"High End" | |
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Promotional single by Chris Brown featuring Future and Young Thug | |
from the album Heartbreak on a Full Moon | |
Released | October 13, 2017 |
Recorded | 2017 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:22 |
Label | RCA |
Songwriter(s) | Chris Brown, Nayvadius Wilburn, Jeffery Lamar Williams |
Producer(s) | Richie Souf |
Music video | |
"High End" on YouTube |
"High End" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring American rappers Future and Young Thug. It was released on October 13, 2017 by RCA Records, as a promotional single from Chris Brown's eight studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon . [1]
Chris Brown announced a collaboration with Future and Young Thug for a new song. Chris Brown released the song on October 11, 2017. The next day he already released the music video. In "High End", which is a hip hop song, the lyrics talk about the luxury life of the artists. In the song each artist does their verse, and no one claim the hook together. [2]
Brown said that the song was written for the collaborative mixtape by Future and Young Thug, Super Slimey , but Brown asked them for permission to put it on his own album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, because it fit the album's concept. [3]
The music video was released a day before the original release of the single. [4] The video was directed by Chris Brown and Spiff TV, features cameos from American artists Teyana Taylor, Fabolous and Trey Songz. [5] It shows Future arriving in a nightclub where he begins to dance alongside humans and monsters. Chris appears as a vampire with red eyes who begins to dance. Young Thug appears as a creature with white eyes, in a room surrounded by girls, and later he joins the party. [6]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] | 57 |
France (SNEP) [9] | 93 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 78 |
UK Singles (OCC) [11] | 71 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [12] | 33 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] | 82 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 32 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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