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| Single byDrake featuringthe Weeknd | ||||
| from the albumTake Care | ||||
| Released | July 30, 2012 (2012-7-30) | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
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"Crew Love" is a song by Canadian rapperDrake featuring Canadian singerthe Weeknd from Drake's second studio album,Take Care (2011). It was originally set to be on the Weeknd'sdebut mixtape.[1] "Crew Love" was released as the album's seventh single in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2012.
Jon Dolan ofRolling Stone described the track as "avant-R&B lushness" and "a tender ode to metaphorical family in the face of a world where everybody wants a little Drake".[2]
"Crew Love" debuted at number 200 on theUK Singles Chart for the chart week of July 14, 2012.[3] It entered the top 100 of the chart two weeks later at number 64, later peaking at number 37.[4] The track also became a top ten hit on theUK R&B Chart, where it peaked at number seven.[5]
Despite the absence of a proper single release in the United States, "Crew Love" managed to chart on severalBillboard singles charts owing to strongrhythmic andurban contemporary radio airplay.[6] It peaked at number nine on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in June 2012, becoming Drake's twenty-fourth top ten single on the chart.[7] The song also peaked at number 14 on theHot Rap Songs chart and at number 80 on both the mainHot 100 singles chart and theCanadian Hot 100.[7][8][9]
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 80 |
| CanadaCHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] | 39 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 37 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[5] | 7 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[9] | 80 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
| USHot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] | 14 |
| USRhythmic (Billboard)[12] | 35 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[13] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom[17] | July 30, 2012 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal |
