"Pop Style" | ||||
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Single by Drake featuring The Throne [a] | ||||
from the album Views | ||||
Released | April 5, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 3:29 | |||
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"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake,featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z,collectively known as The Throne. [2] The song was released alongside "One Dance",as singles promoting Drake's fourth studio album Views ,initially for exclusive digital download on iTunes on April 5,2016. [3] [4] The album version features only Drake with a new verse. The single version was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.
The song is a collaboration between Drake and Kanye West and Jay-Z (collectively known as "The Throne",a reference to their collaborative album, Watch The Throne ). It is the first time the three have appeared on the same track. [5] However,the contribution from Jay-Z is limited in the song,with only two lines from Jay-Z making the cut ("They still out to get me,they don't get it/ I can not be gotten,that's a given"). [6] [7] In an extended version of the song the lines by Jay-Z were used as the start of a new verse. [8] Also appearing in the song is Kanye saying "Imma let you finish",referencing his controversial statement [9] [10] [11] during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards,and the "Perfect" sample ( Street Fighter II ) used in his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo . [5] Kanye West has also performed the song live. [12] [13] In the lyrics,Drake mentions Channing Tatum,Justin Timberlake and his song "Rock Your Body". [14]
In the United States,"Pop Style" debuted and peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 12,2016;it sold 128,000 copies on two days of sales,also debuting atop the US Digital Songs chart. [15] [16] It also debuted at No. 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs charts. [17] As of October 2016,it has sold 539,000 copies in the United States. [18]
The following are credited as songwriters. Adapted from Jaxsta. [19]
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Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [20] | 44 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [21] | 19 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [22] | 90 |
France (SNEP) [23] | 29 |
Ireland (IRMA) [24] | 58 |
Italy (FIMI) [25] | 93 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [26] | 73 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [27] | 5 |
Scotland (OCC) [28] | 31 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [29] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC) [30] | 33 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [31] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [32] | 16 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [33] | 4 |
Chart (2016) | Position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [34] | 76 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [35] | 82 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [36] | 28 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [37] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [39] | 2×Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |