Icon (song)

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"Icon"
Icon (Jaden Smith).jpg
Single by Jaden
from the album Syre
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Melvin Lewis
  • Omarr Rambert
Jaden Smith singles chronology
"Falcon"
(2017)
"Icon"
(2017)
"Ghost"
(2018)

"Icon" is a song by American rapper Jaden from his debut studio album Syre (2017). The song was released on November 17, 2017.

Contents

Background

Written by Jaden, Melvin Lewis and Omarr Rambert, the song is Jaden's most successful single as lead artist. [1]

The song samples "The Hi De Ho Man", originally performed by Cab Calloway.

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on 17 November 2017. [2] It features Jaden performing next to a black Tesla Model X with all the doors open.

Remixes

An official remix of the song featuring American singer-rapper Nicky Jam, with an accompanied music video was released on May 25, 2018. [3]

Another remix of the song, title: "Icon (Reggaeton Remix)", also featuring Nicky Jam, as well as Jaden's father and rapper Will Smith, was released on June 11, 2018.

Another remix was released on July 12, 2018 in Jaden's EP Syre: The Electric Album titled "Icon?".

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Icon"3:40
Digital download – Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Icon" (featuring Nicky Jam)3:40
Digital download – Reggaeton Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Icon" (featuring Nicky Jam and Will Smith)3:28

Chart

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 75
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [5] 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [6] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 46
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 33

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [9] Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada) [10] Gold40,000
Portugal (AFP) [11] Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [13] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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