Summer Sixteen

"Summer Sixteen"
Single by Drake
from the album Views from the 6
Released January 30, 2016 (2016-01-30)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Length 3:16
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"Work"
(2016)		 "Summer Sixteen"
(2016)

"Summer Sixteen" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his upcoming fourth studio album Views from the 6. The song premiered on OVO Sound Radio[1] and was released for digital download on January 30, 2016.[2] "Summer Sixteen" debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 30, 2016, selling 215,000 downloads in its first week; these sales became the highest debut sales of Drake's career.[3] It is produced by Noah "40" Shebib, Boi-1da, Cubeatz, Brian Bennett and The Winans. It features uncredited vocals by DJ Khaled.[4]

Background

The song samples the outro of the song “The Question Is” by The Winans and contains a slowed down sample of the song “Glass Tubes" by Brian Bennett.[5]

The artwork for the single was designed by Filip Pągowski.[6]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 25
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 68
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 97
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 89
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 84
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 98
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 63
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 1

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Angus (January 30, 2016). "Drake - Summer Sixteen > Stream [New Song". www.HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Summer Sixteen - Single by Drake on iTunes". iTunes Store. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ Smith, Trevor. "Drake amasses biggest sale week". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://genius.com/Drake-summer-sixteen-lyrics?referent_id=8603985
  5. ↑ http://genius.com/Drake-summer-sixteen-lyrics?referent_id=8604220
  6. ↑ "The Single Artwork for Drake's "Summer Sixteen" Was Designed by the Artist Behind the COMME des GARÇONS Play Logo". Complex. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Drake – Summer Sixteen". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Drake – Summer Sixteen" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Drake – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Drake. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Musicline.de – Drake Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 6, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Drake – Summer Sixteen" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Drake – Summer Sixteen". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-02-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Drake – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Drake. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Drake – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Drake. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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