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The London

2019 single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott

This article is about the song. For the ship, see SS London (1864). For other uses, see London (disambiguation).

"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released on May 23, 2019 by Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single from Young Thug's debut studio album So Much Fun on May 23, 2019.^[2] Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.

Quick Facts from the album So Much Fun, Released ...

"The London"

Single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott

from the album So Much Fun

Released

May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)

Studio

Electric Lady^[1]

Genre

Hip hop

Length

3:20

Label

300
Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

Jeffery Williams
Jermaine Cole
Jacques Webster II
Tyler Williams
Kenneth Edmonds

Producer(s)

T-Minus

Young Thug singles chronology

"Anybody"
(2018)

"The London"
(2019)

"Goodbyes"
(2019)

J. Cole singles chronology

"Purple Emoji"
(2018)

"The London"
(2019)

"Down Bad"
(2019)

Travis Scott singles chronology

"Power Is Power"
(2019)

"The London"
(2019)

"Antisocial"
(2019)

Music video

"The London" on YouTube

Background

The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, California.^[3]^[4]

Composition

"The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.^[5]

Critical reception

Writing for Rolling Stone, Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track, and "outraps" Young Thug.^[6]

Promotion

The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on May 11, 2019, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.^[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official YouTube channel.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.^[1]^[8]

Young Thug – vocals, songwriting
J. Cole – vocals, songwriting
Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
Babyface - songwriting
T-Minus – production, songwriting
Gosha Usov – recording
Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing
Alex Tumay – mixing
Jimmy Cash – additional mixing
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Shaan Singh – engineering

Charts

More information Chart (2019), Peak position ...

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	37
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[11]	2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[12]	26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[13]	6
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[14]	66
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[15]	32
France (SNEP)^[16]	103
Germany (Official German Charts)^[17]	71
Hungary (Stream Top 40)^[18]	20
Ireland (IRMA)^[19]	19
Italy (FIMI)^[20]	88
Latvia (LAIPA)^[21]	6
Lithuania (AGATA)^[22]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[23]	51
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[24]	8
Norway (VG-lista)^[25]	21
Portugal (AFP)^[26]	16
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[27]	33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[28]	40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[30]	18
US Billboard Hot 100^[31]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[32]	6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[33]	5
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[34]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[35]	58
Latvia (LAIPA)^[36]	54
Portugal (AFP)^[37]	106
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[38]	88
US Billboard Hot 100^[39]	64
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[40]	29
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[41]	31
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[42]	43

Certifications

More information Region, Certification ...


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[43]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[44]	2× Platinum	160,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[45]	Gold	45,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[46]	Gold	100,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[47]	Gold	35,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[48]	Gold	15,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[49]	Platinum	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[50]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[51]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

More information Region, Date ...

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	May 23, 2019	Digital download streaming	300 Atlantic	^[8]
United Kingdom	June 7, 2019	Urban contemporary	300 Atlantic	^[52]

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