Down Like That

"Down Like That" is a song by British YouTube personality and rapper KSI, featuring American rappers Rick Ross and Lil Baby and British singer and producer S-X, who also produced the track.[1][2][3] It was released on 7 November 2019 and is KSI's first single to be released through RBC Records, under BMG Rights Management, after signing to the record label in November 2019.[4][5] The song is the first single from KSI's debut album Dissimulation, which was released on 22 May 2020.[6] The track was performed live by the featured artists during KSI's ring walk for KSI vs. Logan Paul II[7] ‒ a professional boxing rematch between KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul on 9 November 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which KSI won via split decision.[8] The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making it KSI's second highest-charting single in the UK to date, and it received a Silver certification from the BPI.[9][10]

"Down Like That"
Single by KSI featuring Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X
from the album Dissimulation
Released7 November 2019
Format
Recorded2019
GenreHip hop
Length2:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)S-X
KSI singles chronology
"Naruto Drillings (Remix)"
(2019)		 "Down Like That"
(2019)		 "Wake Up Call"
(2020)
Rick Ross singles chronology
"Gold Roses"
(2019)		 "Down Like That"
(2019)		 "Gimmie Brain"
(2019)
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Tootsies"
(2019)		 "Down Like That"
(2019)		 "Woah"
(2019)
S-X singles chronology
"Too Soon"
(2019)		 "Down Like That"
(2019)		 "neither would i"
(2020)
Music video
"Down Like That" on YouTube

Background

S-X produced the instrumental and wrote and recorded the chorus in his home studio in Wolverhampton, England. He sent the instrumental and the chorus to KSI, who wrote and recorded several verses for the song. KSI's music manager Mams Taylor suggested having some American rappers feature on the song, resulting in the addition of Rick Ross and Lil Baby's verses.[11][12][13] During interviews, KSI recalls that him and S-X were "going nuts" when they received Rick Ross and Lil Baby's verses.[14]

Promotion

On 7 October 2019, the day of the UK press conference for KSI vs Logan Paul II, KSI exclusively revealed during an interview with Footasylum that he would be releasing a new song called "Down Like That" which will be his ring walk entrance song for the boxing match and will have "some big big features that no one is even going to suspect".[15]

KSI explained the song's lyrics and meaning as part of a Genius Verified video interview, which was released on 12 December 2019.[16]

Commercial performance

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 18 and dropped to number 22 the following week.[17][9] The next week, the song climbed to its peak position of number 10, making it KSI's second highest-charting single in the UK to date.[18][9] During this week, it topped the iTunes UK downloads chart.[19] The song dropped to number 17 and number 37 over the following two weeks, before dropping out of the top 40 and spending a further six weeks in the top 100.[9] The song spent a total of ten weeks on the UK R&B Singles Chart, peaking at number 3.[20] The song also charted at number 77 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[21] KSI reacted to the commercial success of the song at the time on Twitter, saying that it "just shows how powerful the youtube community is" and "it's just all about letting the world/mainstream know".[22][23] In February 2020, the British Phonographic Industry certified the song as Silver for selling 200,000 units in the UK.[10]

Music videos

An audio visualiser video for the song was uploaded to KSI's YouTube channel on 7 November 2019. It has 22 million views.[24] The music video, directed by Nayip Ramos, was filmed in Los Angeles on 11 November 2019, two days after KSI beat Logan Paul in their boxing rematch, and premiered on KSI's YouTube channel on 22 November 2019, two weeks after the release of the song.[25][26][27][28] It has 15 million views.[29] A behind-the-scenes video of the filming of the music video was uploaded to KSI's YouTube channel on 26 November 2019.[30] A "KSI vs Logan Paul II Edition" music video was uploaded to KSI's YouTube channel on 4 December 2019. It has 7 million views.[31]

Track listing
Digital download[32]
No.TitleLength
1."Down Like That" (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X)2:55

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[33]

  • KSI – vocals, songwriter
  • S-X – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Rick Ross – vocals, songwriter
  • Lil Baby – vocals, songwriter
  • Byron Trice – songwriter
  • Henkka Niemistö – engineer
  • Michalis Michael – engineer

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[34] 77
Ireland (IRMA)[35] 26
Lithuania (AGATA)[36] 87
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[37] 10
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[38] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[39] 10
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[40] 3
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[41] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 200,000

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

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 7 November 2019
[32]

See also

References
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  22. KSI [@KSIOlajidebt] (28 November 2019). "FAM. This just shows how powerful the youtube community is man. I love this community so much. Seen all the posts & tweets supporting the song & I can't thank you all enough. I TRULY know how powerful this community is, it's just all about letting the world/mainstream know 🙌🏿🙌🏿" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Twitter.
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  30. "How I Fell Out The Sky In My New Music Video". YouTube. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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  36. "2019 48-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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  40. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  41. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  42. "British single certifications – Ksi/Rick Ross/Lil Baby/S-X – Down Like That". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 February 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Down Like That in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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