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"Immortal" is a song by British-American rapper 21 Savage, released on October 31, 2019. [2]
21 Savage previewed the song in the trailer for the video game Mortal Kombat 11 in early December 2018. [3] [4] It was originally speculated to appear on his second studio album, I Am > I Was, but when it did not occur, its release date was left undetermined. [5] On August 10, 2019, Savage took to Twitter to tease the track's release, which occurred on October 31, 2019. [6] [7]
In the song, 21 raps about his murderous tendencies and also mentions names of characters in the Mortal Kombat video game series. [8]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] | 58 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [10] | 83 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [11] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 55 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 25 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 21 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [15] | 16 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [16] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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