Won't Be Late

2019 single by Swae Lee featuring Drake
"Won't Be Late"
Single by Swae Lee featuring Drake
ReleasedAugust 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
Genre
  • Afrobeats
  • dancehall
Length3:38
Label
  • EarDrummer
  • Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Swae Lee singles chronology
"Sextasy"
(2019) 		"Won't Be Late"
(2019) 		"Diva"
(2019)
Drake singles chronology
"Gold Roses"
(2019) 		"Won't Be Late"
(2019) 		"Ela É do Tipo"
(2019)

"Won't Be Late" is a song by American rapper Swae Lee featuring Canadian rapper Drake, released as a single by EarDrummers Records on August 16, 2019. It was produced by Tekno with additional production by Mike Will Made It, and released alongside Swae Lee's solo track "Sextasy".[1][2]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that the song's "island and house-flavored grooves servpe as an undercurrent to [Swae Lee and Drake's] rhymes, which discuss the merits of taking it slow in a relationship".[3] XXL described the song as a "banger" and a "dance track" with an "island bop" featuring Swae Lee's "croons" and Drake rhyming about a "complicated relationship".[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

  • Swae Lee – main vocalist, writing
  • Drake – vocalist, writing
  • Tekno – production, writing
  • Mike Will Made It – additional production, writing
  • Noel Cadastre – recording
  • 40 OVO – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 57
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 39
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 74
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 10
Portugal (AFP)[13] 93
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 60
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 50
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 30
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 23
US Rolling Stone Top 100[20] 37

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 16, 2019 [5]
United States August 27, 2019 Rhythmic contemporary [23]

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Madison (August 16, 2019). "Swae Lee and Drake Share New Song "Won't Be Late": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Espinoza, Joshua (August 16, 2019). "Swae Lee and Drake Connect on "Won't Be Late"". Complex. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Legaspi, Althea (August 16, 2019). "Hear Swae Lee, Drake Team for New Song 'Won't Be Late'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (August 16, 2019). "Swae Lee Drops New Song "Won't Be Late" Featuring Drake". XXL. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Won't Be Late / Swae Lee". Tidal. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Swae Lee feat. Drake – Won't Be Late" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Swae Lee feat. Drake – Won't Be Late" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Swae Lee Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Swae Lee". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 2, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Swae Lee feat. Drake – Won't Be Late" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "Swae Lee feat. Drake – Won't Be Late". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "Swae Lee feat. Drake – Won't Be Late". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "Swae Lee Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Swae Lee Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Swae Lee Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 16, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Swae Lee Ft Drake – Won't Be Late". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "American single certifications – Swae Lee – Won't Be Late". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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