"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] | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
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 vocals from fellow American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released through Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single and closing track from Thug's debut studio album, So Much Fun ,on May 23,2019. [2] Thug,Cole,and Scott wrote the song with producer T-Minus,alongside American singer-songwriter Babyface. 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] | Gold | 400,000 |
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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