The London
"The London" | ||||
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Single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott | ||||
from the album So Much Fun | ||||
Released | May 23, 2019 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
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T-Minus | ||||
Young Thug singles chronology | ||||
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J. Cole singles chronology | ||||
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Travis Scott singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The London" on YouTube |
"The London" is a song by American rapper
T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards
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Background
The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in
Composition
"The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.[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, 2019, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.[7]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official YouTube channel.[4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.[1][8]
- Young Thug – vocals, songwriting
- J. Cole – vocals, songwriting
- Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
- Babyface - 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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[43] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[44] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France ( SNEP)[46]
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Gold | 100,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[47] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[49] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[51] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Various | May 23, 2019 | [8] | ||
United Kingdom | June 7, 2019 | Urban contemporary
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- ^ "Key & BPM for The London (feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott) by Young Thug, J. Cole, Travis Scott | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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- ^ "Danish single certifications – Young Thug feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott – The London". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Young Thug feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott – The London" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 6, 2020. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "The London" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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- ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Young Thug feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott – The London" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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