Losin Control

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"Losin Control"
Losin Control Russ.jpg
Single by Russ
from the album There's Really a Wolf
ReleasedNovember 9, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s) Russell Vitale
Producer(s) Russ
Russ singles chronology
"What They Want"
(2015)
"Losin Control"
(2015)
"Do It Myself"
(2015)
Music video
"Losin Control" on YouTube

"Losin Control" is a song by American rapper Russ. It was released on his SoundCloud page on November 9, 2015. [1] Russ included this song on his debut studio album There's Really a Wolf . [2] The song was mixed, mastered, engineered, produced, written, and performed by Russ.

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Background

Russ debuted the music video to "Losin Control" through his Vevo account on February 1, 2016. [3] As of April 2022, the song has over 361 million views on YouTube.

Commercial performance

"Losin Control" debuted at number 89 US Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 18, 2017 chart week. The song eventually peaked at number 62 on the chart. "Losin Control" is Russ' second song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 following "What They Want". On June 29, 2017, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States. On August 23, 2018, the single was certified triple platinum for sales of over three million digital copies in the United States.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [10] 2× Platinum160,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [12] 7× Platinum7,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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