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| Single byDJ Khaled featuringJay-Z,Future andBeyoncé | ||||
| from the albumFather of Asahd | ||||
| Released | March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) | |||
| Genre | Trap[1] | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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"Top Off" is a song recorded by American record producerDJ Khaled featuring American rappersJay-Z andFuture and American singerBeyoncé. The artists wrote the song with Joe Zarrillo who produced it with Khaled and Beyoncé.[2] It was released on March 2, 2018, as the lead single from Khaled's eleventh studio album,Father of Asahd.[3]Complex magazine ranked Beyoncé's verse on the song as the second best on the album;[4] she performed it during her2018 Coachella performance and subsequently included it inHomecoming: The Live Album (2019).
On February 28, 2018, DJ Khaled announced that he would reveal the title of his upcoming album and release its lead single on March 1, 2018.[5][6] Prior to the release, Khaled posted a video of him playing the song for comedianKevin Hart, who reacted by saying: "The world flatlined."[7]
"Top Off" received mixed reviews from critics.[8] According toBillboard's Gil Kaufman, "Top Off" is "a breathless outlaw track about outrunning the police and enjoying the finer things".[9]Jon Caramanica ofThe New York Times disliked Future's verse, writing: "Once you swipe away the numbinghook and pseudo-verse from Future, there, plain as day, is an impressiveJay-Z/Beyoncé duet."[10] Larry Fitzmaurice ofPitchfork gave a negative review of the song, writing that it is "more bland than it is bizarrely successful, proof that Khaled's blockbuster-stuffed style often suffocates under the heft of its own bravado". He opined that the artists' personalities "are simply too distinct at this point to produce something compelling when shoved together on the same track".[11] Pat King ofMetro named it "one of the catchiest songs in recent memory about outrunning the cops".[12] Adreon Patterson ofPaste felt that "the track is a little underwhelming considering the collaborators' musical status". Serving as a follow-up to "Shining" and "I Got the Keys", he found the song "disappointing and anti-climactic".[13] Tom Breihan ofStereogum praised Khaled for making the song sounds like both a "fame-flexing celebrity event" and an "actual song".[14] Lauren O'Neill ofNoisey complimented Beyoncé's ability "to knock every other rapper out of the park with her skill and flow".[15] Bianca Gracie ofFuse declared that the song lacks innovation and fails to be memorable. "Jay-Z and Beyoncé deserve a harder beat underneath their flows; the juvenileSoundCloud production didn't do them any favors especially on Beyoncé's opening part."[16] Following the release ofFather of Asahd, Frazier Tharpe ofComplex magazine ranked the features on the album, with Beyoncé's verse on "Top Off" coming in 2nd, behindNipsey Hussle's verse on "Higher". Tharpe commented that "if there's any benefit to keeping this old dog of a song on the album, it's giving this blackout verse from B a proper home".[4]
Credits adapted fromTidal.[17]
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| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Urban (ARIA)[18] | 32 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] | 48 |
| France (SNEP)[20] | 55 |
| Germany (GfK)[21] | 98 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[22] | 67 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[23] | 5 |
| Portugal (AFP)[24] | 72 |
| Scotland (OCC)[25] | 67 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] | 60 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 66 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 41 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[29] | 22 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[30] | 14 |
| USRhythmic (Billboard)[31] | 11 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[32] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] Homecoming Live Version | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[34] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[35] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | March 2, 2018 | Digital download | Epic | [17] |
| Australia | Contemporary hit radio | Sony Music Entertainment Australia | [36] | |
| Italy | Sony | [37] | ||
| United States | March 6, 2018 | Urban contemporary radio | [38] | |
| United Kingdom | March 10, 2018 | Contemporary hit radio | RCA | [39] |
| United States | March 13, 2018[a] | Urban contemporary radio |
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