Wants and Needs

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"Wants and Needs"
Song by Drake featuring Lil Baby
from the EP Scary Hours 2
ReleasedMarch 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
Genre Trap
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Wants and Needs" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring vocals from American rapper Lil Baby. It was released as the second out of three tracks from Drake's fourth extended play, Scary Hours 2 , through Republic Records and OVO Sound, on March 5, 2021. It includes a feature produced and written by Lil Baby. Drake wrote the song alongside producers Cardo, Dez Wright, and 40. [1] The song debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. making it Lil Baby's highest charting single on the chart, eventually becoming tied with "Girls Want Girls", another collaboration with Drake, and "Do We Have a Problem?", with Nicki Minaj. [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The song serves as the fourth collaboration between Drake and Lil Baby, following 2018's collaborative singles "Yes Indeed" and "Never Recover", the latter alongside Gunna, plus the two artists' features alongside DaBaby on the remix of Future's 2020 single "Life Is Good", in which Drake is also featured on the original version.

It also received attention due to speculations of Drake slept with American model and media personality Kim Kardashian, the wife of American rapper Kanye West. [4] Drake and West's feud has been dating back to multiple issues starting from around 2010. [5]

Critical reception

Jordan Rose of Variety felt that "Lil Baby steals the show" with "Drake taking a back seat after delivering a verse with a purposefully offbeat flow as Lil Baby takes over in the second act and absolutely bodies his guest appearance" and the song "was just a Lil Baby exposition, with the Atlanta rapper proving that he still has plenty in the tank after scorching 2020". [6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Featured vocals, songwriting

lead vocals, songwriting

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Wants and Needs"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] Gold35,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Gold45,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [34] Gold50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [35] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [37] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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