Massive (song)

"Massive"
Single by Drake, Klahr & LIOH, Gordo
from the album Honestly, Nevermind
ReleasedJune 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)
GenreHouse
Length5:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gordo
  • Klahr (massive)
  • Zastenker
Drake singles chronology
"Wait for U"
(2022) 		"Massive" / "Sticky"
(2022) 		"Staying Alive"
(2022)

"Massive" is a house song by Canadian rapper Drake.[1] It was sent to contemporary hit radio through Republic Records and OVO Sound as the dual lead single from his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, on June 21, 2022, alongside the single "Sticky". Drake wrote the song with singer Tresor and with producers Gordo, Johannes Klahr, and Richard Zastenker.

Composition and lyrics

"Massive" was praised by Rolling Stone who said it could "easily fit on a DJ mix".[1] The song includes samples and a piano-based instrumental line.[2][3]

Critical reception

HipHopDX said "Massive" was the album's "clearest radio smash".[4] Evening Standard said the song is "the cheesiest moment" on the album.[5] Variety noted the song's funeral theme and "concluded that the song’s mood casts it as a wry aside, rather than, well, sociopathic".[6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Massive"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] Platinum 70,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[36] Gold 50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Massive"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 21, 2022 Contemporary hit radio
[38]

References

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