Can't Take a Joke

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"Can't Take a Joke"
Song by Drake
from the album Scorpion
Recorded2018
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Length2:44
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"Can't Take a Joke" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his album, Scorpion (2018), the song has reached the top 20 in Canada and the United States.

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Commercial performance

North America

On July 14, 2018, "Can't Take a Joke" entered the charts at number 16 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and remained in the top 100 until August 4, 2018. The song spent four weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering the charts at number 18, its immediate peak, on July 14, 2018. [1]

Internationally

The song has peaked in the top 40 in Australia, Portugal and has charted on the charts of France, Greece, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 36
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 16
France (SNEP) [4] 132
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI) [5] 61
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 60
Portugal (AFP) [7] 38
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [8] 76
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 75
UK Streaming (OCC) [10] 16
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 16

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Gold400,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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