Apparently

"Apparently" is a song by North Carolina rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2014 as the lead single from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The song samples "La Morte Dell'ermina" by Filippo Trecca, and was produced by J. Cole.^[1] The song has since peaked at number 58 and 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively.^[2][3] The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance for the 2016 Grammys.

"Apparently"
Single by J. Cole
from the album 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Released	December 9, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:53
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jermaine Cole, Filippo Trecca
Producer(s)	J. Cole
J. Cole singles chronology
"She Knows" (2013) "Apparently" (2014) "Planez" (2015)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Apparently" on YouTube

Music video

On December 10, 2014, the accompanying video for "Apparently" was released on Cole's Vevo channel. The video features several shots of Cole standing in front of various video projections.

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	58
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[6]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.