credits". Jaxsta. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201618 into search. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 2016-05-13 al 2016-05-19)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 16, 22 april 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "British single certifications – Drake Ft The Throne – Pop Style". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Drake – Pop Style". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at Genius
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