Under the Sun (Dreamville, J. Cole and Lute song)

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"Under the Sun"
Atlanta, Georgia[1]
Length3:21
Label
Pluss
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    • "Under the Sun" is a song released by record label

    Complex, and HotNewHipHop all ranking it as his best feature of 2019.[3][4][5]

    Background

    In February, Dreamville gave a live preview of the song after the NBA All-Star game – which J. Cole was the halftime show performer, during the free concert in Charlotte. On Twitter, Hamad explained that Kendrick Lamar originally did not intend to appear on the track, and was at first just supposed to come and listen.[6]

    Recording and production

    The song was produced by Christo,

    Pluss and Nice Rec, and contains an uncredited sample from "I'll Be Waiting For You" by Argo Singers.[7] Christo spoke about the composition of the song with Billboard
    , saying:

    I didn't see

    J.I.D, I wasn't really [actively] listening to tracks.[8]

    Chart performance

    The song debuted at number 44 on the

    platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital units in the United States.[10]

    Music video

    The music video for the song was released on September 16, 2019, on the official Dreamville YouTube channel and has over 60 million views as of September 2023. It was directed by Scott Lazer, Aisultan Seitov, David Peters, and Chad Tennies, and produced by Tripp Kramer. [11]

    Charts

    Chart (2019) Peak
    position
    Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 72
    US Billboard Hot 100[13] 44
    US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 11
    US
    Rolling Stone Top 100[15]
    		 10

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ Hundred, Juan (January 19, 2019). "The Creator's POV of the Dreamville 'ROTD3' Camp". istandardproducers. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
    2. ^ "Dreamville's "Under The Sun" Links J. Cole With Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby & Lute". HotNewHipHop.
    3. ^ "DaBaby's Best Guest Verses of 2019, Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
    4. Complex
      . Retrieved December 31, 2019.
    5. ^ "DaBaby's Top 10 Best Features Of 2019". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
    6. Genius
      . Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    7. ^ ohchristo [@ohchristo] (July 7, 2019). "Under the sun sample - How I Love To Call His Name by Argo Singers" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
    8. ^ Saponara, Michael. "Christo Breaks Down Each Track He Produced on Dreamville's 'Revenge of the Dreamers III' Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    9. ^ "J. Cole Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
    10. ^ "Under The Sun". RIAA. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
    11. ^ Dreamville - Under The Sun ft. J. Cole, DaBaby & Lute (Official Music Video), retrieved September 17, 2019 – via YouTube
    12. ^ "J Cole Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    13. ^ "J Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
    14. ^ "J Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
    15. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
    16. ^ "American single certifications – Dreamville – Under The Sun". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
    17. ^ "Under The Sun".
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