2025 single by Drake
"Gimme a Hug " is a song recorded by Canadian rapperDrake for his collaborative studio album withPartyNextDoor entitledSome Sexy Songs 4 U .[ 1] Produced byGordo , Kid Masterpiece, Klahr, Liohn, Simon on the Moon andNoel Cadastre , it was released on February 14, 2025, by Santa Anna Label Group,OVO Sound andRepublic Records .[ 2] It impacted USrhythmic radio as the lead single on February 26, 2025. In the song, he addresses hison-going feud withKendrick Lamar and other artists.[ 3]
"Gimme a Hug" is 3 minutes and 13 seconds long.[ 2] Produced by Klahr,Gordo , Kid Masterpiece, Liohn, Simon on the Moon and Noel Cadastre, it wasmixed by40 and Cadastre with assistance from OUPSiNG, andmastered byChris Athens assisted by Dave Huffman.[ 4] "Gimme a Hug"samples fromAaron Hall 's 1993 single, "I Miss You ",[ 5] and a composition byTerrell Grice , titled "Sing".[ 6] [ 7]
The song received positive reviews.Billboard ' s Carl Lamarre ranked the song as the best track onSome Sexy Songs 4 U .[ 8] Lamarre compared Drake's flow on the track to his on "Family Matters ", stating that he "feasts on his rivals with his Teflon rhyme scheme" while describing the song as "punchline galore".[ 8]
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits were adapted from theliner notes .[ 4]
Recording
Musicians
Drake – vocals, songwriterGordo – producer, keyboards,programming Kid Masterpiece – producer, keyboards, programming Liohn – producer, keyboards, programming Klahr – producer, keyboards, programming Simon on the Moon – producer, keyboards, programming Noel Cadastre – producer, keyboards, programmingTechnical
Certifications for "Gimme a Hug" Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA )[ 23] Gold 500,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^ Williams, Aaron (February 14, 2025)."Drake Seemingly Addresses His Rough 2024 On "Gimme A Hug" With PartyNextDoor: 'F*ck All Rap Beef' " .Uproxx .Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2025 . ^a b Gimme a Hug by Drake ,OVO Sound , Santa Anna Label Group,Republic Records , February 14, 2025, retrievedFebruary 14, 2025 – viaApple Music ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (February 14, 2025)."Drake Addresses Rap Beef and People Waiting on His Obituary on New Song "Gimme a Hug" " .XXL .Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2025 . ^a b Some Sexy Songs 4 U (Liner notes).Drake ,PartyNextDoor . Santa Anna Label Group,OVO Sound ,Republic Records . 2025.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )^ Bustard, Andy (February 14, 2025)."Drake Addresses Kendrick Lamar Beef, Disses Joe Budden OnSome Sexy Songs 4 U " .HipHopDX .Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2025 . ^ TERRELL (March 2, 2023).SING (from The TERRELL Show Season 6) . RetrievedMarch 5, 2025 – via YouTube. [1] ^ "Drake – GIMME A HUG Samples" .Genius . RetrievedMarch 5, 2025 .^a b Lamarre, Carl; Saponara, Michael (February 14, 2025)."Drake & PartyNextDoor's '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U': All 21 Tracks Ranked" .Billboard . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2025 . ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart" .Australian Recording Industry Association . February 24, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 .^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart" .Australian Recording Industry Association . February 24, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 .^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 25, 2025.^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 25, 2025.^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 8, 2025)" .Irish Recorded Music Association . RetrievedFebruary 22, 2025 .^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart" .Recorded Music NZ . February 21, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 .^ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: March 7th, 2025 - March 13th, 2025" .TurnTable . Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 .{{cite magazine }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 08-2025" .The Official South African Charts . Retrieved 1 March 2025. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 8, 2025" (in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan . RetrievedFebruary 22, 2025 .^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 21, 2025.^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40" .Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 21, 2025.^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 25, 2025.^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 25, 2025.^ "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)" .Billboard . Retrieved May 6, 2025.^ "American single certifications – Drake, PartyNextDoor – Gimme a Hug" .Recording Industry Association of America . RetrievedNovember 10, 2025 .^ https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/radio/radio-add-recaps-2025-02-26
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