Promise (Kid Ink song)

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"Promise"
KidInkPromise.jpg
Single by Kid Ink featuring Fetty Wap
from the album Summer in the Winter
ReleasedDecember 24, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre Hip hop
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
StarBoy
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 hip hop recording artist Kid Ink. The song was released on December 24, 2015 by Tha Alumni Music Group, 88 Classic and RCA Records, as the lead single from his sixth solo mixtape Summer in the Winter (2015). The track was produced by frequent collaborator DJ Mustard with additional writing by James Royo and Twice as Nice and features a hook by Fetty Wap.

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 August 24, 2017, the single was certified 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 ( 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
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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