Drowning (A Boogie wit da Hoodie song)

"Drowning"
Single by A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring Kodak Black
from the album The Bigger Artist
Released March 10, 2017
Format Digital download
Recorded 2017
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sweet
  • Quasi
A Boogie wit da Hoodie singles chronology
"My Shit"
(2016)		 "Drowning"
(2017)		 "Horses"
(2017)

"My Shit"
(2016)		 "Drowning"
(2017)		 "Horses"
(2017)
Kodak Black singles chronology
"Tunnel Vision"
(2017) Tunnel Vision2017		 "Drowning"
(2017) Drowning2017		 "Horses"
(2017) Horses2017

"Drowning" (also known as "Drowning (Water)" or simply "Water") is a song by American hip hop recording artist A Boogie wit da Hoodie, written by Calvin Ferrell Sr. as the lead single from his debut studio album, The Bigger Artist (2017). The song was released on March 10, 2017, by Mark Ferrell Jr and Atlantic Records and features American rapper and label-mate Kodak Black.[1][2] The song was produced by Jahaan Sweet and Quasi and peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Commercial performance

Drowning debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of April 22, 2017 and has peaked at number 38 on the chart.[3] The song spent 21 weeks on the charts before it dropped out on the week of September 16, 2017. It is A Boogie's highest-charting single and first top 40 single and Kodak Black's second Top 40 single. On July 27, 2017, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on October 4, 2017 on A Boogie's YouTube account. The music video currently has 43 million views as of August 2018. [4]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[9] 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "My S**t - Single". iTunes.
  2. ↑ "Drowning". Billboard.
  3. 1 2 3 "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Watch A Boogie shine underwater in his "Drowning" video". The Fader. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – A Boogie wit da Hoodie feat. Kodak Black – Drowning". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 10, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 


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