Immortal (21 Savage song)

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"Immortal"
21 Savage - Immortal.png
Single by 21 Savage
ReleasedOctober 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
Length4:15
Label
  • Epic
  • Slaughter Gang
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kid Hazel
  • Gundry [1]
21 Savage singles chronology
"Motivation (Savage Remix)"
(2019)
"Immortal"
(2019)
"12.38"
(2020)
Audio video
"Immortal" on YouTube

"Immortal" is a song by British-American rapper 21 Savage, released on October 31, 2019. [2]

Contents

Background

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]

Lyrics

In the song, 21 raps about his murderous tendencies and also mentions names of characters in the Mortal Kombat video game series. [8]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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