Fukk Sleep

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"Fukk Sleep"
Song by ASAP Rocky featuring FKA Twigs
from the album Testing
ReleasedMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Recorded2018
Genre Experimental hip hop
Length3:13
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Fukk Sleep" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky featuring English singer FKA Twigs from the former's third studio album, Testing (2018). [1] Produced by Hector Delgado, [2] FnZ, Boi-1da, [3] and Rocky (under the name Lord Flacko), the track was released in 2018 alongside the album. The song was later given a video, directed by Diana Kunst.

Contents

Background

The song contains a sample of "FYM", written by Prodigy, Joyner Lucas, Boi-1da and Mystikal, as performed by Lucas. The song's writing credits reflect this, with Twigs and Rocky, as well as Michael Burman, Hector Delgado, Prodigy, Lucas, Boi-1da, and Mystikal being credited as writers. [4] The song was produced by Delgado, Rocky, FnZ, and Boi-1da. Delgado provided background vocals and engineered and mixed the song. The song features keyboards by Andrew VanWyngarden.

Promotion

Music video

Directed by Diana Kunst, [5] the visual sees "Twigs and Rocky serve all of the looks while causing mayhem in the streets and then taking it elsewhere from a fancy restaurant to a grungy strip club." [6] The video's production was handled by Object Animal and O Creative Studio. [7]

The duo wore clothes designed by a range of high-fashion outlets such as Calvin Klein, Alexander Wang, Dior, and Versace, among others. [8] Since its premiere on November 2, 2018, the video has received over 30 million views. [9] Fellow rapper Kanye West praised the video on his Twitter. [10] Tosten Burks of Spin likened the video to the film Blade Runner . [11]

Live performances

The duo performed the song at Redbull's Music Festival in May 2019. [12] [13] Following the performance, Trace William Owen of Complex magazine praised the performance and said "[audiences] don't talk enough about 'Fukk Sleep'". [14]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 89
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [16] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 65
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 99
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [19] 4
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard) [20] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [21] Gold40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [22] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [23] Gold5,000‡
United States (RIAA) [24] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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