Won't Be Late

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"Won't Be Late"
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Single by Swae Lee featuring Drake
ReleasedAugust 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
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Length3:38
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Producer(s)
Swae Lee singles chronology
"Sextasy"
(2019)		"Won't Be Late"
(2019)		"Diva"
(2019)
Drake singles chronology
"Gold Roses"
(2019)		"Won't Be Late"
(2019)		"Ela É do Tipo"
(2019)

"Won't Be Late" is a song by American singer and rapper Swae Lee featuring Canadian rapper Drake, released as a single by EarDrummers Records on August 16, 2019. It was produced by Tekno with additional production by Mike Will Made It, and released alongside Swae Lee's solo track "Sextasy". [1] [2]

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Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that the song's "island and house-flavored grooves servpe as an undercurrent to [Swae Lee and Drake's] rhymes, which discuss the merits of taking it slow in a relationship". [3] XXL described the song as a "banger" and a "dance track" with an "island bop" featuring Swae Lee's "croons" and Drake rhyming about a "complicated relationship". [4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [6] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [7] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 34
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 57
Lithuania (AGATA) [10] 39
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 74
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 10
Portugal (AFP) [13] 93
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 60
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 50
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 30
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [19] 23
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [20] 37

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [21] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 16, 2019 [5]
United StatesAugust 27, 2019 Rhythmic contemporary [22]

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