Hope You Do

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"Hope You Do"
Promotional single by Chris Brown
from the album Heartbreak on a Full Moon
ReleasedOctober 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Recorded2016
Studio Paramount Studios, Los Angeles [1]
Genre Alternative R&B
Length4:41
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • ISM
  • A1
Music video
"Hope You Do" on YouTube

"Hope You Do" is a song by American singer Chris Brown, taken from his eighth studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon . "Hope You Do" was released on October 27, 2017, as a promotional single by RCA Records, along with the songs "Everybody Knows" and "Pull Up". [2] The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Hope You Do" is a trap-influenced, alternative R&B slow-jam, featuring "yearning croon" from Brown. [3] [4] It contains an interpolation of the 2000 song "Where I Wanna Be" by Donell Jones, while the instrumental includes a vocal sample of Jacquees' 2014 track "Come Thru". [5] [6] The song's lyrics feature Brown reflecting on a lover and how drunk he is on a late night. According to HotNewHipHop "Brown takes on the role of hopelessly infatuated drinker on this song, his vocal delivery seemingly melting straight into the moody instrumental (...) There's a sense of foreboding from the singer on this track, as if he knows that success in courting the woman he's had his eye on might be a tall order, but the liquid encouragement seems to be going a long way". [7]

Music video

The music video for "Hope You Do" was directed by Chris Brown with Daniel CZ and released on June 6, 2018 on his YouTube channel. [8] Brown is seen in a long trench coat and a fedora. He shows off his "signature" dance moves and reflects on a lover during a late night out while going through alleys, tunnels, and stairways with backup dancers by his side in a black-and-white world. [8] The video was praised for its vintage black-and-white visuals and its choreography. [8] [9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Hope You Do"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard) [10] 25

Certifications

Certifications for "Hope You Do"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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