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| Single by Chris Brown featuring Drake | ||||
| from the album Indigo | ||||
| Released | June 8, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
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| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"No Guidance" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring vocals from Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on June 8, 2019, as the fourth single from Brown's ninth studio album, Indigo (2019).[2] The song was written by Brown, Drake, Velous and Nija Charles, and produced by Vinylz, J-Louis, Teddy Walton, and Canadian producer 40.[3]
"No Guidance" garnered positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the song's catchiness and Brown's vocal performance. The song received great success, becoming Brown's highest-charting single as a lead artist on the Billboard Hot 100 since "Forever". The song dominated on both pop and hip-hop radio, breaking the record for most weeks at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, being subsequently surpassed by "Go Crazy", also by Brown.[4] The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and also reached the top ten in Australia and New Zealand, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic and UK. Among the certifications it gained, it was most notably certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and triple platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (MC).
The song won three Soul Train Music Awards and received a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 62nd Grammy Awards.[5]
- ^ Jenkins, Craig (June 10, 2019). "Was This Really the Best Drake and Chris Brown Could Do?". Vulture. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Aniftos, Rania (June 5, 2019). "Chris Brown & Drake to Collab on New Song 'No Guidance'". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "New Music: Chris Brown feat. Drake – 'No Guidance'". Rap-Up. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Five Burning Questions: Chris Brown and Young Thug's 'Go Crazy' Jumps to No. 3 on the Hot 100". Billboard. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List". 20 November 2019.