OTW (Khalid, Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack song)

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"OTW"
Khalid, 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign OTW.png
Single by Khalid, Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack
from the EP Suncity (vinyl edition)
ReleasedApril 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
Genre R&B
Length4:23
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Nineteen85
Khalid singles chronology
"Lovely"
(2018)
"OTW"
(2018)
"Youth"
(2018)
6lack singles chronology
"Cutting Ties"
(2018)
"OTW"
(2018)
"Switch"
(2018)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [38] 3× Platinum210,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [39] Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada) [40] 2× Platinum160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [41] Platinum90,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [42] Gold15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [44] 2× Platinum2,000,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [45] Gold4,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousApril 20, 2018 RCA [16]
United StatesJune 5, 2018 Urban contemporary radio [46]

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