Pop Style
2016 single by Drake featuring The Throne
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"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, collectively credited 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.
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| Single by Drake featuring The Throne[a] | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
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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 the chart dating April 23, 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 Hot 100 (Billboard)[21] | 19 |
| Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[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 Singles (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
Certifications
Notes
- Composed of Jay-Z and Kanye West, they are featured on the single version only.