Hotline bling
| Hotline bling | |
|---|---|
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| Drake | |
| publication | July 31, 2015 |
| length | 4:27 |
| Genre (s) | R&B , pop |
| text | Aubrey Graham • Paul Jefferies • Timmy Thomas |
| Producer (s) | Nineteen85 |
| Label | Cash Money • Republic Records |
| Award (s) | Grammy Award for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration , Grammy Award for Best Rap Song |
| album | Views |
Hotline Bling is a song by the Canadian rapper Drake . The single was released on July 31, 2015 and is included as a bonus track on Drake's fourth studio album Views . At the Grammy Awards 2017 , the song was awarded in the categories of Best Performance - Rap / Vocals and Best Rap Song .
composition
Hotline Bling is classified under the genres R&B and Pop . The song was written by Drake, Timmy Thomas and Paul Jefferies, the latter also produced it. The song, composed in four-four time and in D minor , has a tempo of 66–69 beats per minute . The chord progression is Bbmaj7-Am7, the vocal range extends from F3 to D5. Hotline Bling was originally supposed to be a remix of DRAM's song Cha Cha . Musically, the song is based on a sample of Timmy Thomas' song Why Can't We Life Together , which is why Thomas is also listed as the author of Hotline Bling . In terms of content, Drake complains about his ex-girlfriend, who, in his opinion, has changed.
Reviews
Hotline Bling received mostly positive reviews. For Felix Heinecker from Plattentests.de “the song begins with a sparse beat, synth flickering. The underlying melody of the song unfolds little by little ”. Allmusic's Tim Sendra describes Hotline Bling as a "great catchy hit song". Pitchfork thinks that while the lyrics are typical of Drake, the beat and music are "great". In summary, the song sounds "like a candlelight dinner in the attic".
Music video
Drake first announced the video on October 4th through his Instagram account. It was made available exclusively on Apple Music on October 19 . The video was fully funded by Apple . The video was shot by Director X and was inspired by the work of James Turrell . The music video was viewed over 1.6 billion times on YouTube (as of June 2020), making it one of the most viewed YouTube videos .
Commercial win
Hotline Bling entered the German single charts at number 92 on October 9, 2015 . In the fourteenth week of the chart the song reached the top 20 at number 18 and stayed there for a week. For Drake this was the sixth chart success in these single charts. Although the song failed to make it into the top 10, it stayed on these charts for a total of 28 weeks. For over 200,000 units sold, Drake received a gold record from the German Music Industry Association in 2017 . Hotline Bling was also able to place itself in the top 20 in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and in the Swiss charts . The song entered the UK single charts on August 27, 2015 at number 74. In the ninth week of the chart, it reached number 3 and was thus its most successful chart placement as a solo artist in Great Britain. Hotline Bling spent a total of six weeks in the top 10 there and 52 weeks in the complete charts. By April 2016, the song had sold over 600,000 copies in the UK, for which Drake was awarded a platinum record by the British Phonographic Industry .
Hotline Bling entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 66 on August 22, 2015 . On October 24, 2015, the single reached its top position to date at number 2 and was thus next to Best I Ever Had its most successful chart placement as a solo artist in the USA. On January 26, 2016, the song was awarded five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . By then, the single had sold over two million copies in the United States. The song achieved further top 10 placements in Australia (2nd place), Belgium (8th place in Flanders, 5th in Wallonia), Denmark (5th place), France (9th place), Italy (9th place) and in the Netherlands (place 6).
At the Grammy Awards 2017 , Hotline Bling received the Grammy in the categories Best Performance - Rap / Singing and Best Rap Song . The song also won the Hip Hop Song of the Year category at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards , the Best Hip-Hop Video category at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (also nominated in the Video of the Year and Best Male Video categories ) and Favorite Rap / Hip-Hop Song category at the 2016 American Music Awards .
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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18th (28 weeks) | 28 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
19th (21 weeks) | 21st |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
13 (36 weeks) | 36 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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3 (52 weeks) | 52 |
 United States (Billboard)
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2 (36 weeks) | 36 |
 Canada (MC)
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3 (44 weeks) | 44 |
Awards for music sales
Hotline Bling has been awarded 3 × gold and 25 × platinum worldwide. According to the awards, over four million units of the single were sold (including premium streaming).
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
60,000 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
 gold
|
200,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
platinum
|
200,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
3 × platinum
|
150,000 |
|
Canada (MC)
|
platinum
|
80,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
|
7 × gold
|
150,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
gold
|
7,500 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
|
platinum
|
20,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
3 × platinum
|
120,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
7 × platinum
|
2,218,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
694,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 25 × platinum |
4,015,500 |
Main article: Drake (rapper) / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
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- ↑ a b Grammy winner 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Official Charts' team picks of 2015. Official Charts Company , December 16, 2015, accessed on May 25, 2018 .
- ^ Andrew Unterberger: More Views': A True Drake Playlist Combining the Pop Highlights of His Last Two Efforts. In: Billboard . March 26, 2017, accessed May 25, 2018 .
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- ^ Jayson Greene: Drake - Hotline Bling Review. Pitchfork Media , August 5, 2015, accessed May 25, 2018 .
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- ↑ GOUD EN PLATINA - SINGLES 2016. Belgian Entertainment Association , accessed May 25, 2018 .
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- ^ FIMI Certificazioni. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana , accessed on May 25, 2018 .
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