Mob Ties

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"Mob Ties"
Single by Drake
from the album Scorpion
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2019 [1]
Recorded2018
Genre
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"Mia"
(2018)
"Mob Ties"
(2019)
"Going Bad"
(2019)

"Mob Ties" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his album, Scorpion (2018). It was released as the seventh single from the album on January 6, 2019. The song was produced by Boi-1da and Allen Ritter. The song features additional background vocals by Asheley Turner. It reached the top 20 in Canada and the United States.

Contents

Composition

"Mob Ties" is a trap song that contains samples from Nas's song "Affirmative Action" (1996).

Commercial performance

North America

On July 14, 2018, "Mob Ties" entered the charts at number 11 and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and remained in the top 100 until October 6, 2018. The song spent eight weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering the charts at number 13, its immediate peak, on July 14, 2018.

Internationally

The song has peaked in the top 40 in Australia, Greece, Portugal and has charted on the charts of Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 67
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 11
France (SNEP) [5] 85
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 82
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI) [7] 26
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 92
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 45
Portugal (AFP) [10] 31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [11] 56
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 61
UK Audio Streaming (OCC) [13] 13
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [16] 94

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Gold40,000
Portugal (AFP) [19] Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 6, 2019 Urban Contemporary Airplay
[21]

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