Sunflower (Post Malone and Swae Lee song)

"Sunflower"
Single by Post Malone and Swae Lee
from the album Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from & Inspired by the Motion Picture) and Hollywood's Bleeding
ReleasedOctober 18, 2018
Genre
Length2:38
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carter Lang
  • Louis Bell
Post Malone singles chronology
"Better Now"
(2018) 		"Sunflower"
(2018) 		"Wow"
(2018)
Swae Lee singles chronology
"Real Friends"
(2018) 		"Sunflower"
(2018) 		"Close to Me"
(2018)
Music video
"Sunflower" on YouTube

"Sunflower"[a] is a song by American rappers and singers Post Malone and Swae Lee. It was released on October 18, 2018, as a single from the soundtrack to the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,[4] and was later included on Post Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019).[5] An official remix features fellow American singers Nicky Jam and Prince Royce.

"Sunflower" received acclaim from music critics. It became Malone's third and Lee's first song as a soloist to peak the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song ranked in the top ten of the chart for 33 weeks, at the time sharing the record for the most such weeks with "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran (Post Malone then broke this record with his 2019 single "Circles").[6][7][8][9] "Sunflower" also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and New Zealand, as well as the top ten in 12 additional countries. It has received double diamond (20-times platinum) certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US, as well as diamond in Canada, Australia, and Mexico. By December 2023, it was set to become the first song to receive the certification in the United States—signifying 20 million units in sales; the certification was finalized in February 2024.[10][11] The song was the fourth-best-selling R&B song of the 2010s decade in the US. On the Billboard Global 200 singles chart, the song peaked at number 20 upon the issue date of June 24, 2023.

"Sunflower" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Rolling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Brimstin, Chelsea (March 21, 2019). "Watch: Vampire Weekend cover Post Malone's 'Sunflower', perform 'Harmony Hall' on BBC Radio 1's 'Live Lounge'". Indie88. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Post Malone and Swae Lee Drop New Song 'Sunflower' From 'Spider-Man' Soundtrack". Variety. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Swae Lee Previews Post Malone Collaboration For New 'Spider-Man' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Cowen, Trace (October 19, 2018). "Post Malone and Swae Lee's 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Collab "Sunflower" Is Here". Complex. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Trust, Gary (January 14, 2019). "Post Malone & Swae Lee's 'Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Winner's Circle: Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record With 17th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Lizzo Leads Billboard Hot 100, Post Malone Brings Back Ozzy Osbourne & Lewis Capaldi Lands First Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "Post Malone and Swae Lee Make History with First-Ever RIAA Double-Diamond Single "SUNFLOWER (SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE)"". Recording Industry Association of America. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.


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