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Single by Schoolboy Q featuring 21 Savage | ||||
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Released | June 11, 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:06 | |||
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"Floating ft. 21 Savage" on YouTube |
"Floating" is a song by American rapper Schoolboy Q featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage from the former's fifth studio album Crash Talk (2019). It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on June 11,2019,as the album's third single. [1] The song was produced by Cardo and Johnny Juliano.
The music video was uploaded onto Schoolboy Q's Vevo channel on YouTube on May 15,2019. It was directed by Jack Berget and Dave Free. [2] In it,Schoolboy Q takes the audience on a tour to Los Angeles,and stop motion effect is used throughout the visual. [3] 21 Savage does not appear in the video. [4]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] | 56 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [6] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 67 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 25 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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