Changes (XXXTentacion song)

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"Changes"
Single by XXXTentacion
from the album ?
ReleasedMarch 2, 2018
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Length2:02
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Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Cunningham
XXXTentacion singles chronology
"Sad!"
(2018)		"Changes"
(2018)		"Moonlight"
(2018)

"Changes" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion, released on March 2, 2018 as the second single from his second studio album ? . The song has an uncredited feature from fellow American rapper PnB Rock. Written by the performers alongside producer John Cunningham, it is XXXTentacion's last single to be released during his lifetime.

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Release and reception

On March 1, 2018, X announced he was releasing two songs from his then-upcoming album ?, saying on Instagram "Dropping two songs from my album tonight at 12:00 am est, play them more times than you can count." [1] "Changes" was released on March 2, 2018, on Spotify, Deezer, iTunes/Apple Music and Tidal alongside "Sad!". [2] [3]

HotNewHipHop called it a "slow jam" and noted that X is "channeling his emotion to go for more of a singing vibe." [4] Billboard called it a "heart-on-sleeve track" with revealing lyrics. [5] XXL called the song a "piano-driven ballad" that takes a different tone than X's "Sad!". [6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [40] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [41] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [42] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [43] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [44] Platinum50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [45] Gold15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [46] 2× Platinum100,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [47] 2× Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [48] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [50] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [51] Platinum8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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