Sober (Childish Gambino song)

"Sober"
Single by Childish Gambino
from the album Kauai
Released September 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 4:12
Label Glassnote
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Childish Gambino
  • Ludwig Goransson
Childish Gambino singles chronology
"Sweatpants"
(2014)		 "Sober"
(2014)		 "Together"
(2016)

"Sweatpants"
(2014)		 "Sober"
(2014)		 "Together"
(2016)

"Sober" is the first single from American recording artist Childish Gambino's 2014 EP Kauai.

Music video

The song's music video features Donald Glover dancing in a take-out restaurant while intoxicated, trying to impress a woman waiting for her food. It explores themes similar to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video, but with a different outcome.[2] On March 21, 2015, "Sober" won the mtvU Woodies Award for Best Video Woodie.[3] As of December 2017, "Sober" has accumulated over 70 million views on YouTube.

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 29
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] 32

References

  1. ↑ Faulkner, Brent (November 12, 2014). "Childish Gambino: Kauai EP". PopMatters. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ Harris, Aisha (January 9, 2015). "Childish Gambino's Great, Weird Video for "Sober" Is Anything But". Slate. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Woodies 2015 Winners". MTV. 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
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