Pressure (Ari Lennox song)
"Pressure" | ||||
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Single by Ari Lennox | ||||
from the album Age/Sex/Location | ||||
Released | September 10, 2021 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
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"Pressure" on YouTube |
"Pressure" is a song by American singer Ari Lennox, released as a single on September 10, 2021, through Dreamville and Interscope Records. It is the lead single from Lennox's second studio album Age/Sex/Location, and samples the bass line from Shirley Brown's 1977 song "Blessed Is the Woman (With a Man Like Mine)". Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, "Pressure" is Lennox's highest-charting solo single, reaching number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Critical reception
[edit]Latesha Harris of NPR described the track as "a half-Motown, half-808s fantasia about being the center of attention during foreplay" and wrote that it "elevates [Lennox's] status as a neo-soul touchstone, referencing the soul divas before her and leading the way for those to come with fearless, intoxicating charm".[1]
Music video
[edit]The music video was released on September 11, 2021, and written and directed by Chandler Lass. It is partly an homage to singers Diana Ross and Donna Summer.[2]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[3] | 29 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 66 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 20 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (2022) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 44 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Harris, Latesha (September 14, 2021). "Ari Lennox, 'Pressure' : #NowPlaying". NPR. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Mowatt, Robyn (10 September 2021). "Ari Lennox Channels Diana Ross & Donna Summer in Sultry 'Pressure' Video". Okayplayer. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 18, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Ari Lennox Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Ari Lennox Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Ari Lennox Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Ari Lennox – Pressure". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- 2021 singles
- 2021 songs
- Ari Lennox songs
- Songs written by Ari Lennox
- Songs written by Bryan-Michael Cox
- Songs written by Jermaine Dupri
- Songs written by Johntá Austin
- Song recordings produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
- Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri
- Dreamville Records singles
- Songs written by Elite (record producer)