Mob Ties

"Mob Ties" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his album, Scorpion (2018). It was released as the seventh single from the album on January 6, 2019. The song was produced by Boi-1da and Allen Ritter. The song features additional background vocals by Asheley Turner. It reached the top 20 in Canada and the United States.

"Mob Ties"
Single by Drake
from the album Scorpion
Released	January 6, 2019[1]
Recorded	2018
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:25
Label	Young Money Cash Money
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Graham Matthew Samuels Allen Ritter Tavoris Hollins, Jr. Dave Atkinson Samuel Barnes Anthony Cruz Nasir Jones Inga Marchand Asheley Turner Cory McKay Jean-Claude Olivier
Producer(s)	Boi-1da Ritter
Drake singles chronology
"Mia" (2018) "Mob Ties" (2019) "Going Bad" (2019)

Composition

"Mob Ties" is a trap song that contains samples from Nas's song "Affirmative Action" (1996).

Commercial performance

North America

On July 14, 2018, "Mob Ties" entered the charts at number 11 and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and remained in the top 100 until October 6, 2018. The song spent eight weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering the charts at number 13, its immediate peak, on July 14, 2018.

Internationally

The song has peaked in the top 40 in Australia, Greece, Portugal and has charted on the charts of Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	67
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4]	11
France (SNEP)[5]	85
Germany (GfK)[6]	82
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[7]	26
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	92
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	45
Portugal (AFP)[10]	31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11]	56
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	61
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[13]	13
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]	94

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Gold	40,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[19]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 6, 2019	Urban contemporary radio	Young Money Cash Money Republic	[21]