To the Max (song)

"To the Max"
Promotional single by DJ Khaled featuring Drake
from the album Grateful
ReleasedJune 5, 2017
Recorded2017
GenreJersey club[1]
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)JayO

"To the Max" is a song written and performed by American musician DJ Khaled, featuring Canadian rapper Drake. The song was released on June 5, 2017 by We the Best and Epic Records as a promotional single from Khaled's tenth studio album, Grateful (2017).[2] It however was removed from the album and legal streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.[3] The song contains a sample of the 2007 song "Heartbroken" by British artists T2 (who produced it) and Jodie Aysha (who wrote and performed it). American DJ Jayhood remixed "Heartbroken" in 2009 then later in 2015, Haitian-American producer JayO remixed DJ Jayhood's remix of "Heartbroken" and named it "Gus Get Em Right". All the above remixes of "Heartbroken" were used by DJ Khaled without credits to, or permission from T2 and Jodie Aysha.[4][5][6][7] A further sample used includes "Lit" by 1WayFrank.

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  2. ^ "DJ Khaled's New Song 'To the Max' Featuring Drake Is on the Way". XXL. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "DJ Khaled & Drake collaboration "To The Max" removed from 'Grateful". Mobo. June 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "New Jersey? Miami? London? Uncovering the Sample Chain in DJ Khaled and Drake's Latest Track 'To The Max'". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  5. ^ "DJ Khaled And Drake's "To The Max" Samples T2's "Heartbroken"". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  6. ^ Iadarola, Alexander (2017-06-06). "T2 Confirms That DJ Khaled and Drake's New Song Samples "Heartbroken"". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  7. ^ "T2 Reminds Us Why He's A UKG Legend With 33-Track Compilation 'Bassline Classics'". Complex. Retrieved 2020-03-11.