Daylight (Drake song)

"Daylight"
Song by Drake
from the album For All the Dogs
ReleasedOctober 6, 2023
GenreTrap
Length2:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Daylight" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his eighth studio album For All the Dogs (2023). It was produced by Southside and Smatt, with co-production from T9C and additional production from Lil Esso. The song features additional vocals from Drake's son Adonis Graham.

Composition

The song begins with dialogue by Tony Montana sampled from the 1983 film Scarface[1] and contains a trap beat,[2] In the chorus, Drake mentions someone being shot in broad daylight,[3][4] before addressing rumors concerning him on the Internet. These lyrics have been speculated to refer to rapper XXXTentacion, who had a feud with Drake, and rumors of Drake's involvement in his 2018 murder.[4] Two minutes into the song, the beat switches and is followed by a rap verse from Adonis.[5][6]

Critical reception

Billboard's Kyle Denis ranked the track as the twelfth best track on the album.[7] Denis wrote that "Drake’s villain era feels quite forced" while describing the production as "ominous oscillating synths".[7] The song received generally negative reviews from music critics. Nadine Smith of The Independent cited it as a song in which Drake "strains to fit over the futuristic 'rage' sound popularised by Playboi Carti."[8] Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone wrote, "Skeptics who bemoan the 36-year-old superstar's Peter Pan-like immaturity will cite 'Daylight,' where he claims, 'I'm trying to fuck all the bitches that look at my ex,' then invites his five-year-old son Adonis to drop a verse at track's end."[9] Luke Morgan Britton of NME also criticized the aforementioned line, stating "Any boyish charm has abandoned him on 'For All The Dogs' though, instead replaced with bitterness, pettiness and finger-pointing at the supposed flaws of women in Drake's life."[10] Paul Attard of Slant Magazine disapproved of Drake "claiming that he's going to shoot someone atop a Fisher-Price-grade trap beat" in the song.[2] Josh Herring of The Line of Best Fit described Adonis' verse as "cute but out of place".[3] Chris Richards of The Washington Post regarded the audio sample from Scarface as the "most embarrassing moment" on For All the Dogs.[1]

Charts

Chart performance for "Daylight"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 21
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[12] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 5
France (SNEP)[14] 96
Global 200 (Billboard)[15] 12
Greece International (IFPI)[16] 11
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[17] 15
Italy (FIMI)[18] 78
Latvia (LAIPA)[19] 20
Lithuania (AGATA)[20] 48
Luxembourg (Billboard)[21] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 26
Portugal (AFP)[23] 49
South Africa (TOSAC)[24] 10
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 4
Swiss Streaming (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 31
UAE (IFPI)[27] 19
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[28] 25
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[30] 8

References

  1. ^ a b Richards, Chris (October 9, 2023). "This meeting of the Drake Haters Association will now come to order". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Attard, Paul (October 9, 2023). "Drake For All the Dogs Review: A Clownish Tribute to Chauvinism". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Herring, Josh (October 9, 2023). "Drake's prime is lodged comfortably in the past as he puts in a mediocre effort in For All the Dogs". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Elibert, Mark (October 6, 2023). "Drake's 'For All the Dogs': All the Direct Mentions and Potential Subliminal Disses". Complex. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ Callas, Brad (October 6, 2023). "Drake Scores Coveted Adonis Graham Feature on 'For All the Dogs' Cut "Daylight"". Complex. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (October 6, 2023). "Drake Let His Son Adonis Rap On 'Daylight' From 'For All The Dogs' And Fans Can't Get Enough Of It". Uproxx. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b Denis, Kyle (October 6, 2023). "Drake's 'For All the Dogs': All 23 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Smith, Nadine (October 6, 2023). "Drake review, For All the Dogs: Rapper's outright contempt for women borders on sinister". The Independent. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 6, 2023). "Drake Sounds A Little Tired of Being Drake On 'For All the Dogs'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (October 9, 2023). "Drake – 'For All The Dogs' review: banger-less, bitter and deeply mid". NME. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "Drake – Daylight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Drake – Daylight" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  16. ^ "Digital Singles Chart (International)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  17. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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  19. ^ "Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 41. nedēļa" (in English and Latvian). LAIPA. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  20. ^ "2023 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  21. ^ "Drake Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  22. ^ "Drake – Daylight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  23. ^ "Drake – Daylight". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  24. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 41-2023". The Official South African Charts. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  26. ^ "Streaming Top 100". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  27. ^ "UAE: 2023 - W41 - 10/06 to 12/10". The Official MENA Chart. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  28. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  29. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  30. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2023.