All I Know (The Weeknd song)

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"All I Know"
Song by the Weeknd featuring Future
from the album Starboy
ReleasedNovember 25, 2016
Genre
Length5:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ben Billions
  • Cashmere Cat
  • The Weeknd

"All I Know" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd featuring American rapper Future, released as a track from the former's third studio album Starboy (2016). The song was written by both artists alongside Belly as well as Ben Billions & Cashmere Cat, who produced the song with the Weeknd.

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Background and release

The Weeknd revealed the track list for his third studio album, Starboy , on November 17, 2016, with Future shown to be on the seventeenth track, "All I Know". [1]

Before the release of Starboy, the Weeknd released a short film titled Mania, on November 23, 2016, which featured multiple tracks from Starboy, including "All I Know". [2] The song was one of the two collaborations with Future featured on the album, the other being "Six Feet Under". [3]

Commercial performance

Like the rest of the tracks from Starboy, "All I Know'" charted on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 46. It charted on both the R&B Songs chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song also charted and peaked at number 38 on the Canadian Hot 100, reaching the Top 40. [4]

Charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 38
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [6] 40
France (SNEP) [7] 184
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 99
Portugal (AFP) [9] 68
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 76
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] 23
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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