Life Is Good (song)

"Life Is Good" is a song by American rapper Future, featuring vocals from Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on January 10, 2020, and later confirmed to be the third single from Future's eighth studio album High Off Life.[2]

"Life Is Good"
Single by Future featuring Drake
from the album High Off Life
Released	January 10, 2020
Recorded	2019
Genre	Trap[1]
Length	3:58
Label	Epic Freebandz
Songwriter(s)	Nayvadius Wilburn Aubrey Graham Darius Hill Ozan Yıldırım Mathias Liyew
Producer(s)	D. Hill OZ Ambezza (co.)
Future singles chronology
"Last Name" (2019) "Life Is Good" (2020) "Dead Man Walking" (2020)
Drake singles chronology
"Loyal" (2019) "Life Is Good" (2020) "Oprah's Bank Account" (2020)
Music video
"Life Is Good" on YouTube

It debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the first song ever to spend its first eight weeks at that position, behind Roddy Ricch's "The Box".[3] It is Future's highest-charting song.[4] The track has sold 8 million units in the US as of January 7, 2021.[5]

Background and music video

In late December 2019, Future and Drake were spotted in Atlanta, Georgia, filming a music video in a McDonald's location,[6] leading to the belief that the two had a forthcoming collaboration. The shoot included recording artists such as 21 Savage, Mike Will Made-It, Lil Yachty and Big Bank. Word of the video spread when media personality DJ Akademiks posted the casting call for the video. Future had previously posted a snippet of what the duo were working on in his Instagram story.[6]

The song and music video, directed by Julien Christian Lutz were released at midnight on January 10. The music video depicts Future and Drake as men with ordinary jobs, including fast food workers, mechanics, IT workers, off-brand Apple Store employees, garbage men, chefs, aspiring rappers, and assistant directors.[7][8][9]

The video on YouTube has reached over 1.5 billion views as of 30 January 2021.

Remix

On February 15, 2020, a remix of the song was released by Future featuring Drake and American rappers DaBaby and Lil Baby.[10] Three days prior to the release, Future teased DaBaby and Lil Baby's vocals on an Instagram story. The remix is featured on Future's eighth studio album High Off Life, along with the original version.

Reception

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard wrote that structuring the song in two halves—Drake performing the first half and Future performing the latter, each with a different beat—was reminiscent of Drake's previous feature on Travis Scott's 2018 hit "Sicko Mode". The review praised how the artists' styles complemented each other as they did on their joint mixtape in 2015.[11] XXL described the production and instrumentation as "dreamy".[12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[13][14]

• Future – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Drake – featured vocalist, songwriting
• D. Hill – production, songwriting
• OZ – production, songwriting
• Ambezza – co-production, songwriting
• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer
• DaBaby – featured vocalist, songwriting (remix)
• Lil Baby – featured vocalist, songwriting (remix)
• Maudell Watkins – songwriting (remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[15] 11 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 45 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[18] 4 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 3 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 24 Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 10 Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[22] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 14 France (SNEP)[24] 33 Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 8 Global 200 (Billboard)[26] 39 Greece (IFPI)[27] 13 Hungary (Single Top 40)[28] 24 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[29] 12 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 5 Italy (FIMI)[31] 36 Lithuania (AGATA)[32] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 19 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 13 Norway (VG-lista)[35] 9 Portugal (AFP)[36] 6 Romania (Airplay 100)[37] 57 Scotland (OCC)[38] 48 Singapore (RIAS)[39] 27 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[40] 19 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] 79 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[44] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[45] 2 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[46] 2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 28 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[48] 1 US Rolling Stone Top 100[49] 2 Remix Chart (2020) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[50] 20

Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Australia (ARIA)[51] 39 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[52] 47 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[53] 22 Denmark (Tracklisten)[54] 61 Germany (Official German Charts)[55] 79 Ireland (IRMA)[56] 22 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[57] 87 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[58] 40 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[59] 92 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 38 UK Singles (OCC)[61] 22 US Billboard Hot 100[62] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[63] 4 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[64] 9

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65]	2× Platinum	140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[66]	Gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[67]	Gold	45,000
France (SNEP)[68]	Gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)[69]	Gold	35,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[70]	Platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[71]	Gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)[72]	Platinum	20,000
Portugal (AFP)[73]	Platinum	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[74]	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)[75]	8× Platinum	8,000,000/164,000[76]
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	January 10, 2020	Digital download streaming	Epic Freebandz	[77]
United States	January 14, 2020	Urban adult contemporary radio		[78]
	February 25, 2020	Contemporary hit radio		[79]

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