High End

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"High End"
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Promotional single by Chris Brown featuring Future and Young Thug
from the album Heartbreak on a Full Moon
ReleasedOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:22
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Chris Brown, Nayvadius Wilburn, Jeffery Lamar Williams
Producer(s) Richie Souf
Music video
"High End" on YouTube

"High End" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring American rappers Future and Young Thug. It was released on October 13, 2017 by RCA Records, as a promotional single from Chris Brown's eight studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon . [1]

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Background

Chris Brown announced a collaboration with Future and Young Thug for a new song. Chris Brown released the song on October 11, 2017. The next day he already released the music video. In "High End", which is a hip hop song, the lyrics talk about the luxury life of the artists. In the song each artist does their verse, and no one claim the hook together. [2]

Brown said that the song was written for the collaborative mixtape by Future and Young Thug, Super Slimey , but Brown asked them for permission to put it on his own album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, because it fit the album's concept. [3]

Music video

The music video was released a day before the original release of the single. [4] The video was directed by Chris Brown and Spiff TV, features cameos from American artists Teyana Taylor, Fabolous and Trey Songz. [5] It shows Future arriving in a nightclub where he begins to dance alongside humans and monsters. Chris appears as a vampire with red eyes who begins to dance. Young Thug appears as a creature with white eyes, in a room surrounded by girls, and later he joins the party. [6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 57
France (SNEP) [9] 93
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 78
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 71
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [12] 33
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 82
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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