"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake, featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z (who are jointly billed as The Throne, alluding to their 2011 collaborative album Watch 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), 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]
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]
Notes
- ↑ Jay-Z and Kanye West are jointly credited as "The Throne". 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.
- 1 2 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 2016-04-28.
- ↑ Respers, Lisa (2009-09-14). ""Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards"". CNN. CNN. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ↑ ""Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift's Speech"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – 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.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – 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.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 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.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Official 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.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style". British Phonographic Industry.
Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Pop Style in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Drake – Pop Style". Recording Industry Association of America.
If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.