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"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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
  18. ^ "Drake – Daylight". Top Digital Download. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  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.
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