Controlla

"Controlla" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, recorded for his fourth studio album Views. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in the US on June 7, 2016.^[3] The dancehall song^[1] was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Stephen McGregor, Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius, TheFinal1 and Allen Ritter.

"Controlla"
Single by Drake
from the album Views
Released	June 7, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Dancehall^[1]^[2]
Length	4:05
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Graham Matthew Samuels Allen Ritter Dwayne Chin-Quee Stephen McGregor Garfield Riley Jr. Moses Davis Donald Dennis Gary Jackson Patrick Roberts Andrew Thomas Andrae Hugh Sutherland
Producer(s)	Boi-1da
Drake singles chronology
"Back on Road" (2016) "Controlla" (2016) "No Shopping" (2016)

It reached number 27 in Canada, number 18 in the UK, and number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from Views, along with "One Dance" and "Too Good".

Pitchfork listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62.^[4]

Background

Prior to the album's release, "Controlla" was one of two tracks from Views leaked online; The leaked version featured dancehall artist Popcaan.^[5] The song was still included on the album without Popcaan's contributions and an additional Drake verse plus a Beenie Man sample.

Production and composition

"Controlla" was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Stephen McGregor, Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi. In addition to Drake's lead vocals, the track contains samples of "Tear Off Mi Garment" performed by Beenie Man, though sources compared the song to Rihanna's "Work", the same track Drake was featured on.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Controlla"	4:05

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Controlla" Charts (2016) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[7] 46 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[8] 8 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[9] 9 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[10] 27 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[11] 73 France (SNEP)^[12] 58 Germany (Official German Charts)^[13] 83 Ireland (IRMA)^[14] 41 Italy (FIMI)^[15] 95 Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)^[16] 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[18] 27 Portugal (AFP)^[19] 22 Scotland (OCC)^[20] 66 Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[21] 100 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[22] 69 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23] 37 UK Singles (OCC)^[24] 18 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[25] 5 US Billboard Hot 100^[26] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[27] 5 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[28] 40 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[29] 1

Year-end charts 2016 year-end chart performance for "Controlla" Chart (2016) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[30] 66 France (SNEP)^[31] 200 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[32] 76 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[33] 92 UK Singles (OCC)^[34] 43 US Billboard Hot 100^[35] 41 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[36] 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[37] 10

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Controlla"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[38]	3× Platinum	210,000
Canada (Music Canada)^[39]	2× Platinum	160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[40]	Gold	45,000
France (SNEP)^[41]	Gold	66,666
Italy (FIMI)^[42]	Gold	25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[43]	Gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[44]	Gold	7,500
Portugal (AFP)^[45]	Platinum	10,000
Sweden (GLF)^[46]	Platinum	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[47]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
United States (RIAA)^[48]	5× Platinum	5,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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42. "Italian single certifications – Drake – Controlla" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 14, 2017. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Controlla" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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External links

• Lyrics of this song at Genius