2021 song by Drake featuring Lil Durk and Giveon
"In the Bible " is a song by Canadian rapperDrake featuring American rapperLil Durk and American singer-songwriterGiveon . It was released on September 3, 2021, as the fourth track on Drake's sixth studio albumCertified Lover Boy .
The track sees Drake put himself below his son, Adonis Graham, to "explain away emotional stuntedness" on the chorus, in which he sings the line: "You don't know love, you don't love me like my child".[ 1] He also boasts about his body count and asks a woman for her body count.[ 2] Drake delivers an "intriguing" vocal turn throughout the song.[ 3] He also raps a verse. Lil Durk received praise for rapping about his girlfriend, India Royale, in his verse, specifically promoting her cosmetics line.
Commercial performance [ edit ] "In the Bible" debuted at number seven on theBillboard Hot 100 , earning 41.4 million streams and 489 thousand in airplay audience and selling 800 thousand copies in its first week.[ 4] It became one of the nine Top 10 songs on the chart. The song also peaked at number 18 in Canada, and at number nine on theBillboard Global 200 chart.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Year-end chart performance for "In the Bible" Chart (2021) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 25] 81
Certifications for "In the Bible" Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 26] Gold 35,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 27] Platinum 80,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 28] Silver 200,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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