2019 single by Travis Scott
"Highest in the Room " (stylized inall caps ) is a song by American rapperTravis Scott . It was released as a single on October 4, 2019.[ 1] It was released in a variety of formats, including on7-inch vinyl ,cassette and as aCD single .[ 2] In its first week, it debuted atop theBillboard Hot 100 , for the chart dated October 19, 2019, becoming Scott's second US number-one single, following "Sicko Mode ".[ 3] A remix featuring Spanish singerRosalía and American rapperLil Baby was released on December 27, 2019, and featured on Scott and otherCactus Jack members'compilation album JackBoys (2019) on the same day, while the original release remains off the compilation.[ 4] The remix version was released to Italiancontemporary hit radio on January 7, 2020.[ 5] The song received a nomination forBest Melodic Rap Performance at the63rd Annual Grammy Awards .
The song was first used in Scott's girlfriendKylie Jenner 's "Kybrows" commercial on April 29, 2019, before Scott debuted the song during his set at theRolling Loud festival inMiami on May 10–12, 2019. On August 31, 2019, Scott played a portion of the song at a concert that included a verse fromLil Baby ,[ 6] but was ultimately cut in the final version because Scott wanted to express the breakup with himself and Jenner on his own. The demo version featuring Baby leaked on December 24, 2019. Baby's verse was on the remix of the song, which is on thecompilation album JackBoys . However, the original version of "Highest in the Room" did not make it onto the album.
Scott officially announced the track's release through social media on September 30, posting three covers for the song as well as a pre-order link and captioning the post "See u on the 4th".[ 7]
A music video was released on October 3, 2019, on YouTube, directed byDave Meyers and Travis Scott himself, while it was produced by Nathan Scherrer, Randy Donaldson, and Sam Lecca.[ 8]
Commercial performance [ edit ] "Highest in the Room" debuted at number one on theBillboard Hot 100 on the issue dated October 19, 2019, becoming Scott's second number-one single on the chart (after 2018's "Sicko Mode "), his first number-one single on its first week on the chart, and 35th single to debut at the number one position in the chart's history. "Highest in the Room" debuted atop theStreaming Songs chart with 59 million streams and debuted at number two on theDigital Songs chart with 51,000 downloads.[ 9] The song fell to number six the following week on October 26, 2019. It later returned to the top 10 on the issue dated January 11, 2020 at number eight, partly charged by sales from the remix featuringRosalia andLil Baby .[ 10] [ 11] Elsewhere, in Greece the song charted at number one. The UK Singles Chart number two on 17 October.
Credits adapted fromSpotify .[ 12]
Travis Scott – vocalist, songwritingOZ – production, songwritingNik D – production, songwriting ROSALÍA – songwritingMike Dean – co-production, mixing, masteringSean Solymar – engineering assistant Jimmy Cash – engineering assistant Chart (2019) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 49] 99 Latvia (LAIPA)[ 50] 32 Portugal (AFP)[ 51] 76 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 52] 65 USRolling Stone Top 100[ 53] 65
Chart (2020) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 54] 63 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 55] 49 Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 56] 86 France (SNEP)[ 57] 94 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[ 58] 46 Italy (FIMI)[ 59] 95 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 60] 50 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 61] 31 UK Singles (OCC)[ 62] 97 USBillboard Hot 100[ 63] 45 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 64] 23 US Rhythmic (Billboard )[ 65] 18
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 68] 3× Platinum 210,000‡ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 69] Platinum 30,000‡ Belgium (BRMA )[ 70] Gold 20,000‡ Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 71] 3× Diamond 480,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 72] 5× Platinum 400,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 73] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 74] Diamond 333,333‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 75] Platinum 400,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 76] 2× Platinum 140,000‡ Mexico (AMPROFON )[ 77] Diamond 300,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 78] 5× Platinum 150,000‡ Poland (ZPAV )[ 79] 3× Platinum 150,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 80] 7× Platinum 70,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 81] Platinum 60,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 82] 2× Platinum 40,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 83] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 84] 9× Platinum 9,000,000‡ Streaming Greece (IFPI Greece )[ 85] Diamond 10,000,000† Sweden (GLF )[ 86] Platinum 8,000,000† ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
Rosalía and Lil Baby remix[ edit ] A remix featuring Spanish singerRosalía and American rapperLil Baby was released on December 27, 2019. It was the first track on Scott and otherCactus Jack members' album,JackBoys , which was released on the same day.[ 4] Originally, Lil Baby was supposed to be on the original song, but his verse was cut for unknown reasons. The remix version received a radio release on January 7, 2020.[ 5]
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