Promise (Kid Ink song)

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"Promise"
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Single by Kid Ink featuring Fetty Wap
from the album Summer in the Winter
ReleasedDecember 24, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre Hip hop
Length3:44
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Kid Ink singles chronology
"Dolo"
(2015)
"Promise"
(2015)
"Nasty"
(2016)
Fetty Wap singles chronology
"Bang My Head"
(2015)
"Promise"
(2015)
"Jimmy Choo"
(2016)

"Promise" is a song by American rapper and singer Kid Ink featuring fellow American rapper and singer Fetty Wap. Written alongside James Royo and producers DJ Mustard and Twice as Nice, it was released on Christmas Eve 2015 by Tha Alumni Music Group, 88 Classic, and RCA Records as the only single from his sixth solo mixtape Summer in the Winter , released a day later on Christmas.

Contents

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 14, 2016 on Kid Ink's Vevo channel on YouTube. [2] It was directed by Mike Ho. [2]

Commercial performance

"Promise" debuted at number 92 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated March 5, 2016. [3] It eventually made it way to number 57. On February 10, 2025, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 61
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 19
US Rhythmic Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [8] 66
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [9] 31

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Gold35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] Platinum30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [13] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "ACE Repertory". ASCAP . Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Kid Ink and Fetty Wap Are Men of Their Word in "Promise" Video". XXL . March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard .
  4. Ryan, Gavin (February 6, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Zayn 'Pillowtalk' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  5. "Kid Ink Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  6. "Kid Ink Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  7. "Kid Ink Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  8. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  11. "New Zealand single certifications – Kid Ink feat. Fetty Wap – Promise". Radioscope. Retrieved February 15, 2025.Type Promise in the "Search:" field.
  12. "British single certifications – Kid Ink ft Fetty Wap – Promise". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  13. "American single certifications – Kid Ink – Promise". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 15, 2025.