It Depends

"It Depends" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring American singer Bryson Tiller, released on July 25, 2025. Produced by RiotUSA and Nico Baran, the song contains a sample of "Nice & Slow" by Usher, who later appeared on the song’s remix released on October 17, 2025.

"It Depends"
Single by Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
Released	July 25, 2025
Recorded	2025
Genre	R&B
Length	4:31
Label	CBE RCA
Songwriters	Chris Brown Bryson Tiller Ephrem Lopez Jr. Nicolas Baran Usher Raymond IV Jermaine Mauldin Brian Casey Manuel Seal Dewain Whitmore Jr. Ant Clemons Elliot Trent Ryan Press
Producers	RiotUSA Nico Baran
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Holy Blindfold" (2025) "It Depends" (2025)
Bryson Tiller singles chronology
"Can We Talk?" (2025) "It Depends" (2025) "I Need Her" (2025)
Audio video
"It Depends" on YouTube

"It Depends" is nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song.^[1]

Background

Chris Brown teased the song on Instagram on July 15, 2025, asking "Should I drop this?" in the captions. The song attracted significant interest from fans, after which he announced the release date on July 23.^[2] Its release coincided with the start of the North American leg of Brown’s "Breezy Bowl XX" stadium tour.^[3]

Composition

"It Depends" is an R&B song with Bronx drill‑inspired percussion.^[4] The song finds the singers expressing passionate love toward their respective romantic interests,^[2][5] although the women they are addressing seem to be already involved with someone else.^[5] It contains a slowed-down sample of the bridge from Usher's "Nice & Slow",^[2] a track that Brown had previously interpolated in his 2017 song "To My Bed".^[5]

Critical reception

Zachary Horvath of HotNewHipHop stated "In general, it's nothing too out there for either artist, but they do display some nice chemistry, which they have done on several occasions."^[5]

Chart performance

“It Depends” peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, the single charted at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 39 in New Zealand.

The song rose to No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for the week dated November 8, 2025, giving Brown the top two positions simultaneously for the first time as the lead artist, alongside his track "Residuals". The song also marked Brown's 12th No. 1 on the chart, tying him with Lil Wayne for the third-most all-time.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "It Depends" Chart (2025) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 86 Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 77 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 39 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 51 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] 10 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 3 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[15] 33 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[16] 1 Weekly chart performance for "It Depends" (The Remix) Chart (2025) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 10

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "It Depends" Chart (2025) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 36

Certifications

Certifications for "It Depends"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "It Depends"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 2, 2025	Rhythmic contemporary radio	CBE RCA	[20]
	October 21, 2025	Contemporary hit radio		[21]