Blessings (song)

"Blessings"
Single by Big Sean featuring Drake and Kanye West
from the album Dark Sky Paradise
Released	January 31, 2015[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:12 (album version) 5:01 (version with Kanye West)
Label	GOOD Def Jam
Writer(s)	Sean Anderson Anderson Hernandez Allen Ritter Aubrey Graham Kanye West
Producer(s)	Vinylz Allen Ritter (co.)
Certification	2x Platinum (RIAA)
Big Sean singles chronology
"Open Wide" (2015) "Blessings" (2015) "B Boy" (2015)
Drake singles chronology "Truffle Butter" (2015) "Blessings" (2015) "Preach" (2015) Kanye West singles chronology "FourFiveSeconds" (2015) "Blessings" (2015) "All Day" (2015) Music video "Blessings" on YouTube

"Blessings" is a song by American rapper Big Sean from his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise (2015). The song was serviced to urban contemporary radio as the album's third official single on January 31, 2015. It features fellow rapper Drake, with production and co-production from American producers Vinylz and Allen Ritter, respectively.The video of the single was released on YouTube on 5 March 2015. The video features rappers Drake and Kanye West for the extended version of the song which was not included on Dark Sky Paradise.

Background

The video of the song was released in greyscale.The original release only contained a feature from Drake, this being the version which appears on Dark Sky Paradise. An extended version featuring an additional verse from Kanye West was released on February 3, 2015, which would serve as the single, showing his strong passion for god.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	96
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	59
France (SNEP)[6]	184
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	139
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[8]	26
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	88
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[13]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[14]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-sky-paradise-deluxe/id963397688
2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blessings-extended-version/id963935629
3. "Ultratop.be – Big Sean feat. Drake – Blessings" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
4. "Ultratop.be – Big Sean feat. Drake – Blessings" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
5. "Big Sean – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Big Sean. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
6. "Lescharts.com – Big Sean feat. Drake – Blessings" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
7. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 14.02.2015 (wk6)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
8. "Archive Chart: 2015-03-08" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
9. "Big Sean – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Big Sean. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
10. "Big Sean – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Big Sean. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
11. "Big Sean – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Big Sean. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
12. "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
13. "Year-end - US Hot R&B/Hop-hop Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
14. "American single certifications – Big Sean – Blessings". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH