Shot for Me

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"Shot for Me"
Song by Drake
from the album Take Care
ReleasedNovember 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)
Recorded2011
Studio Sterling Road (Toronto, Ontario)
Genre Alternative R&B
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Noah "40" Shebib
Audio video
"Shot for Me" on YouTube

"Shot for Me" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his second studio album, Take Care (2011). It was originally set to be on Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd's debut mixtape. [1]

Contents

Composition

Drake's own "Headlines" is sampled in "Shot for Me", both from the same album. [2] The song also samples "Anything" by American R&B vocal group SWV. [2]

Critical reception

Billboard 's Damien Scott praised the song, writing that "Drake glides through those bars with the same breathy falsetto that helped propel a bunch of his early hits. It's a jarring juxtaposition but it works beautifully. It also makes the actual rap verse that follows feel more tender and honest". [3] Billboard also listed "Shot for Me" as the fifth-best R&B song from Drake. [3]

In a negative review, Martenzie Johnson of Andscape criticised the song's lyrics, saying "Shot for Me" is "Drake at his worst, going beyond the behaviors of the paternalistic and disapproving ex". [4]

Legacy

New Zealand singer Lorde covered the song during a performance at Toronto in 2018. [5] [6] Lorde's cover of "Shot for Me" was well-received upon her performance of the song. Kristin Corry of Vice stated "The cover is pretty good and she definitely gives her Lorde spin on it, making it dark and breathy". [7] Australian rapper The Kid Laroi released a cover of "Shot for Me" in 2021, as part of his Spotify Singles session. [8] [9] The Kid Laroi said in a statement: "I chose Drake because he's my favourite artist. 'Shot for Me' is one of my favourite songs of his off of one of my favourite projects and that made it really easy for me to do". [8] [10]

Credits and personnel

The credits for "Shot for Me" are adapted from the liner notes of Take Care. [11]

Recording
Personnel
Samples

Charts

"Shot for Me" made an appearance at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of December 3, 2011. The song later debuted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart the next year, peaking at number two.

Weekly chart performance for "Shot for Me"
Chart (2011-2012)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 100
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard ) [13] 2

Certifications

Certifications for "Shot for Me"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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