The London (song)

"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug, featuring vocals from American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released through 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records on May 23, 2019, and produced by T-Minus. It serves as the lead single of Thug's debut studio album, So Much Fun.[3]

"The London"
Single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott
from the album So Much Fun
Released	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)
Studio	Electric Lady[1]
Length	3:20
Label	300 Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jeffery Williams Jermaine Cole Jacques Webster II Tyler Williams[2]
Producer(s)	T-Minus
Young Thug singles chronology
"Anybody" (2018) "The London" (2019) "Goodbyes" (2019)
J. Cole singles chronology
"Purple Emoji" (2018) "The London" (2019) "Down Bad" (2019)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Power Is Power" (2019) "The London" (2019) "Antisocial" (2019)
Music video
"The London" on YouTube

Background

The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, California.[4][5]

Critical reception

Writing for Rolling Stone, Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track, and "outraps" Young Thug.[6]

Promotion

The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on May 11, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.[7]

Commercial performance

In the US, "The London" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 8, 2019, thanks to a large streaming week performance. In Canada, the song debuted at number 6, while also debuting in the top 20 in various other territories, including the UK.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019 on Young Thug's official YouTube channel. [5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.[1][8]

• Young Thug – vocals, songwriting
• J. Cole – vocals, songwriting
• Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
• T-Minus – production, songwriting
• Gosha Usov – recording
• Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing
• Alex Tumay – mixing
• Jimmy Cash – additional mixing
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Shaan Singh – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 17 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 37 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 26 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 6 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 66 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 32 France (SNEP)[16] 103 Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 71 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[18] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 19 Italy (FIMI)[20] 88 Latvia (LAIPA)[21] 6 Lithuania (AGATA)[22] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 51 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 8 Norway (VG-lista)[25] 21 Portugal (AFP)[26] 16 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 33 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 20 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 18 US Billboard Hot 100[31] 12 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[32] 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[33] 5 US Rolling Stone Top 100[34] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[35] 58 Latvia (LAIPA)[36] 54 Portugal (AFP)[37] 106 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 88 US Billboard Hot 100[39] 64 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[40] 29 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[41] 31 US Rolling Stone Top 100[42] 43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43]	Platinum	70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[44]	2× Platinum	160,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45]	Gold	15,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[46]	Platinum	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[47]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[48]	3× Platinum	3,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	May 23, 2019	Digital download streaming	300 Atlantic	[8]
United Kingdom	June 7, 2019	Urban contemporary		[49]

References

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