"Controlla" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, recorded for his studio album Views. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in the US on June 7, 2016.[3] The dancehall song[1] was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Stephen McGregor, Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius, TheFinal1 and Allen Ritter.
It reached number 27 in Canada, number 18 in the UK, and number 16 on the USBillboard Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from Views, along with "One Dance" and "Too Good".
Pitchfork listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62.[4]
Background
Prior to the album's release, "Controlla" was one of two tracks from Viewsleaked online; The leaked version featured dancehall artist Popcaan.[5] The song was still included on the album without Popcaan's contributions and an additional Drake verse plus a Beenie Man sample.
Production and composition
"Controlla" was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Stephen McGregor, Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi. In addition to Drake's lead vocals, the track contains samples of "Tear Off Mi Garment" performed by Beenie Man, though sources compared the song to Rihanna's "Work", the same track Drake was featured on.[6]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 27. týden 2016 in the date selector. Retrieved July 13, 2016.