"The London" | ||||
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Single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott | ||||
from the album So Much Fun | ||||
Released | May 23, 2019 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady [1] | |||
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Length | 3:20 | |||
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Producer(s) | T-Minus | |||
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Music video | ||||
"The London" on YouTube |
"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released on May 23,2019,by Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single from Young Thug's debut studio album So Much Fun on May 23,2019. [2] Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus,it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
The song is named after The London,a luxury hotel in West Hollywood,California. [3] [4]
Writing for Rolling Stone ,Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track,and "outraps" Young Thug. [6]
The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on May 11,2019,which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers. [7]
The music video for the song was released on August 1,2019,on Young Thug's official YouTube channel. [4]
Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal. [1] [8]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [43] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [44] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [45] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [46] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [47] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [48] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [49] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [51] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Various | May 23, 2019 | [8] | ||
United Kingdom | June 7, 2019 | Urban contemporary | [52] |
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