TSU (song)

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"TSU"
Song by Drake
from the album Certified Lover Boy
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021
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Length5:08
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"TSU" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. Released on September 3, 2021, as the eighth track from Drake's sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy . It samples OG Ron C's chopped and screwed remix to R.Kelly's Half on a Baby. The song's intro and outro has featured vocals from the late DJ Screw.

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Composition

"TSU" samples OG Ron C from F*ck Action 14 mixtape, talking over the chopped and screwed remix of "Half on a Baby", written and performed by R. Kelly; samples of "Sailing", written by Christopher Cross, as performed by NSYNC; and samples of "Until the End of Time", written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, and Floyd Hills, as performed by Justin Timberlake.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "TSU"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 16
Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles (ARIA) [2] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten) [4] 38
France (SNEP) [5] 47
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6] 11
Greece International (IFPI) [7] 32
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [8] 31
Lithuania (AGATA) [9] 41
Portugal (AFP) [10] 30
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [11] 83
South Africa (TOSAC) [12] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 76
UK Audio Streaming (OCC) [14] 13
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "TSU"
Chart (2021)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [17] 91

Certifications

Certifications for "TSU"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 HIP HOP/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2021". Hitlisten . Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 36, 2021)". SNEP . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 36 2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tónlistinn – Lög - Vika 36 – 2021" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021 36-os SAVAITĖS (rugsėjo 3 – rugsėjo 9 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Drake – TSU". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202136 into search. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: Week 36". The Official South African Charts. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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  16. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 22, 2024.


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