Come Thru

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"Come Thru"
Single by Summer Walker and Usher
from the album Over It
ReleasedDecember 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)
Recorded2019
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Summer Walker singles chronology
"Playing Games"
(2019)
"Come Thru"
(2019)
"Something Real"
(2019)
Usher singles chronology
"LaLaLa"
(2019)
"Come Thru"
(2019)
"Don't Waste My Time"
(2019)

"Come Thru" is a song by American singers Summer Walker and Usher. The song was released as the third single from Walker's debut album Over It , [1] on December 28, 2019. It peaked at number forty-two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The single has been certified Gold in the United States. [2] It samples the 1997 song "You Make Me Wanna..." by Usher.

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Come Thru" was directed by Lacey Duke and it premiered on January 7, 2020. This video was shot at the 285 Flea Market in Atlanta, Georgia, the hometown where both singers are from. [3] The video features shots of Walker riding on the back of a motorcycle, inside of the flea market, and pictured with London on da Track, who also produced the record. Usher is seen inside the Flea Mart singing to a woman and on the outside doing choreography from the original video. Jermaine Dupri makes a cameo alongside Usher in the video.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [18] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Come Thru"
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJanuary 14, 2020 Urban contemporary radio [19]
January 21, 2020 Rhythmic contemporary radio [20]

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