"The Business" is a song by Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto, with uncredited vocals from James "Yami" Bell. It was released on 25 September 2020 as the lead single from his seventh studio album Drive.
At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song was nominated for Most Performed International Work.
Music video The music video premiered on Tiësto's official YouTube channel on 24 September 2020. Directed by Christian Breslauer, it features US dancers Casey Frey and Kyla Bullings. According to Jason Heffler from edm.com, Frey's "intoxicating dance interpretation is a fantastic accompaniment to the haunting sonic flair". International airings of the music video remove the segment in which Frey's character is run over, thereby also removing the second refrain from the song.
Cover art The cover art was made by the visual artist Victor Scorrano.
Remixes A remix by British DJ and producer 220 Kid was released on 11 December 2020, which premiered on Tiësto's YouTube channel. There is also another version, titled "The Business Part II", which is a collaboration with US hip-hop/R&B artist Ty Dolla Sign, released on 21 January 2021. Another version of this song was released by The Marshall Project titled "Let's Get Down To Business" in 2021.
Formats and releases Digital download - Europe "The Business" – 2:44
Digital download - US "The Business" (Extended Mix) – 3:46 "The Business" – 2:44
Digital download - 220 Kid Remix "The Business" (220 Kid Remix) - 3:19 "The Business" - 2:44
Digital download - It's Dynamite Remix "The Business" (It's Dynamite Remix) - 1:17
Digital download - Part II "The Business Part II" - 2:44 "The Business" - 2:44
Digital download - Part II (Clean Bandit Remix) "The Business Part II" (Clean Bandit Remix) - 3:04 "The Business Part II" - 2:44 "The Business" - 2:44
Digital download - SWACQ Remix "The Business" (SWACQ Remix) - 2:49
Digital download - Vintage Culture & Dubdogz Remix "The Business" (Vintage Culture & Dubdogz Remix) - 3:09
Digital download - Remixes "The Business" (Vintage Culture & Dubdogz Remix) - 3:09 "The Business" (SWACQ Remix) - 2:49 "The Business" (220 Kid Remix) - 3:19 "The Business" (Sparkee Remix) - 3:02 "The Business Part II" (Clean Bandit Remix) - 3:04 "The Business Part II" - 2:44
Charts
Weekly charts + 20202022 weekly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2020–2022) Peakposition Brazil (Top 100 Brasil) 97 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 7 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 2 Greece International (IFPI) 5 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 10 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) Note: Select the "Chart history" tab to obtain the corresponding chart peak. 2 Lithuania (AGATA) 1 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 3Romania (Airplay 100) 1 South Africa Streaming (TOSAC) 2 + 2023 weekly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2023) Peakposition Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 126 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 97 + 2024 weekly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2024) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 138 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 146 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 87 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 114 + 2025 weekly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2025) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 119 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 118 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 85 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 92 + 2026 weekly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2026) Peakposition + Weekly chart performance for "The Business, Pt. II" Chart (2021) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 33 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 20
Monthly charts + 2020 monthly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2020) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 49 + 2021 monthly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2021) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 6 + 2022 monthly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2022) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 55 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 89 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 66 + 2023 monthly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2023) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 91 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 63 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 76 + 2024 monthly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2024) Peakposition Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 96 + 2025 monthly chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2025) Peakposition Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 75
Year-end charts + 2020 year-end chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2020) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 108 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 39 Hungary (Single Top 40) 56 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 71 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 114 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 94
+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2021) Position Australia (ARIA) 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 9 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 3 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 13 Brazil Streaming (Pro-Música Brasil) 135 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 19 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 2 Denmark (Tracklisten) 17 France (SNEP) 110 Germany (Official German Charts) 3 Global 200 (Billboard) 20 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 8 Hungary (Single Top 40) 6 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 2 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 22 Ireland (IRMA) 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 37 Norway (VG-lista) 20 Poland (ZPAV) 37 Portugal (AFP) 13 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 6 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 90 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 7 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 12 UK Singles (OCC) 16 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 3
+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2022) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 64 Global Excl. US (Billboard) 179 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 18 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 8 Hungary (Single Top 40) 68 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 174 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 61
+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2023) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 192 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 193Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 97 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 175 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 172 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 185
+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2024) PositionHungary (Rádiós Top 40) 58 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 71
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "The Business" Chart (2025) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 154 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 75 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 104 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 197
Decade-end charts + 20s Decade-end chart performance for "The Business"Chart (2020–2025)Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 9 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 6 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 92 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 122 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 29 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 2 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 12 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 52
Certifications
Usage in media "The Business" appeared in the opening montage of Hockey Night in Canada's coverage of Game 4 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning. It has also been used as the music that precedes kick off in every match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2025 FIFA Arab Cup in Qatar.
Release history RegionDateFormatVersionLabel(s)VariousSeptember 25, 2020Original ItalyContemporary hit radioWarner VariousDecember 12, 2020220 Kid remixJanuary 21, 2021Pt. II with Ty Dolla SignUnited KingdomJanuary 22, 2021Contemporary hit radioOriginal VariousMarch 5, 2021Pt. II (Clean Bandit remix)
See also List of Billboard number-one dance songs of 2020 List of number-one dance singles of 2021 (Australia) List of top 10 singles for 2021 in Australia List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2021 List of number-one singles of 2021 (Ireland) List of top 10 singles in 2021 (Ireland) List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2020s List of Media Forest most-broadcast songs of the 2020s in Romania The Box
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