"Knife Talk" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and American rapper Project Pat. It was released on November 16, 2021, as the third single from Drake's sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy. The song was produced by Metro Boomin and Peter Lee Johnson.
Background The song was originally planned to appear on 21 Savage and Metro Boomin's collaboration album Savage Mode II. The official music video was released on November 4, 2021.
Composition "Knife Talk" samples a part of Project Pat's verse from "Feed the Streets", written by Juicy J, Project Pat, A$AP Rocky, and Metro Boomin, as performed by the former three from the album, Rubba Band Business. Like this song, it was co-produced by the latter.
Charts Weekly charts + Chart performance for "Knife Talk" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles (ARIA) 10 France (SNEP) 83 Greece International (IFPI) 16 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 21 Ireland (IRMA) 55 Lithuania (AGATA) 29 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 55 South Africa (TOSAC) 13
Year-end charts + 2021 year-end chart performance for "Knife Talk"Chart (2021)Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 74 Global 200 (Billboard) 168 US Billboard Hot 100 86 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 37 + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Knife Talk" Chart (2022) Position Global 200 (Billboard) 136 US Billboard Hot 100 60 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 17 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 30
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