Pop Style
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"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake, featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay Z (the lattermost two jointly billed as The Throne).[1] The song and "One Dance" were released at the same time as singles from Drake's fourth studio album Views, initially for exclusive digital download on iTunes on April 5, 2016.[2][3] The album version features only Drake with a new verse, removing Kanye West's and Jay Z's verses.
Background
The song is a collaboration between Drake and Kanye West and Jay Z (collectively known as The Throne), the first time the three have appeared on the same track.[4] However, the contribution from Jay Z is limited in the song, with only two lines from Jay Z making the cut ("They still out to get me, they don't get it/ I can not be gotten, that's a given").[5][6] In an extended version of the song the lines by Jay Z were used as the start of a new verse.[7] Also appearing in the song are Kanye saying "Imma let you finish", referencing his controversial statement[8][9][10] during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and the "Perfect" sample (Street Fighter II) used in his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo.[4] Kanye West has also performed the song live.[11][12]
Chart performance
In the United States, "Pop Style" debuted at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 12, 2016; it sold 128,000 copies based on just two days of sales, also debuting atop the US Digital Songs chart.[13][14] It also debuted at No. 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs charts.[15] As of April 23, 2016, it has sold 212,662 copies in the United States.[16]
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[17] | 44 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] | 19 |
France (SNEP)[19] | 29 |
Ireland (IRMA)[20] | 71 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] | 73 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[22] | 9 |
Scotland (OCC)[23] | 31 |
UK Singles (OCC)[24] | 33 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[25] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100[26] | 16 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] | 4 |
Notes
- ^ Jay Z and Kanye West are jointly credited as "The Throne." They feature on the single version only.
References
- ^ "Drake – Pop Style Lyrics - Genius Lyrics". Genius.
- ^ "Pop Style (feat. The Throne) - Single: Drake". iTunes.
- ^ Jack Shepherd (April 5, 2016). "Drake: New tracks 'Pop Style' and 'One Dance' from 'Views from the Six' officially released". The Independent.
- ^ a b Matt Miller (April 5, 2016). "Drake Just Dropped His First-Ever Song With Jay Z and Kanye West". Esquire.
- ^ Luke Morgan Britton (April 5, 2016). "Drake's New Tracks Show The Rapper Staking His Claim To Kanye And Jay Z's Hip-Hop Throne". NME.
- ^ "15 of the Most Hilariously Cruel Responses to Jay Z's "Verse". Pigeon and Planes.
- ^ Angus Walker (April 9, 2016). "Drake - Pop Style (New Verse) [New Song]". Hot New Hip Hop.
- ^ "Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Respers, Lisa (September 14, 2009). ""Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards"". CNN. CNN. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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- ^ Jazz Monroe (April 11, 2016). "Watch Kanye West Debut New Song, Perform "Pop Style" for the First Time". Pitchfork.
- ^ Adelle Platon (April 11, 2016). "Kanye West Performs 'Pop Style' Live, Freestyles in Manila". Billboard.
- ^ "Rihanna Tops Hot 100, Ties the Beatles for Second-Most Total Weeks at No. 1 - Billboard". Billboard.
- ^ Mansell, Henry (April 16, 2016). "Hip Hop Single Sales: Drake, Desiigner & Rihanna". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Amaya Mendizabal (April 13, 2016). "Drake's 'Pop Style' & 'One Dance' Debut in Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "Hip Hop Single Sales: Drake, Desiigner & Rihanna". HipHopDX. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 16, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.