No Favors (Big Sean song)

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"No Favors"
Song by Big Sean featuring Eminem
from the album I Decided
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2017
Recorded2016–2017
Genre Hardcore hip hop
Length5:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"No Favors" is a song by American rapper Big Sean featuring American rapper Eminem for his fourth studio album I Decided (2017). The song was written by Big Sean, Francis Nguyen-Tran, Mark Sebastian, Starrah, The Lovin' Spoonful, Eminem, WondaGurl and John Sebastian and was produced by WondaGurl, Big Sean, and FrancisGotHeat. This song contains samples from "Summer in the City", performed by Quincy Jones featuring Valerie Simpson and was written by Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone and John Sebastian. The song debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 12, 2021.

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Controversy

In Eminem's verse, he mentions President Donald Trump and says "I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch / I'll make his whole brand go under". Eminem also mentions American pop star Fergie, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, and conservative political commentator Ann Coulter. [1]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 77
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 34
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [4] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 56
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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