Mr. Right Now

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"Mr. Right Now"
Single by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin featuring Drake
from the album Savage Mode II
ReleasedOctober 13, 2020
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Metro Boomin
  • David x Eli
  • Chason Samuel
21 Savage singles chronology
"Bad Guy"
(2020)		"Mr. Right Now" / "Runnin"
(2020)		"Spiral"
(2021)
Metro Boomin singles chronology
"Dead Meat 2.0"
(2019)		"Mr. Right Now" / "Runnin"
(2020)		"Striker #1 Remix"
(2021)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [27] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [28] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 2, 2020
 [29]
United StatesOctober 13, 2020 Urban contemporary radio [30]

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