Death Bed

"Death Bed", later re-titled as "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)"[1] (stylized in all lowercase), is a song by Canadian musician Powfu, featuring Filipino-British singer-songwriter Beabadoobee. The song was initially uploaded to SoundCloud and YouTube[2] in 2019; following Powfu signing to Columbia Records, the song was released on streaming services on February 8, 2020.[3] The song samples the 2017 song "Coffee" by Beabadoobee, who is credited as a featured artist.[4]

"Death Bed"
Single by Powfu featuring Beabadoobee
from the EP Poems of the Past
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)
Format
Recorded2019
GenreLo-fi hip hop
Length2:53
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Otterpop
Powfu singles chronology
"Don't Fall Asleep Yet"
(2020)		 "Death Bed"
(2020)		 "I'm Used to It"
(2020)
Beabadoobee singles chronology
"I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus"
(2019)		 "Death Bed"
(2020)
Music video
"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)" on YouTube

The song went viral on the video sharing app TikTok in early 2020, gaining over 4.1 billion plays for the month of March alone.[5][6]

Background

The song's commercial release was delayed by a year due to the clearance of the sample of Beabadoobee's 2017 song "Coffee". Powfu said on Twitter in April 2019 that he had not put it on Spotify because he was "scared [he'd] get in trouble from the sample [he] use[s] in it", but said he "would upload it anyway" and told his followers to give him "a week and a half". It was finally released to streaming and download services in February 2020.[5] On May 28, 2020, a remix featured on his EP Poems of the Past, which featured the original version, was released featuring American pop punk act Blink-182.

Composition

Columbia's British subsidiary Sony Music UK described it as a "lo-fi hip hop single".[7]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 37
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 11
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[13] 58
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 10
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[16] 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 9
France (SNEP)[18] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 18
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[20] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 7
Italy (FIMI)[22] 6
Israel (Media Forest)[23] 7
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[24] 37
Malaysia (RIM)[25] 1
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[26] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[30] 14
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[31] 16
Portugal (AFP)[32] 7
Romania (Airplay 100)[33] 54
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[34] 4
Singapore (RIAS)[35] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[36] 17
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37] 38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[41] 23
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[42] 34
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[43] 2
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[44] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[46] 15
US Rolling Stone Top 100[47] 12

Monthly charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[48] 16

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[49] Platinum 70,000
Belgium (BEA)[50] Gold 20,000*
France (SNEP)[51] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[52] Gold 35,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[53] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] Gold 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[56] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 8, 2020
[57]
United States April 7, 2020 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [58]

See also

References
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