Apparently

2014 single by J. Cole

"Apparently"

Single by J. Cole

from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Released

December 9, 2014

Recorded

2014

Genre

Hip hop

Length

4:53

Label

Columbia

Songwriter(s)

Jermaine Cole, Filippo Trecca

Producer(s)

J. Cole

J. Cole singles chronology

"She Knows"
(2013)

"Apparently"
(2014)

"Planez"
(2015)

Audio sample

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Music video

"Apparently" on YouTube

"Apparently" is a song by North Carolina rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2014 as the lead single from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The song samples "La Morte Dell'ermina" by Filippo Trecca, and was produced by J. Cole.^[1] The song has since peaked at number 58 and 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively.^[2]^[3] The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance for the 2016 Grammys.

Music video

On December 10, 2014, the accompanying video for "Apparently" was released on Cole's Vevo channel. The video features several shots of Cole standing in front of various video projections.

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	58
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[4]	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[6]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Peters, Mitchell (November 30, 2014). "J. Cole Unveils '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Album Track List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "J. Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "J. Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
^ "J. Cole Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ "British single certifications – J. Cole – Apparently". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – J. Cole – Apparently". Recording Industry Association of America.