Drake is no stranger to breaking records in the music industry, and his latest feat is most certainly notable. Today it was announced that the Canadian superstar became the first artist with a song to surpass one billion streams in Spotify’s history by way of his huge hit, “One Dance.”
The single was released on April 5, ahead of the full VIEWS album release on April 29, and by October had become the streaming platform’s most popular song ever, netting 880 million plays and overtaking Major Lazer’s hit “Lean On,” which previously held the record.
VIEWS surpassed three billion streams in November, which goes to show how many of them came from the hit single.
Drake’s big single from his fourth LP managed to captivate fans in the United States as it became his first No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single in the country. The RIAA has certified it four-times Platinum, The track also sat atop Apple’s Top 25 songs chart, and the single exploded onto the international scene as well. It topped the U.K. charts for 15 weeks in a row, making it the longest-reigning hit this century and tied for the second-longest in U.K. chart history.
This news comes just as Drake recently announced his forthcoming “playlist” project, More Life. The compilation record was initially thought to be getting a December release but is now slated for sometime in 2017.
Ain’t hating but what’s so special about this song??
– hater
I was asking a question on something I don’t understand with the hope of understanding that shit better.
Cause he spittin dem hard lyrical bars , you heard when he said …. ummmm and then that other line he was like…..aaahhhh , shyt IDK
Why!!!!!! Stop making this idiot win!!!! Damnit what’s wrong with you people!!!!!
Brah I don’t know it’s gotta be the Canadians playing this shyt.
Everytime I turn the radio on some bs by this guy on…I listen to sports talk now.
Fuck Fake Drake! Bitch Made Pop Puppet singing [Badly] Songs Written by Other People. #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK
I need a one dance to celebrate this fr.
The hate is strong in the comment section
Just say Yeah or Yeh, every 12 seconds and you can be a star also!
crack sales too and it sucks
Lmao straight facts
Hopefully Kyla is getting paid big for this since it was her one small hit originally.
i see No credit given to WizKid. being an African Artist featured on the hit track. i bet Africans around the world streamed it just to hear WizKid. “Drake- One Dance Ft.Kyla & WizKid”
i see No credit given to WizKid. being an African Artist featured on the hit track. i bet Africans around the world streamed it just to hear WizKid. “Drake- One Dance Ft.Kyle & WizKid”
Exactly! Wizkid played a big part in making that song achieve that billion streams. A lot of American musicians are doing songs with Nigerian musicians right now because our 180 million can’t be joked with…plus the millions of Nigerians in the diaspora. Jay Z has Tiwa Savage on Roc Nation, Wizkid is everywhere, and many other Nigerian musicians like P Square and Davido are doing their thing worldwide.
TO THIS PERSON WHO CALL HIM SELF REALLY? DUDE U SOUND LIKE 100% HATER
Ushad on SoundCloud, spread the word!