2017 single by Future
"Mask Off " is a song by American rapperFuture for hiseponymous fifth studio album (2017). The track was later released as the second single after initially charting as an album track.[ 2]
It was Future's highest-charting single, peaking at number five on the USBillboard Hot 100Life Is Good " (2020), "Way 2 Sexy " (2021), "Wait for U " (2022), and "Like That " (2024) with the former peaking at number two, and the latter three peaking at number one. The song was also his highest charting solo song until "Puffin on Zootiez " (2022) peaked at number four. A remix featuringKendrick Lamar was released on May 23, 2017.
Future and the FreeWishes Foundation announced the "Mask On" campaign in 2020. Together, they provided more than 100,000 masks during theCOVID-19 pandemic .
The song samples "Prison Song" byCarlton Williams , released in 1978 as part of his musicalSelma . In this track, Future opens up about drug use and addiction problems (Percocets , Molly Percocets). It also tells a story that explores the surface of Future's past, fromtrapping to living a life of luxury.[ 3]
"Mask Off" peaked at number five on the USBillboard Hot 100[ 4] New Zealand ,Sweden ,Denmark ,Switzerland ,Canada , andFrance , where it charted the highest at number two. It has since been certifiednine times platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over nine million units in the United States.
The music video for "Mask Off" was released on May 5, 2017. It was directed byColin Tilley , and features appearances fromAmber Rose andDJ Esco .
Live performances and remixes [ edit ] The official remix features a guest appearance from fellow American rapperKendrick Lamar and was mixed by engineerAlex Tumay , released on May 23, 2017.[ 5] Coachella Festival .[ 6] the Damn Tour since the release of the remix.[ 7]
On May 28, 2017,Joyner Lucas has released his own remix ontoSoundCloud andYouTube entitled "Mask On" On the remix, he sent shots atLogic andLil Yachty .
On June 16, 2017, a remix produced byMarshmello was released, which was deemed ironic by some as the DJ is known for masking his identity behind his namesake marshmallow-inspired helmet.[ 8] [ 9]
Digital download No. Title Length 1. "Mask Off" 3:23
Digital download – Remix[ 10] No. Title Length 1. "Mask Off" (Remix) (featuring Kendrick Lamar) 4:17
Digital download – Marshmello Remix[ 11] No. Title Length 1. "Mask Off" (Marshmello Remix) 3:00
Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 44] 64 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[ 45] 78 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 46] 15 Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 47] 40 France (SNEP)[ 48] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[ 49] 53 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[ 50] 58 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[ 51] 49 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 52] 38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 53] 34 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 54] 34 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 55] 43 USBillboard Hot 100[ 56] 14 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 57] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard )[ 58] 19
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 59] 3× Platinum 210,000‡ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 60] Gold 15,000‡ Belgium (BEA )[ 61] Platinum 20,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 62] Diamond 800,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 63] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 64] Diamond 233,333‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 65] 2× Platinum 800,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 66] 2× Platinum 200,000‡ Mexico (AMPROFON )[ 67] Platinum+Gold 90,000‡ Netherlands (NVPI )[ 68] 2× Platinum 80,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 69] Platinum 30,000‡ Poland (ZPAV )[ 70] 4× Platinum 200,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 71] Platinum 10,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 72] Platinum 60,000‡ Sweden (GLF )[ 73] 3× Platinum 120,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 74] Platinum 20,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 75] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 76] 9× Platinum 9,000,000‡ Streaming Greece (IFPI Greece )[ 77] 2× Platinum 4,000,000† ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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