"She Will" | |||||||||||
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Single by Lil Wayne featuring Drake | |||||||||||
from the album Tha Carter IV | |||||||||||
Released | August 16, 2011 | ||||||||||
Format | CD Single, Digital download | ||||||||||
Recorded | 2011 | ||||||||||
Genre | Hip hop, R&B | ||||||||||
Length | 5:07 | ||||||||||
Label | Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham, Tyler Williams | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | T-Minus | ||||||||||
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"She Will" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne, released as the fourth single from his ninth studio album, Tha Carter IV. The song features Canadian rapper Drake. It was released as a digital download and has been added to rhythmic radio stations on August 16, 2011 in the U.S. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 3,000,000 copies on October 28, 2011.
On August 7, 2011, a video of a recording session of the song was released with Lil Wayne previewing his verse to Drake on Skype. It was directed by DJ Scoob Doo, and was showcased on MTV News. The song was to be titled "Maybe She Will", to be recorded by Drake and to feature a verse from Rick Ross, but after hearing the song, Drake asked Lil Wayne to have it.
"She Will" receive mostly positive reviews and was described as a highlight from Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV." Lil Wayne's lyrical performance was complimented, but many critics praised Drake's chorus on the song.
On August 18, 2011, it debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #48 and eventually ascended to #1. In its first week, it sold 255,000 digital copies, debuting at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This made it the highest charting single from the album thus far, as well as Wayne's second highest charting song as a lead artist, behind "Lollipop" The song also topped the Digital songs chart on the week of September 3 selling 255,000 digital sales. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 3,450,000 meaning selling over 3 million copies on October 28, 2011.
^shipments figures based on certification alone