Ball for Me

"Ball for Me" is a song by the American rapper Post Malone featuring Nicki Minaj. It was written by the artists and producer Louis Bell. The song was released through Republic Records on May 8, 2018, as the fourth single from Malone's second studio album, Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018), the song was also featured on the soundtrack to the EA Sports video game, Madden NFL 19.^[1] The song debuted and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reached the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in Australia and Slovakia.

"Ball for Me"
Single by Post Malone featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Beerbongs & Bentleys
Released	May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)
Genre	Hip-hop R&B
Length	3:27
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Austin Post Onika Maraj Louis Bell
Producer(s)	Louis Bell
Post Malone singles chronology
"Psycho" (2018) "Ball for Me" (2018) "Jackie Chan" (2018)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Anybody" (2018) "Ball for Me" (2018) "Big Bank" (2018)

Music video

The official music video for "Ball for Me" was teased by Minaj through various social media platforms on June 27, 2018. Later on Queen Radio, Minaj confirmed that the music video wouldn't be released due to the fact that Malone didn't like his visuals.^[2]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Post Malone's official website.^[3]

• Post Malone – vocals, composition
• Nicki Minaj – vocals, composition
• Louis Bell – composition, production, programming, recording, vocal production
• Mike Bozzi – mastering
• Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance
• Robin Florent – mixing assistance
• Chris Galland – mixing assistance
• Manny Marroquin – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 14 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 35 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 7 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7] 47 France (SNEP)[8] 198 Germany (GfK)[9] 73 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 23 Italy (FIMI)[11] 92 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 61 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 37 Portugal (AFP)[14] 39 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 47 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 70 US Billboard Hot 100[18] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 82 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 70

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	4× Platinum	320,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	April 27, 2018	Digital download streaming	Republic	[28]
United States	May 8, 2018	Rhythmic contemporary radio		[29]