Just Us (DJ Khaled song)

"Just Us" is a song by American producer DJ Khaled featuring R&B singer SZA from Khaled's 2019 album Father of Asahd.^[1] It was serviced to contemporary hit radio on May 21, 2019, as the fourth single off the album.^[2] The song samples Outkast's "Ms. Jackson".^[3]

"Just Us"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring SZA
from the album Father of Asahd
Released	May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
Recorded	2019
Genre	R&B
Length	3:41
Label	We the Best Epic Roc Nation
Songwriter(s)	Antwan Patton Brittany Coney David Sheats Denisia Andrews Khaled Khaled Solána Rowe André Benjamin
Producer(s)	DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Higher" (2019) "Just Us" (2019) "You Stay" (2019)
SZA singles chronology
"Power Is Power" (2019) "Just Us" (2019) "The Other Side" (2020)
Music video
"Just Us" on YouTube

Critical reception

Thomas Hobbs of NME praised SZA's performance on the song and described it as "mixtape freestyle".^[3] A.D. Amorosi of Variety called the track "simmering" and stated that the song sounds out of place on a DJ Khaled album.^[4]

Music video

On April 15, 2019, Khaled first teased the video on Instagram.^[5] It was released on May 17, 2019, along with a video of "Higher", which also appears on the album. It was directed by Joseph Kahn.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 32 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 34 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] 47 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 65 France Downloads (SNEP)[11] 155 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 52 Lithuania (AGATA)[13] 65 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 25 Romania (Airplay 100)[15] 69 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 73 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 81 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 66 US Billboard Hot 100[20] 43 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 18 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 20 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[23] 16 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 68 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[28]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	May 21, 2019	Contemporary hit radio	We the Best Epic Roc Nation	[2]
		Rhythmic contemporary		[31]
		Urban contemporary		[32]