Janice STFU
2026 single by Drake
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"Janice STFU" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It was initially released on May 15, 2026, as the fourth track on his studio album Iceman. It was serviced to American rhythmic contemporary radio alongside on May 19, 2026, as the album's second single.[1] The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Canadian Hot 100, and the Billboard Global 200, with the former chart debut allowing Drake to break Michael Jackson's record for overall number one US hits for a male solo artist.[2] It was Drake's first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks since his 2018 track "In My Feelings".[3]
| "Janice STFU" | ||||
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| Single by Drake | ||||
| from the album Iceman | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2026 | |||
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| Length | 3:57 | |||
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| Songwriter | Aubrey Graham | |||
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| "Janice STFU" on YouTube | ||||
Background
Drake first previewed an early version of the song during his third livestream to promote Iceman on September 4, 2025, which was then titled "That's Just How I Feel".[4][5] It was repurposed into "Janice STFU" for the album release.[5]
Drake previously sampled Lykke Li's song "Little Bit" for a song of the same name from his mixtape So Far Gone (2009), with Li credited as a featured artist. When co-writer Rick Nowels texted her about Drake's request to sample "I Follow Rivers", she initially thought he was trolling. In an interview with Rolling Stone after the release of Iceman, Li expressed fondness for Drake's earlier songs "Marvins Room" and "Hotline Bling".[6]
Composition
In the song, Drake interpolates the chorus of "I Follow Rivers"[7] and heavily uses Auto-Tune.[5][8] He criticizes the negative gossip and comments surrounding his career following the escalation of his feud with Kendrick Lamar in 2024.[6] Drake notably directs criticism toward Lamar, accusing him of inauthenticity in his actions and appealing to "white kids" listening to his music out of, a phenomenon also termed "white guilt".[8][9][10] He ends several lines which address Lamar with the words "for real".[5] Besides Lamar, Drake takes a shot at rapper Jay-Z.[10]
Reception
Armon Sadler of Billboard ranked "Janice STFU" as the 11th best song from Iceman.[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian considered the song "filler" and one of the "underwhelming" aspects of the album, commenting that it "lazily" interpolates "I Follow Rivers".[7] Reviewing the album for Rolling Stone, Jeff Ihaza cited it as among the songs in which Drake "offers up the requisite earworm", writing that it "finds a new sonic texture in his delivery".[11]
Lykke Li said of the song, "I think it's potent. It has that raw, revenge, hip-hop energy."[6] Several notable figures have also publicly praised the song, such as Zohran Mamdani,[12] O'Shea Jackson Jr.[13] and Timbaland.[14] In contrast, during the Roots Picnic festival Jay-Z responded to the song's subliminals with a three-minute freestyle.[15] Steffanee Wang of The Fader labeled “Janice STFU” as the song of summer 2026, writing how the “label-executive diss” turned into a groovy “melancholic Unc anthem”.[16]
Promotion
Drake hosted "apology parties" for people named Janice in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Miami and Houston on June 28, 2026.[17]
Charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Portugal (AFP)[62] | Gold | 12,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||