"Comin Out Strong" is a song by American rapper

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, featuring Canadian singer

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, from his sixth studio album ''

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'' (2017). The artists co-wrote the song with Kevin Vincent,

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and

Ahmad Balshe Ahmad Balshe ( ar, أحمد بلوشي) (born 7 April 1984), known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa. At twenty-one years old, he move ...

. It was produced by High Klassified and

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. It is the fourth overall collaboration between the two artists.

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called Future on a live

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feed in August 2017, asking about some unclear lyrics in the song. Future responded that the line is "I only feel alive when I take it", as in taking pills.

Music video

The music video for "Comin Out Strong" was released exclusively to

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on June 5, 2017. It was shot in the abandoned

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, Canada.

Commercial performance

"Comin Out Strong'" peaked at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the date ending March 18, 2017. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over 1,000,000 units in the United States.

Charts

Certifications

References

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