Crew Love

"Crew Love"
Single by Drake featuring the Weeknd
from the album Take Care
ReleasedJuly 30, 2012 (2012-07-30)
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Drake singles chronology
"Amen"
(2012)		 "Crew Love"
(2012)		 "Enough Said"
(2012)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Crew Love"
(2012)		 "Remember You"
(2012)

"Crew Love" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd from Drake's second studio album, Take Care (2011). It was originally set to be on the Weeknd's debut mixtape.[1] "Crew Love" was released as the album's seventh single in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2012.

Critical reception

Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone described the track as "avant-R&B lushness" and "a tender ode to metaphorical family in the face of a world where everybody wants a little Drake".[2]

Chart performance

"Crew Love" debuted at number 200 on the UK Singles Chart for the chart week of July 14, 2012.[3] It entered the top 100 of the chart two weeks later at number 64, later peaking at number 37.[4] The track also became a top ten hit on the UK R&B Chart, where it peaked at number seven.[5]

Despite the absence of a proper single release in the United States, "Crew Love" managed to chart on several Billboard singles charts owing to strong rhythmic and urban contemporary radio airplay.[6] It peaked at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in June 2012, becoming Drake's twenty-fourth top ten single on the chart.[7] The song also peaked at number 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and at number 80 on both the main Hot 100 singles chart and the Canadian Hot 100.[7][8][9]

Charts

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[8]80
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10]39
UK Singles (Official Charts)[4]37
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[5]7
US Billboard Hot 100[9]80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7]9
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11]14
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[12]35

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom[17] July 30, 2012 Contemporary hit radio Universal

References

  1. ↑ "The Weeknd: Kiss And Tell (2013 Cover Story)". Complex. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dolan, Jon (November 7, 2011). "Drake's 'Take Care': A Track-By-Track Breakdown". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 14.07.2012 (Week 27)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart on 11/8/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 11/8/2012 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ Santiago, Karinah (June 8, 2012). "Chart Juice: Travis Porter, Rebecca Ferguson Enter R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Drake feat. the Weeknd – Crew Love". Radioscope. Retrieved December 23, 2024. Type Crew Love in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  15. ↑ "British single certifications – Drake – Crew Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Crew Love Drake in the "Search:" field.
  16. ↑ "American single certifications – Drake – Crew Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  17. ↑ Lane, Dan (July 30, 2012). "This week's new releases 30-07-2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
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