"Under the Influence" | ||||
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Single by Chris Brown | ||||
from the album Indigo (Extended) | ||||
Released | September 6, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:04 | |||
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Lyricist(s) |
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Producer(s) | KDDO | |||
Chris Brown singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Under the Influence" on YouTube |
"Under the Influence" is a song by American singer Chris Brown. It is the third track on the extended edition of his ninth studio album Indigo , which was released on October 4, 2019, by RCA Records. [1] The song was composed by Brown along with Nigerian singer Davido, producer Kiddominant and Tiffany Mckie. "Under the Influence" became a sleeper hit in 2022, becoming viral on the TikTok platform. [2] Afterwards, it was officially released as a single, roughly three years following its original release.
"Under the Influence" received great success internationally, reaching the top ten in more than twenty countries between 2022 and 2023, including United Kingdom, Australia, India, New Zealand and South Africa, while peaking at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Among the certifications it gained, it was most notably certified diamond by the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP), quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), triple platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (MC), and double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song's title became the name of Brown's 2023 European tour. [3]
"Under the Influence" is an R&B song, [4] written by Chris Brown, Nigerian singer Davido and Tiffany Mckie, [5] while its production was handled by Nigerian producer KDDO. [6] The song was included on the expanded edition of Brown's ninth studio album Indigo . The song marks the third collaboration between Brown and Davido, following Davido's 2019 single "Blow My Mind", and their duet "Lower Body", also contained on the expanded version of Indigo. [1] Lyrically, in the song Brown expresses his desires while having a passionate sexual encounter, being under the influence of codeine. [4] According to Billboard , Brown on the record "turns the tempo down several notches". [4] Marc Griffin of Vibe magazine , said that the song's lyrics "are coated in temptation, delivering his [second] verse lustfully, rattling off things he would like to do with (and to) his lover". [7]
Billboard listed "Under the Influence" among "The 10 Best R&B Songs of 2022". [4]
The music video for "Under the Influence" was directed by visual artist Child, and released on October 20, 2023. [8] The clip was recorded in an abandoned warehouse, and features Brown surrounded by female dancers, that perform sexually suggestive moves around him. [7] Vibe , said that the music video shows the singer "deep in contemplation, sorting through his need for her, while other shots feature a gaggle of dancers with glowing eyes seductively enticing Brown with desire". [7] HotNewHipHop noted that in the "sensual" video, Brown "kept his choreography to a minimum", despite his music videos usually featuring complex choreographies performed by the singer himself. [9]
Despite not being initially released as a single, "Under the Influence" became a viral sleeper hit in 2022 via TikTok. During the summer of 2022, "Under the Influence" entered the charts in many countries for the first time, reaching the top ten in Australia, Luxembourg, Greece, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the September 24, 2022 week, three years following its release. [10] With "Under the Influence", Brown became the first R&B singer in history to have over fifty top-40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. [11] The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Global 200, making it Brown's first top ten on the Global 200 chart since the chart was introduced in 2020. [12] The song topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, making it Brown's tenth number-one song on the chart. [13] "Under the Influence" first reached No. 1 on Apple Music's Top 100: Global chart in mid-September 2022. [14]
On May 17, 2023, "Under the Influence" became Brown's second longest-charting song, without a feature, at 35 weeks. The song surpassed the 33 week tenancy of 2008's "Forever". The song is also Brown's longest charting single since his 2005 debut single "Run It!" (which ran on the Hot 100 for 38 weeks). [15] "Under the Influence" was the tenth most-heard song on U.S. radio in the first half of 2023, with a cumulative 1.142 billion audience impressions across all formats monitored by Luminate. [16] “Under The Influence” is Brown's first song to ever reach one billion streams on Spotify. [17]
Following the global success of the song, Brown named a concert tour after it. The "Under the Influence Tour" was a tour to support Brown's tenth studio album, Breezy (2022). The opening act for the tour was South African singer Tyla. It began in Ireland on February 11, 2023, and ended in Jamaica on August 27, 2023. The tour included shows in United Kingdom, Europe, Ireland and Jamaica, registering sold out during all the 28 dates scheduled.
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [90] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [91] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [92] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [93] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [94] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [95] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Hungary (MAHASZ) [96] | 4× Platinum | 16,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [97] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [98] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [99] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [100] | 3× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [101] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [102] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [103] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [104] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [105] | 3× Platinum | 6,000,000† |
Sweden (GLF) [106] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | September 6, 2022 |
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United States | September 20, 2022 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | RCA | [108] |
October 18, 2022 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [109] | ||
Contemporary hit radio | [110] | |||
January 10, 2023 | Urban contemporary radio | [111] |
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