For Free

"For Free" is a single by DJ Khaled, featuring Canadian rapper Drake, released on June 17, 2016 by We the Best Music Group and Epic Records as the lead single from DJ Khaled's ninth studio album, Major Key. The song was produced by Nineteen85 and Jordan Ullman.^[1]

Background

On Snapchat, DJ Khaled talked about "the Drake vocals finally [being] in", referencing the then unreleased song. The song samples lyrics and cadences from Too Short's "Blow the Whistle" and interpolates Akinyele's "Fuck Me For Free" produced by platinum producer Frankie Cutlass. The single was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio on June 3.^[2] One of Drake's verses pay homage to Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly song, "For Free? (Interlude)" with a lyric that states, "and like your boy from Compton said/You know this dick ain’t free."^[3]

Commercial performance

On the chart dated June 25, 2016, "For Free" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 18, powered by first-week digital download sales of 104,748 copies.^[4] It became DJ Khaled's second highest-charting single peaking at number 13 in its ninth week (behind 2011's "I'm On One" with Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne). In Great Britain, the song has peaked at number 25, while peaking at number 47 in Canada and at number 79 in France, making it Khaled's most successful single in those countries.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	70
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	47
France (SNEP)^[7]	79
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[8]	25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[9]	25
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[11]	4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[12]	26
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[13]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Shake (2016-06-03). "DJ Khaled & Drake Team Up On New Summer Anthem, "For Free"". Retrieved 2016-06-04.
↑ "DJ Khaled - For Free Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
↑ Lang, Cady (2016-06-03). "Drake and DJ Khaled Release New Track 'For Free'". TIME. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
↑ Mansell, Henry (June 18, 2016). "Hip Hop Single Sales: DJ Khaled, Drake & Desiigner". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake Returns to No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for DJ Khaled. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 23, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-06-10". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-06-10" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for DJ Khaled. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for DJ Khaled. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for DJ Khaled. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for DJ Khaled. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
↑ "American single certifications – DJ Khaled – For Free". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

DJ Khaled

Discography

Studio albums	Listennn... the Album We the Best We Global Victory We the Best Forever Kiss the Ring Suffering from Success I Changed a Lot Major Key

Singles	"Holla at Me" "Born-N-Raised" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood" "Out Here Grindin" "Go Hard" "Fed Up" "Put Your Hands Up" "All I Do Is Win" "Welcome to My Hood" "I'm on One" "Take It to the Head" "I Wish You Would" "No New Friends" "I Wanna Be With You" "They Don't Love You No More" "Hold You Down" "How Many Times" "Gold Slugs" "For Free" "I Got the Keys" "Holy Key" "Do You Mind"

Featured singles	"100 Million" "Speedin' (We the Best Remix)" "Cash Flow" "Foolish (Remix)" "Always Strapped (Remix)" "Maybach Music 2.5" "For My Hood" "Body 2 Body (Remix)" "Ima Boss (Remix)" "Cold" "Pride n Joy" "It's On" "Bugatti (Remix)"

Related articles	We the Best Terror Squad Cash Money Fat Joe Ace Hood NBA 2K16

Drake songs

Comeback Season

"Replacement Girl"

So Far Gone

We Are Young Money

"Every Girl"
"BedRock"

Thank Me Later

Take Care

Nothing Was the Same

If You're Reading This It's Too Late

"Energy"
"Preach"

What a Time to Be Alive

"Jumpman"

Views

More Life

Other singles

As featured artist

2009	"4 My Town (Play Ball)" "Digital Girl (Remix)" "Fed Up" "I Invented Sex" "Money to Blow" "Say Something" "The One" "Throw It in the Bag (Remix)"

2010	"Aston Martin Music" "Deuces (Remix)" "Fall for Your Type" "Gonorrhea" "In the Morning" "Loving You No More" "Moment 4 Life" "Put It Down" "Right Above It" "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) (Remix)" "Wavin' Flag (Haiti Mix)" "What's My Name?" "What Up"

2011	"Feel Love" "I'm on One" "It's Good" "Mr. Wrong" "Round of Applause" "She Will" "Still Got It" "Tony Montana" "Unusual"

2012	"Amen" "Champion" "Diced Pineapples" "Enough Said" "Fuckin' Problems" "No Lie" "Pop That" "Stay Schemin'" "We in This Bitch 1.5"

2013	"Cabaret" "I Do It" "Know Bout Me" "Live For" "Love Me" "Mine" "No Guns Allowed" "No New Friends" "Poetic Justice" "Right Here"

2014	"Believe Me" "Odio" "Only" "Recognize" "Trophies" "Tuesday" "Who Do You Love?"

2015	"100" "Blessings" "R.I.C.O." "Truffle Butter" "Where Ya At"

2016	"Big Amount" "Come and See Me" "For Free" "No Shopping" "Used to This" "Why You Always Hatin?" "Work"

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