Passionfruit (song)

Not to be confused with Passion Fruit (song).

"Passionfruit" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his playlist mixtape More Life (2017). The song was written by Drake along with producer Nana Rogues, and has additional vocals from Zoë Kravitz.^[3] "Passionfruit" was released on March 28, 2017, as the second single released from More Life after "Fake Love". It has been covered by Paramore,^[4] Mabel, Benny Sings, Yaeji, Cornelius, John Mayer,^[5] and Ben Tankard. ^{[citation needed]}

"Passionfruit"
Single by Drake
from the album More Life
Released	March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)[1]
Studio	SOTA, Studio 306 and Four Seasons, Toronto[2]
Genre	Tropical house R&B pop dancehall
Length	4:59 (album version) 2:51 (UK radio edit) 4:18 (radio edit)
Label	Cash Money Young Money Republic
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Drake Graham Nana Rogues
Producer(s)	Nana Rogues
Drake singles chronology
"No Frauds" (2017) "Passionfruit" (2017) "Come Closer" (2017)

Composition

"Passionfruit" has been characterized as tropical house,^[4][6] R&B,^[7] pop,^[8] and dancehall.^[9] It is performed in the key of G♯ minor in common time with a tempo of 112 beats per minute. Drake's vocals span from F♯₂ to G♯₃.^[10]

Commercial performance

"Passionfruit" entered the top ten of the charts in Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, New Zealand,^[11] the United Kingdom,^[12] and the United States.^[13]

The song debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated April 8, 2017. This was the last song of the 431 weeks simultaneously on the chart for Drake. This record never broke after "Passionfruit" dropped off the chart. In Drake's native Canada, it debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Hot 100 behind Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You".

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 21 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 2 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 6 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[20] 20 Colombia (National-Report)[21] 74 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 17 Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 5 France (SNEP)[24] 7 Germany (GfK)[25] 18 Hungary (Single Top 40)[26] 37 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[27] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 4 Italy (FIMI)[28] 19 Malaysia (RIM)[29] 15 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[30] 33 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[34] 21 Portugal (AFP)[35] 6 Scotland (OCC)[36] 19 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 14 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] 51 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 12 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 3 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[41] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[42] 8 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[43] 39 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[44] 34 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[45] 26 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[46] 5 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[47] 15 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[48] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[49] 66 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[50] 68 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[51] 33 Denmark (Tracklisten)[52] 36 France (SNEP)[53] 122 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[54] 93 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[55] 79 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[56] 64 Portugal (AFP)[57] 57 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[58] 90 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[59] 91 UK Singles (OCC)[60] 30 US Billboard Hot 100[61] 65 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[62] 31 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[63] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[64]	7× Platinum	490,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[65]	Gold	10,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[66]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
France (SNEP)[67]	Platinum	133,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[68]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[69]	Platinum	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[70]	Gold	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[71]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[72]	2× Platinum	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[73]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[74]	7× Platinum	7,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 28, 2017	Rhythmic contemporary	Young Money Cash Money Republic	[1]