Burning Bridges (Drake song)

"Burning Bridges"
Song by Drake
from the album Iceman
ReleasedMay 15, 2026
Genre
Length3:45
Label
Music video
"Burning Bridges" on YouTube

"Burning Bridges" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his studio album Iceman (2026). It is a diss track towards rapper ASAP Rocky.

Background and composition

The song begins with a jazz-influenced piano instrumental, which blends with an R&B slow jam.[1] Drake borrows the cadence of rapper Kodak Black's song "No Flockin".[2] The instrumental then switches to a synth-heavy style as Drake utilizes a laid-back flow with layered vocals. He takes aim at ASAP Rocky and mocks his relationship with singer Rihanna, who used to be in an on-again, off-again relationship with Drake. On the chorus, Drake questions how supportive their relationship really is, claiming that Rihanna did not promote Rocky's album Don't Be Dumb ("Your baby mama ain't even post your single"). Drake also suggests he is refraining from dissing Rocky more harshly out of respect for Rihanna and also references his interview with DJ Akademiks to promote Don't Be Dumb ("You saw my brother, you was tryna fix it / Now you drop your album and you back dissin'").[3]

Drake previewed the song in the fourth episode of his Iceman livestream series, the night before it was released.[4]

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews. Armon Sadler of Billboard ranked it as the 14th best song on Iceman and complimented it for its diss toward ASAP Rocky.[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the song for "deftly switching" between different styles.[1]

Charts

Chart performance for "Burning Bridges"
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6]38
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[7] 17
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[8]13
Global 200 (Billboard)[9]16
Greece International (IFPI)[10] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]38
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[12] 98
South Africa Streaming (TOSAC)[13] 11
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[15]13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]12

References

  1. 1 2 Petridis, Alex (May 15, 2026). "Drake: Iceman / Maid of Honour / Habibti review – triple-album comeback is a boring, bloated disaster". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ Fitzgerald, Kiana (May 16, 2026). "Drake Is Still Chasing Ghosts on His Three-Album Megadrop". Consequence. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Kickham, Dylan (May 15, 2026). "Drake Seemingly Takes Aim At Rihanna & A$AP Rocky In Iceman Diss Tracks". Elite Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Saponara, Michael (May 15, 2026). "Future, Revelations & Revenge: Everything That Happened in Drake's 'Iceman' Episode 4 Livestream". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ Sadler, Armon (May 15, 2026). "Drake's 'ICEMAN' Album: All 18 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Drake – Burning Bridges". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 25, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 20/2026" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on May 27, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Drake – Burning Bridges". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: May 15th – May 21st, 2026". TurnTable. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 20 Week 21, 2026". The Official South African Charts. Archived from the original on May 29, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21, 2026". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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