"Low Life" is a song by American rapper

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featuring Canadian singer

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. It was originally released on February 6, 2016, as a track from the former's fourth studio album '' Evol'', before being sent to radio on March 1, 2016, as the lead single. Prior to that, it was released to the Weeknd's

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on December 25, 2015. The song was written by Future, the Weeknd,

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, and DaHeala, and produced by the latter four. The song was featured in '' Grand Theft Auto Online'' on Radio Los Santos' new mix, which was released in ''The Contract Update''.

Release

On December 24, 2015, Future and the Weeknd

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that they would release a new song. On the same day, Future posted a short snippet of the song on his

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. On December 25, "Low Life" was uploaded on the Weeknd's

account. On February 4, 2016, Future announced that would soon release his fourth studio album, ''EVOL''. He published the album's 11-song track list, which included "Low Life". Future released ''EVOL'' on February 6.

Commercial performance

"Low Life" debuted at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 2016. Its chart debut was supported by first-week sales of 60,588 copies. As of April 23, 2016, the single had sold 247,300 copies in the US. The single would reach its peak of number 18 on the Hot 100 on May 7, 2016, is certified eight-times

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by the

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(RIAA).

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 25, 2016, on Future's

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account on

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and Belly make cameo appearances in the video. As of May 2025, it has over 891 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2016 songs 2016 singles Future (rapper) songs The Weeknd songs Songs written by Future (rapper) Songs written by the Weeknd Songs written by Metro Boomin Song recordings produced by Metro Boomin Songs written by DaHeala Songs written by Ben Billions Song recordings produced by the Weeknd Epic Records singles