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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Too Much
| name = Too Much
| Cover =
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| alt =
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| Artist = [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] featuring [[Sampha]]
| Album = [[Nothing Was the Same]]
| type = single
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| artist = [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] featuring [[Sampha]]
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| B-side =
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|31}}
| album = [[Nothing Was the Same]]
| released = {{Start date|2013|10|31}}
| Format =
| Recorded =
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| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=4|s=21}}
| studio =
| Label = {{Flat list|
| venue =
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[OVO Sound|OVO]]
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=21}}
*[[Aspire Music Group|Aspire]]
| label = {{Flat list|
*[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]
*[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]
*[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]
*[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]
*[[Republic Records|Republic]]
*[[Republic Records|Republic]]
}}
}}
| Writer = {{Flat list|
| writer = {{Flat list|
*[[Drake (rapper)|Aubrey Graham]]
*[[Drake (rapper)|Aubrey Graham]]
*[[Sampha|Sampha Sisay]]
*[[Sampha|Sampha Sisay]]
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*[[Emile Haynie]]
*[[Emile Haynie]]
}}
}}
| Producer = {{Flat list|
| producer = {{Flat list|
*[[Nineteen85]]
*[[Nineteen85]]
*[[Sampha]]
*[[Sampha]]
}}
}}
| Chronology = [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] singles
| chronology = [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]]
| Last single = "[[The Language]]"<br />(2013)
| prev_title = [[The Language]]
| This single = "'''Too Much'''"<br />(2013)
| prev_year = 2013
| Next single = "[[Know Bout Me]]"<br />(2013)
| next_title = [[Know Bout Me]]
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Sampha]]
| artist = [[Sampha]]
| type = single
| type = single
| prev_title = [[Hold On (SBTRKT song)|Hold On]]
| prev_title = [[Hold On (Sbtrkt song)|Hold On]]
| prev_year = 2012
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Too Much
| title = Too Much
| year = 2013
| year = 2013
| next_title = [[Wonder Where We Land|Temporary View]]
| next_title = Temporary View
| next_year = 2014
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
}}
}}


"'''Too Much'''" is a song by Canadian [[hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] from his third studio album ''[[Nothing Was the Same]]'' (2013). "Too Much" features vocals from English singer [[Sampha]] and contains [[sampling (music)|sample]]s from his track of the same name. The song was later released as the sixth overall single from ''Nothing Was the Same'' in the [[United Kingdom]] on December 9, 2013. Prior to its release, it was added to the playlists of UK radio stations [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] and [[BBC Radio 1]] on October 31, 2013, and November 25, 2013, respectively.
"'''Too Much'''" is a song by Canadian [[hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] from his third studio album ''[[Nothing Was the Same]]'' (2013). "Too Much" features vocals from English singer [[Sampha]] and contains [[sampling (music)|sample]]s from his track of the same name. The song was later released as the sixth overall single from ''Nothing Was the Same'' in the [[United Kingdom]] on December 9, 2013. Prior to its release, it was added to the playlists of UK radio stations [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] and [[BBC Radio 1]] on October 31, 2013,<ref name="BBC 1Xtra">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist|title=Radio 1Xtra Playlist|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1Xtra]]|access-date=November 4, 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131104090534/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist/|archivedate=November 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and November 25, 2013, respectively.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
"Too Much" was met with generally positive reviews from [[music critic]]s. David Amidon of [[PopMatters]] wrote that it was "hard... not to look at 'Too Much' as the brief return of the album we really want from Drake. This is the sort of song where everything comes together in such new, glimmering ways as to validate any claims Drake makes to shifting the game around on opener 'Tuscan Leather'."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/175563-drake-nothing-was-the-same/ |title=Drake: Nothing Was the Same (Take 2) |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=October 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 4, 2013 |author=Amidon, David}}</ref> Tim Sendra of [[AllMusic]] called "Too Much" a "brilliant combination of brag rap and quiet storm balladry."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nothing-was-the-same-mw0002572983 |title=Nothing Was the Same – Drake |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=November 4, 2013 |author=Sendra, Tim}}</ref> Julia Leconte of ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' praised its production as "beautiful."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=194439 |title=Drake: Nothing Was The Same (Universal) |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=November 4, 2013 |author=LeConte, Julia}}</ref> Evan Rytlewski of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' opined that the song "is beautiful in its achy simplicity."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/drake-nothing-was-the-same,103234/ |title=Drake: Nothing Was The Same |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=September 24, 2013 |accessdate=November 4, 2013 |author=Rytlewski, Evan}}</ref>
"Too Much" was met with generally positive reviews from [[music critic]]s. David Amidon of [[PopMatters]] wrote that it was "hard... not to look at 'Too Much' as the brief return of the album we really want from Drake. This is the sort of song where everything comes together in such new, glimmering ways as to validate any claims Drake makes to shifting the game around on opener 'Tuscan Leather'."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/175563-drake-nothing-was-the-same/ |title=Drake: Nothing Was the Same (Take 2) |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2013 |author=Amidon, David}}</ref> Tim Sendra of [[AllMusic]] called "Too Much" a "brilliant combination of brag rap and quiet storm balladry."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nothing-was-the-same-mw0002572983 |title=Nothing Was the Same – Drake |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=November 4, 2013 |author=Sendra, Tim}}</ref> Julia Leconte of ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' praised its production as "beautiful."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=194439 |title=Drake: Nothing Was The Same (Universal) |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |date=October 24, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2013 |author=LeConte, Julia}}</ref> Evan Rytlewski of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' opined that the song "is beautiful in its achy simplicity."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/drake-nothing-was-the-same,103234/ |title=Drake: Nothing Was The Same |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2013 |author=Rytlewski, Evan}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|90|artist=Drake|accessdate=November 4, 2013|refname="CAN"}}
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|90|artist=Drake|access-date=November 4, 2013|refname="CAN"}}
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! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UKSingles">{{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/131005cluk.txt |title=Chart: CLUK Update 5.10.2013 (wk39) |publisher=Zobbel.de |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |author=Zywietz, Tobias}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UKSingles">{{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/131005cluk.txt |title=Chart: CLUK Update 5.10.2013 (wk39) |publisher=Zobbel.de |access-date=October 6, 2013 |author=Zywietz, Tobias}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 86
| style="text-align:center;"| 86
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! scope="row" {{singlechart|UKrandb|19|date=2013-12-14|accessdate=December 8, 2013|refname="UK R&B"}}
! scope="row" {{singlechart|UKrandb|19|date=2013-12-14|access-date=December 8, 2013|refname="UK R&B"}}
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! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|64|artist=Drake|accessdate=November 4, 2013|refname="US"}}
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|64|artist=Drake|access-date=November 4, 2013|refname="US"}}
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! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|23|artist=Drake|accessdate=November 4, 2013|refname="US R&B"}}
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|23|artist=Drake|access-date=November 4, 2013|refname="US R&B"}}
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|award=Gold|access-date=June 22, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Drake|title=Too Much|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2020|id=7666-5115-1|access-date=May 4, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Drake|title=Too Much|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Drake|title=Too Much|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2018}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nounspecified=true|streaming=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}


==Release history==
==Release history==
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! Label
! Label
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! scope="row"| United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/this-weeks-new-releases-09-12-2013-2659/ |title=This week's new releases 09-12-2013 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=December 9, 2013 |accessdate=June 16, 2014 |author=Lane, Daniel}}</ref>
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/this-weeks-new-releases-09-12-2013-2659/ |title=This week's new releases 09-12-2013 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=June 16, 2014 |author=Lane, Daniel}}</ref><ref name="BBC 1Xtra"/>
| October 31, 2013
| [[Urban contemporary]]
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| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]|[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]}}
|-
| December 9, 2013
| December 9, 2013
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
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| [[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]], [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]], [[Republic Records|Republic]]
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|drake|too-much}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Drake songs}}
{{Drake songs}}
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[[Category:Songs written by Nineteen85]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nineteen85]]
[[Category:Songs written by Sampha]]
[[Category:Songs written by Sampha]]



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Revision as of 07:59, 24 June 2024

"Too Much"
Single by Drake featuring Sampha
from the album Nothing Was the Same
ReleasedOctober 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
GenreHip hop
Length4:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"The Language"
(2013) 		"Too Much"
(2013) 		"Know Bout Me"
(2013)
Sampha singles chronology
"Hold On"
(2012) 		"Too Much"
(2013) 		"Temporary View"
(2014)

"Too Much" is a song by Canadian hip hop recording artist Drake from his third studio album Nothing Was the Same (2013). "Too Much" features vocals from English singer Sampha and contains samples from his track of the same name. The song was later released as the sixth overall single from Nothing Was the Same in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2013. Prior to its release, it was added to the playlists of UK radio stations BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1 on October 31, 2013,[1] and November 25, 2013, respectively.

Critical reception

"Too Much" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. David Amidon of PopMatters wrote that it was "hard... not to look at 'Too Much' as the brief return of the album we really want from Drake. This is the sort of song where everything comes together in such new, glimmering ways as to validate any claims Drake makes to shifting the game around on opener 'Tuscan Leather'."[2] Tim Sendra of AllMusic called "Too Much" a "brilliant combination of brag rap and quiet storm balladry."[3] Julia Leconte of Now praised its production as "beautiful."[4] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club opined that the song "is beautiful in its achy simplicity."[5]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 90
UK Singles Chart[7] 86
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 64
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Land Date Format Label
United Kingdom[14][1] October 31, 2013 Urban contemporary
December 9, 2013 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ^ a b "Radio 1Xtra Playlist". BBC Radio 1Xtra. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Amidon, David (October 4, 2013). "Drake: Nothing Was the Same (Take 2)". PopMatters. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Nothing Was the Same – Drake". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  4. ^ LeConte, Julia (October 24, 2013). "Drake: Nothing Was The Same (Universal)". Now. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (September 24, 2013). "Drake: Nothing Was The Same". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 5.10.2013 (wk39)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Drake – Too Much". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Drake – Too Much". Recording Industry Association of America.
  14. ^ Lane, Daniel (December 9, 2013). "This week's new releases 09-12-2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2014.


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