2010 single by Miguel
"Sure Thing " is a song by the American singer and songwriterMiguel . Produced by Happy Perez, the song is included on his debut album,All I Want Is You YouTube in 2007, viaMyspace .[ 1] R&B song featuresneo soul influences, and had been noted for its similarities to the work of singerJon B.
It initially achieved moderate success on the USBillboard Hot 100Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and it was his most successful single until the release of "Adorn " in 2012. As of July 2013, the song had sold 1,106,000 copies in the United States.[ 2]
Following a resurgence in streaming due to it going viral onTikTok over a decade after its initial release, the song began to re chart worldwide, and it reached new peaks in several countries, including the United Kingdom,[ 3] Billboard Hot 100, eventually reaching a new peak of number 11 and becoming his first number one hit on the USPop Airplay chart.[ 4]
Lyrically, Miguel uses analogies to express his love interest, such as "You are the chalk / And I could be your blackboard" and "If I'm the lyric baby / You could be the note". Sheet music for the song shows the key ofF♯ minor (F♯m) .[ 5]
The music video premiered on January 5, 2011, was directed byHype Williams and was shot inHonolulu ,Hawaii .
The official remix features rapperPusha T .
Lil Wayne released a remix of the single on hisSorry 4 the Wait [ 6]
2011 year-end chart performance for "Sure Thing" Chart (2011) Position USBillboard Hot 100[ 40] 92 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 41] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard )[ 42] 48
2012 year-end chart performance for "Sure Thing" Chart (2012) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 43] 88
2023 year-end chart performance for "Sure Thing" Chart (2023) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 44] 21 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 45] 25 Germany (Official German Charts)[ 46] 100 Global 200 (Billboard )[ 47] 33 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 48] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 49] 92 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 50] 62 UK Singles (OCC)[ 51] 12 USBillboard Hot 100[ 52] 24 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard )[ 53] 45 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 54] 7 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard )[ 55] 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard )[ 56] 44
2024 year-end chart performance for "Sure Thing" Chart (2024) Position Global 200 (Billboard )[ 57] 159
Decade-end chart performance for "Sure Thing" Chart (2010–2019) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 58] 16
Certifications for "Sure Thing" Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 59] 8× Platinum 560,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 60] Platinum 90,000‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 61] Gold 150,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 62] Gold 50,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 63] 9× Platinum 270,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 64] 2× Platinum 40,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 65] Gold 30,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 66] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 67] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡ Streaming Greece (IFPI Greece )[ 68] Gold 1,000,000† ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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