Who Do You Love? (YG song)

"Who Do You Love?"
Single by YG featuring Drake
from the album My Krazy Life
Released February 20, 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Hip hop, West coast hip hop
Length 3:54
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) DJ Mustard
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
YG singles chronology
"Left, Right"
(2013)		 "Who Do You Love?"
(2014)		 "nEXt"
(2014)
Drake singles chronology
"Odio"
(2014)		 "Who Do You Love?"
(2014)		 "Trophies"
(2014)
Music video
"Who Do You Love?" on YouTube

"Who Do You Love?" is a song by American hip hop recording artist YG from his debut studio album My Krazy Life (2014). It was released on February 20, 2014, as the third single from the album. The song, produced by frequent collaborator DJ Mustard, features a guest appearance from Canadian rapper Drake. The song has since peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Background

YG has stated that the inspiration of the song came from a Lil Boosie song of the same name.[1] The song was originally intended as the first single off of "My Krazy Life" but YG chose to go against the label due to him preferring to not rely on Drake for success. The song initially leaked New Years Eve 2013 after a fan impersonating a DJ tricked YG into emailing him the song.[2]

Controversy

On December 30, 2013, San Francisco rapper Rappin' 4-Tay wrote a tweet saying that Drake's verse on the song copied his verse from his 1994 single "Playaz Club".[3]

Music video

A music video for "Who Do You Love?" was released via YG's VEVO channel on March 7, 2014. It was directed by Benny Boom.[4]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 16
France (SNEP)[6] 197
Germany (Deutsche Black Charts) 12
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 87
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[7] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://genius.com/2963590
  2. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6414059/juice-podcast-yg-talks-grammy-snub-who-do-you-love-leak-blame
  3. ↑ Baker, Soren (January 2, 2014). "Rappin' 4-Tay Blasts Drake Over Verse On YG's "Who Do You Love"". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Watch YG's New Music Video for "Who Do You Love?" with Drake". Complex. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – YG feat. Drake – Who Do You Love?" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – YG FEAT. DRAKE – Who Do You Love?" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-03-29" UK R&B Chart.
  8. ↑ "YG – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for YG.
  9. ↑ "YG – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for YG.
  10. ↑ "YG – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for YG. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ "American single certifications – YG – Who Do You Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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