Losin Control

For other uses, see Losing Control (disambiguation).

"Losin Control" is a song by American rapper Russ. It was released on his SoundCloud page on November 9, 2015.^[1] Russ included this song on his debut studio album There's Really a Wolf.^[2] The song was mixed, mastered, engineered, produced, written, and performed by Russ.

"Losin Control"
Single by Russ
from the album There's Really a Wolf
Released	November 9, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	3:57
Label	Diemon Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Russell Vitale
Producer(s)	Russ
Russ singles chronology
"What They Want" (2015) "Losin Control" (2015) "Do It Myself" (2015)
Music video
"Losin Control" on YouTube

Background

Russ debuted the music video to "Losin Control" through his Vevo account on February 1, 2016.^[3] As of April 2025, the song has over 448 million views on YouTube.

Commercial performance

"Losin Control" debuted at number 89 US Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 18, 2017 chart week. The song eventually peaked at number 62 on the chart. "Losin Control" is Russ' second song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 following "What They Want". On June 29, 2017, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States. On August 23, 2018, the single was certified triple platinum for sales of over three million digital copies in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 62 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 28 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 63 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[13]	8× Platinum	8,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.