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The Motto (Drake song)

January 19, 2024

"The Motto" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It is a digital iTunes Store bonus track from Drake's second studio album Take Care. "The Motto" premiered on Power 106 on October 31, 2011.[1] Drake released the song on his OVO blog a day later.[2] It was first played on rhythmic top 40 radio stations on November 29, 2011 as the album's fourth single.[3]

"The Motto"
Single by Drake featuring Lil Wayne
from the album Take Care
ReleasedNovember 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:02 (Album version)
3:54 (Remix version featuring Tyga)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)T-Minus
Drake singles chronology
"Mr. Wrong"
(2011) 		"The Motto"
(2011) 		"Take Care"
(2012)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"IMA BO$ (remix)"
(2011) 		"The Motto"
(2011) 		"Faded"
(2012)
Music video
"The Motto" on YouTube

The track has sold over three million copies in the United States.[4] It peaked atop both the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and US Rap Songs charts, and was ranked 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-end Chart. "The Motto" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards.[5] Peaking at number 14, the song is one of the few songs to rank within the top 20 in the year-end chart without reaching the top ten. A music video directed by Lamar Taylor and Hyghly Alleyne was released on YouTube on February 10, 2012 and features cameos from E-40 and Mistah F.A.B.[6]

It is best known for popularizing the acronym YOLO (You Only Live Once).[7]

Music video edit

The music video for the remix version featuring American rapper Tyga was filmed in San Francisco, California. It was dedicated to West Coast hip hop Bay Area artist Mac Dre.

Remixes and freestyles edit

Cultural impact edit

The song uses the phrase YOLO, an acronym for "you only live once".[16] The phrase can be seen in youth culture: for example, a high school prank in Chicago, Illinois, involved high school students chanting "YOLO."[17][18] Some people have graffitied YOLO on walls.[19][20] It had become a popular Twitter hashtag by the end of the following year.[21] Some youth at the time had said that it was their motto for some time.[22][23]

The hip-hop magazine Da South reported that the rapper Lecrae has deconstructed the motto YOLO in his answer song "No Regrets".[24] The Washington Post describes YOLO as "the newest acronym you'll love to hate".[25] The Huffington Post says: "YOLO is dumb."[26]

The phrase "you only live once" is commonly attributed to Mae West,[27][28] but variations of the phrase have been in use for over 100 years,[29] including as far back as (the German equivalent of) "one lives but once in the world" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in the play Clavigo in 1774,[30] and as the title of a waltz Man lebt nur einmal! ("You Only Live Once!") by Johann Strauss II in 1855.

Accolades edit

The song received a nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards.[31]

Chart performance edit

The song debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with first-week sales of 124,000.[32] In its 22nd week, it ascended to number 14.[33] On the week of February 18, 2012, "The Motto" reached number one on the US Rap Chart making it his 12th number one on the chart and extending his lead as the artist with the most number one hits since the chart began. As of April 2013, the song has sold 3,113,000 copies in the United States.[4]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47]
remix featuring Tyga 		2× Platinum 140,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[48]
remix featuring Tyga 		Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[49] 8× Platinum 8,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format
United States November 29, 2011 Rhythmic contemporary radio[3]
Urban contemporary radio[50]
January 10, 2012 Rhythmic contemporary radio (re-release)[51]
Urban contemporary radio (re-release)[51]
United Kingdom April 6, 2012 Digital download[52]
United States April 10, 2012 Mainstream radio[51]

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Drake Feat. Lil Wayne – The Motto". October's Very Own. November 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Grein, Paul. "Week Ending Oct. 6, 2013. Songs: Adele Reaches A Milestone". Yahoo. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
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  8. ^ "New Music: Tyga "The Motto (Remix)"". Rap Radar. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  9. ^ "New Music: YG, Nipsey Hussle, & Snoop Dogg "The Motto (Remix)"". Rap Radar. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
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  17. ^ Wright, Sharon (June 1, 2012). "Student Arrested Following Conant High School Senior Prank". NBC Chicago. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  18. ^ "Students lose prom, graduation privileges after senior prank". DailyHerald.com. January 6, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  19. ^ Express-Times File Photo (2012-05-29). "Clinton police: Two men spray-paint profanity, 'YOLO' on town structures". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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  21. ^ "Parents, Students: Hoffman Estates School Overreacted To Senior Prank « CBS Chicago". Chicago.cbslocal.com. June 1, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  22. ^ Swanson, Mirjam (May 18, 2012). "TRACK AND FIELD: Mitchells making most of it | Breaking News | PE.com – Press-Enterprise". PE.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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  26. ^ "The Black Sheep Online: YOLO: The Evolution Of The Acronym". Huffingtonpost.com. May 17, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  27. ^ Clare Conville; Liz Hoggard; Sarah-Jane Lovet (2011-11-03). Dangerous Women: The Guide to Modern Life. ISBN 9780297866008. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
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  47. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  48. ^ "British single certifications – Drake Ft Lil Wayne & Tyga – The Motto". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  49. ^ "American single certifications – Drake – The Motto". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  50. ^ "Urban Future Releases". All Access Music Group. from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  51. ^ a b c "CHR – Available for Airplay Archive". FMQB. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
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The Motto is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Lil Wayne It is a digital iTunes Store bonus track from Drake s second studio album Take Care The Motto premiered on Power 106 on October 31 2011 1 Drake released the song on his OVO blog a day later 2 It was first played on rhythmic top 40 radio stations on November 29 2011 as the album s fourth single 3 The Motto Single by Drake featuring Lil Waynefrom the album Take CareReleasedNovember 29 2011 2011 11 29 Recorded2011GenreHip hopLength3 02 Album version 3 54 Remix version featuring Tyga LabelYoung Money Cash Money RepublicSongwriter s Aubrey GrahamDwayne CarterTyler WilliamsMicheal Stevenson remix Producer s T MinusDrake singles chronology Mr Wrong 2011 The Motto 2011 Take Care 2012 Lil Wayne singles chronology IMA BO remix 2011 The Motto 2011 Faded 2012 Music video The Motto on YouTubeThe track has sold over three million copies in the United States 4 It peaked atop both the US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs and US Rap Songs charts and was ranked 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Year end Chart The Motto was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards 5 Peaking at number 14 the song is one of the few songs to rank within the top 20 in the year end chart without reaching the top ten A music video directed by Lamar Taylor and Hyghly Alleyne was released on YouTube on February 10 2012 and features cameos from E 40 and Mistah F A B 6 It is best known for popularizing the acronym YOLO You Only Live Once 7 Contents 1 Music video 2 Remixes and freestyles 3 Cultural impact 4 Accolades 5 Chart performance 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 See also 10 ReferencesMusic video editThe music video for the remix version featuring American rapper Tyga was filmed in San Francisco California It was dedicated to West Coast hip hop Bay Area artist Mac Dre Remixes and freestyles editDrake featuring Lil Wayne amp Tyga 8 Official remix YG Nipsey Hussle and Snoop Dogg 9 Nelly 10 Released through the Mixtape O E MO Jeremih 11 Mario 12 Tinie Tempah Christmas Freestyle Young Jeezy and Freddie Gibbs 13 Wale and Meek Mill 14 Wiz Khalifa Juicy J Berner Nekfeu Alpha Wann Sneazzy West 1995 France 15 Cultural impact editThe song uses the phrase YOLO an acronym for you only live once 16 The phrase can be seen in youth culture for example a high school prank in Chicago Illinois involved high school students chanting YOLO 17 18 Some people have graffitied YOLO on walls 19 20 It had become a popular Twitter hashtag by the end of the following year 21 Some youth at the time had said that it was their motto for some time 22 23 The hip hop magazine Da South reported that the rapper Lecrae has deconstructed the motto YOLO in his answer song No Regrets 24 The Washington Post describes YOLO as the newest acronym you ll love to hate 25 The Huffington Post says YOLO is dumb 26 The phrase you only live once is commonly attributed to Mae West 27 28 but variations of the phrase have been in use for over 100 years 29 including as far back as the German equivalent of one lives but once in the world by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in the play Clavigo in 1774 30 and as the title of a waltz Man lebt nur einmal You Only Live Once by Johann Strauss II in 1855 Accolades editThe song received a nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards 31 Chart performance editThe song debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with first week sales of 124 000 32 In its 22nd week it ascended to number 14 33 On the week of February 18 2012 The Motto reached number one on the US Rap Chart making it his 12th number one on the chart and extending his lead as the artist with the most number one hits since the chart began As of April 2013 the song has sold 3 113 000 copies in the United States 4 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2011 12 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 34 29Canada Canadian Hot 100 35 38UK R amp B Official Charts Company 36 22UK Singles Official Charts Company 37 80US Billboard Hot 100 38 14US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 39 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 40 25US Rhythmic Billboard 41 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2012 PositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 42 72US Billboard Hot 100 43 20US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs 44 4US Hot Rap Songs 45 1US Rhythmic 46 1Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 47 remix featuring Tyga 2 Platinum 140 000 United Kingdom BPI 48 remix featuring Tyga Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 49 8 Platinum 8 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date FormatUnited States November 29 2011 Rhythmic contemporary radio 3 Urban contemporary radio 50 January 10 2012 Rhythmic contemporary radio re release 51 Urban contemporary radio re release 51 United Kingdom April 6 2012 Digital download 52 United States April 10 2012 Mainstream radio 51 See also editList of number one R amp B hip hop songs of 2012 U S List of Billboard Hot Rap Songs number one hits of the 2010s 2012References edit Drake Debuts The Motto T I s Headlines Remix amp Talks Kendrick Lamar Feature Billboard Prometheus Global Media November 1 2012 Retrieved November 1 2012 Drake Feat Lil Wayne The Motto October s Very Own November 2011 Retrieved November 1 2012 a b Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases All Access Music Group Archived from the original on December 6 2011 Retrieved November 24 2011 a b Grein Paul Week Ending Oct 6 2013 Songs Adele Reaches A Milestone Yahoo Retrieved October 9 2013 Vasquez Andres 2012 12 06 Grammy Nominees Revealed Frank Ocean Drake amp 2 Chainz Among Those Nominated Get The Latest Hip Hop News Rap News amp Hip Hop Album Sales HipHop DX Archived from the original on 2013 10 15 Retrieved 2013 07 24 The Motto Explicit Drake ft Lil Wayne Tyga VEVO YOLO The newest acronym you ll love to hate The Washington Post April 6 2012 Retrieved May 7 2016 New Music Tyga The Motto Remix Rap Radar Retrieved November 2 2011 New Music YG Nipsey Hussle amp Snoop Dogg The Motto Remix Rap Radar Retrieved November 29 2011 Nelly The Motto Remix YouTube Retrieved December 20 2011 New Music Jeremih The Motto Remix Rap Radar Retrieved December 27 2011 New Music Mario The Motto Remix Rap Radar Retrieved January 2 2012 Young Jeezy amp Freddie Gibbs The Motto Remix Nah Right Retrieved January 20 2012 Wale amp Meek Mill The Motto Remix Rap Radar Retrieved January 30 2012 1995 The Motto Remix Nekfeu x Sneazzy x Alpha Wann Youtube Retrieved January 26 2012 Drake The Motto ft Lil Wayne amp Tyga Wright Sharon June 1 2012 Student Arrested Following Conant High School Senior Prank NBC Chicago Retrieved October 10 2012 Students lose prom graduation privileges after senior prank DailyHerald com January 6 2012 Retrieved October 10 2012 Express Times File Photo 2012 05 29 Clinton police Two men spray paint profanity YOLO on town structures lehighvalleylive com Retrieved October 10 2012 Middle School Boys Accused Of Spray Painting Homes Destroying Water Fountain WBNS 10TV Columbus Ohio 10tv com May 31 2012 Retrieved October 10 2012 Parents Students Hoffman Estates School Overreacted To Senior Prank CBS Chicago Chicago cbslocal com June 1 2012 Retrieved October 10 2012 Swanson Mirjam May 18 2012 TRACK AND FIELD Mitchells making most of it Breaking News PE com Press Enterprise PE com Retrieved October 10 2012 Class of 2012 calls it a year Archived from the original on June 8 2012 Retrieved June 2 2012 Hill Kellus 14 May 2012 Lecrae Church Clothes Da South Archived from the original on 24 May 2013 Retrieved 30 November 2012 Judkis Maura February 25 2011 YOLO The newest acronym you ll love to hate The Style Blog The Washington Post Retrieved October 10 2012 The Black Sheep Online YOLO The Evolution Of The Acronym Huffingtonpost com May 17 2012 Retrieved October 10 2012 Clare Conville Liz Hoggard Sarah Jane Lovet 2011 11 03 Dangerous Women The Guide to Modern Life ISBN 9780297866008 Retrieved August 4 2012 Mae West Quotes BrainyQuote Retrieved August 4 2012 You Only Live Once YOLO Quote Investigator May 24 2012 Retrieved August 4 2012 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Qikiqoute Retrieved August 4 2012 Drake receives three nominations at the 2013 Grammy Awards Young Money HQ Retrieved September 19 2015 It s Official Drake s Take Care Debuts At No 1 On Billboard 200 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Archived from the original on November 24 2011 Retrieved November 23 2011 Hot 100 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved November 24 2011 Drake feat Lil Wayne The Motto in Dutch Ultratip Drake Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved March 1 2012 Official UK Singles Top 100 The Official Charts Company Retrieved February 18 2012 R amp B Singles Top 40 The Official Charts Company Retrieved February 18 2012 Drake Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved February 7 2012 Drake Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved February 7 2012 Drake Chart History Pop Songs 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