"Controlla" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, recorded for his fourth studio album '' Views''. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in the US on June 7, 2016. The

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

song was written by Drake,

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, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius, TheFinal1 and Allen Ritter. It reached number 27 in Canada, number 18 in the UK, and number 16 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from ''Views,'' along with " One Dance" and " Too Good". '' Pitchfork'' listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62.

Background

Prior to the album's release, "Controlla" was one of two tracks from '' Views'' leaked online; The leaked version featured

artist Popcaan. The song was still included on the album without Popcaan's contributions and an additional Drake verse plus a

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

sample.

Production and composition

"Controlla" was written by Drake,

, Allen Ritter,

, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi. In addition to Drake's lead vocals, the track contains samples of "Tear Off Mi Garment" performed by

, though sources compared the song to

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's " Work", the same track Drake was featured on.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Lyrics of this song at Genius
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