God's Plan (song)

"God's Plan"
Single by Drake
from the EP Scary Hours and the album Scorpion
B-side"Diplomatic Immunity"
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"No Complaints"
(2017) 		"God's Plan"
(2018) 		"Diplomatic Immunity"
(2018)
Music video
"God's Plan" on YouTube

"God's Plan" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, released on January 19, 2018, through Young Money and Cash Money. The song was written alongside Brock Koran and producers Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Boi-1da, and Noah "40" Shabab. It acts as the respective only and lead single from his second EP Scary Hours and fifth studio album Scorpion (both 2018).[1][2][3] Musically, it has been described as pop, pop-rap, and trap, with lyrics addressing Drake's fame and fate.

"God's Plan" received lukewarm to positive reviews from music critics, who praised its catchiness and production but called it a typical Drake song. Commercially the song became the 29th song in history to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Drake's fourth chart-topper in that country, and second as a lead artist.[4] The single topped the charts in fourteen countries, including the UK and Canada, and reached the top ten in nine others. The song broke first-day streaming records on both Apple Music and Spotify,[5] and was the most streamed song of the year on both services.[6][7] It was the number one song of 2018 in the United States, New Zealand, and Portugal.

An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Karena Evans and uploaded onto Drake's official YouTube channel on February 16, 2018. In the video, Drake is giving away nearly one million U.S. dollars to people and institutions in Florida. It received five nominations at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, including for Video of the Year[8] and three nominations at the 61st Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rap Song, winning the latter.

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  2. ^ "Inside the Divine Inspiration Behind Drake's 'God's Plan'". Variety (published 2018). 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "God's Plan by Drake". Songfacts. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (January 29, 2018). "Drake's 'God's Plan' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  5. ^ India, Lindsey (January 25, 2018). "Drake's God's Plan Breaks Apple Music's Streaming Record". XXL. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (December 4, 2018). "Spotify most streamed music 2018: What were the year's favourite albums, artists and tracks". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Powell, Karlie (December 5, 2018). "Apple Music reveals Top 100 Most streamed tracks of 2018". Your EDM. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Variety Staff (July 16, 2018). "Cardi B, Beyonce, Jay-Z Lead 2018 MTV VMA Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.