"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring fellow 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. Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
Background The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, California.
Composition "The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.
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.
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.
Music video The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official YouTube channel.
Personnel Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.
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
Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peakposition Latvia (LAIPA) 6 Lithuania (AGATA) 10 US Rolling Stone Top 100 13
Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 58 Latvia (LAIPA) 54 Portugal (AFP) 106 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 88 US Billboard Hot 100 64 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 29 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 31 US Rolling Stone Top 100 43
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label(s) Various May 23, 2019 United Kingdom June 7, 2019 Urban contemporary
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