Massive (song)

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"Massive"
Single by Drake
from the album Honestly, Nevermind
ReleasedJune 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)
Genre House
Length5:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gordo
  • Klahr (massive)
  • Zastenker
Drake singles chronology
"Wait for U"
(2022)		"Massive" / "Sticky"
(2022)		"Staying Alive"
(2022)

"Massive" is a house song by Canadian rapper and singer Drake. [1] It was sent to contemporary hit radio through Republic Records and OVO Sound as the dual lead single from his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind , on June 21, 2022, alongside the single "Sticky". Drake wrote the song with singer Tresor and with producers Gordo, Johannes Klahr, and Richard Zastenker.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Massive" was praised by Rolling Stone who said it could "easily fit on a DJ mix". [1] The song includes samples and a piano-based instrumental line. [2] [3]

Critical reception

HipHopDX said "Massive" was the album's "clearest radio smash". [4] Evening Standard said the song is "the cheesiest moment" on the album. [5] Variety noted the song's funeral theme and "concluded that the song’s mood casts it as a wry aside, rather than, well, sociopathic". [6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Massive"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Massive"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJune 21, 2022 Contemporary hit radio [36]

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