Portland (song)

"Portland" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rappers Quavo and Travis Scott from the former's mixtape More Life.[2] The song was sent to rhythmic crossover radio on May 16, 2017 as the fourth single from the tape.[3] The song also appears in the video game NBA 2K18.

"Portland"
Single by Drake featuring Quavo and Travis Scott
from the album More Life
ReleasedMay 16, 2017
Recorded2017
StudioSOTA Studios, Studio 306 and Four Seasons, Toronto[1]
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"Free Smoke"
(2017)
"Portland"
(2017)
"Glow"
(2017)
Quavo singles chronology
"Raf"
(2017)
"Portland"
(2017)
"Strip That Down"
(2017)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Butterfly Effect"
(2017)
"Portland"
(2017)
"Know No Better"
(2017)

Commercial performance

North America

On April 8, 2017, "Portland" entered the charts at number 6 and spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The song spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering the charts at number 9, its immediate peak, on April 8, 2017, As for the featured acts on "Portland," Quavo earns his first Hot 100 top 10 as a soloist (in addition to his first top 10 as a member of Migos, "Bad and Boujee"), while Travis Scott also achieves his first top 10 on the tally.

Internationally

The song has peaked in the top 40 in Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and has charted on the charts of Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]66
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]6
France (SNEP)[6]84
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]77
Ireland (IRMA)[8]38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]64
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]38
Portugal (AFP)[11]46
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12]66
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13]73
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]31
UK Singles (OCC)[15]27
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16]6
US Billboard Hot 100[17]9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18]6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19]18

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20]95
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21]52
US Streaming Songs (Billboard)[22]67

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23]Gold30,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24]Gold45,000
Italy (FIMI)[25]Gold25,000
Portugal (AFP)[26]Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]Gold400,000
United States (RIAA)[28]2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
United StatesMay 16, 2017Rhythmic contemporary
[3]

References