The London

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"The London"
Young Thug, J. Cole and Travis Scott - The London.png
Single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott
from the album So Much Fun
ReleasedMay 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)
Studio Electric Lady [1]
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) T-Minus
Young Thug singles chronology
"Anybody"
(2018)
"The London"
(2019)
"Goodbyes"
(2019)
J. Cole singles chronology
"Purple Emoji"
(2018)
"The London"
(2019)
"Down Bad"
(2019)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [43] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [44] 2× Platinum160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [45] Gold45,000
France (SNEP) [46] Gold100,000
Italy (FIMI) [47] Gold35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [48] Gold15,000
Portugal (AFP) [49] Platinum10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [51] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
VariousMay 23, 2019 [8]
United KingdomJune 7, 2019 Urban contemporary [52]

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