"Ball for Me" is a song by American rapper

Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Tra ...

featuring Trinidadian rapper

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. It was written by the artists and producer

Louis Bell Louis Russell Bell (born May 27, 1982) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Bell's work includes production for Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, 5 Seconds of Summer, ...

. The song was released through

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on May 8, 2018, as the fourth single from Malone's second studio album, ''

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'' (2018), the song was also featured on the soundtrack to the

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''. The song debuted and peaked at number 16 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reached the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in Australia and Slovakia.

Music video

The official music video for "Ball for Me" was teased by Minaj through various social media platforms on June 27, 2018. Later on Queen Radio, Minaj confirmed that the music video wouldn't be released due to the fact that Malone didn't like his visuals.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Post Malone's official website. *

– vocals, composition *

– composition, production, programming, recording, vocal production *

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– mastering * Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance * Robin Florent – mixing assistance * Chris Galland – mixing assistance *

Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...

– mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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