Turks (song)
"Turks" | ||||
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Single by Nav and Gunna featuring Travis Scott | ||||
from the album Good Intentions | ||||
Released | March 27, 2020 | |||
Genre | Trap[1] | |||
Length | 2:41 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Wheezy | ||||
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Travis Scott singles chronology | ||||
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"Turks" on YouTube |
"Turks" is a song by Canadian rapper
Background
"Turks" marks the first new material from Nav since the release of his second studio album, Bad Habits, as well as his first release in a year as a lead artist since the album, which was released on March 22, 2019.[4] The song was first teased on January 26, 2020 in a video posted on Instagram by a Travis Scott fan page.[5] The video showed Nav and Scott at the birthday party of Nav's XO manager and XO co-founder Cash,[3] playing their respective verses to "short eight-bar increments".[5] The song was eventually released on March 27, 2020, following an Instagram Live session between Nav and Gunna on March 25, 2020.[6] All three artists had previously collaborated on Scott's song "Yosemite", from Scott's third studio album Astroworld, in August 2018.[7] The song's title is a reference to the Caribbean islands Turks and Caicos, a territory occasionally appearing on a list of proposed new Canadian provinces and territories.[3] When the final version of the song was released on March 27, 2020, Gunna and Travis Scott's verses were switched.
Composition and lyrics
"Turks" is a "
Commercial performance
"Turks" reached number one on Apple Music the same day it was released.[11] It marks Nav's highest-charting single as a lead artist on the
Music video
The song's official video, starring the three artists, premiered on Nav's YouTube channel on March 30, 2020. Directed by Nav's XO label boss Cash and Zac Facts, it was filmed on a military base and finds the artists in the Turks and Caicos Islands as they are surrounded by an army of female soldiers, tanks, and heavy artillery.[6] Nav is seen waving the XO label flag in the video. Young Thug, a close friend and frequent collaborator of the three artists, makes a cameo appearance.[14]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[29] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[30] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | March 27, 2020 | Republic | [31] | |
United States | March 31, 2020 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [32] |
References
- ^ a b c Lamarre, Carl (March 27, 2020). "NAV, Gunna & Travis Scott Join Forces Again on 'Turks'". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Nav announces new album 'Good Intentions'". Rap-Up. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c Hip Hop Canada (March 30, 2020). "NAV & Gunna drop new video for Travis Scott-assisted "Turks"". Hip Hop Canada. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Sarah (March 27, 2020). "NAV Teams with Gunna and Travis Scott for New Track "Turks". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ a b R., Dominiq (January 26, 202p). "Travis Scott and Nav Preview New Music In The Club: Watch The Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Sawyer, Jonathan (March 2020). "NAV, Gunna & Travis Scott Are Ready for War in Official "Turks" Video". Highsnobiety. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Mahjouri, Shakiel (March 27, 2020). "NAV & Gunna Team Up With Travis Scott For 'Turks'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Complex. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- The FADER. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Turks (Original Mix) by NAV, Gunna, Travis Scott on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Nav (March 20, 2020). "With great company w my brothers". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved March 31, 2020 – via Instagram.
- ^ Trust, Gary (April 6, 2020). "The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Shines at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 For Second Week". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Nav Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- Rap Up. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "2020 15-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202014 into search. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 14". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – NAV & Gunna – Turks". Music Canada.
- ^ "American single certifications – NAV & Gunna – Turks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Turks (feat. Travis Scott) - Single". Retrieved March 31, 2020 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.