Furthest Thing

For other uses, see Furthest Thing (disambiguation).

"Furthest Thing" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, recorded for his studio album Nothing Was the Same. The track was written by Drake, Anthony Palman, Noah "40" Shebib, Marvin "Hagler" Thomas and Adrian Eccleston, and produced by 40, Thomas and Jake One. It reached number 191 in France, number 95 in the UK, and number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Furthest Thing"
Song by Drake
from the album Nothing Was the Same
Genre	Hip hop soul
Length	4:27
Label	OVO Young Money Cash Money Republic
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Graham Anthony Palman Noah Shebib Marvin "Hagler" Thomas Adrian Eccleston
Producer(s)	Noah "40" Shebib Thomas Jake One (co-prod.)

Production and composition

"Furthest Thing" was written by Drake, Anthony Palman, Noah "40" Shebib, Marvin "Hagler" Thomas and Adrian Eccleston, with 40, Thomas and Jake One producing it. In addition to Drake's lead vocals, the original track includes Brian Hamilton, Deborah Vernal, Jennifer Tulloch, Omar Richards, Owen Lee, Patricia Shirley and Rachel Craig as backing vocalists.^[1]

Chart positions

Chart (2013)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[2]	191
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[3]	27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4]	95
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	56
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Gold	35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[9]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.