"She Will" is a song by American rapper

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featuring Canadian rapper

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. Written alongside producer T-Minus, it was released on August 16, 2011 as the fourth single from the former's ninth studio album ''

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''. It was certified quadruple platinum by the

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for sales exceeding 4 million units on September 27, 2022. In 2025 the song went viral due to it being associated with a

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dance trend, leading to a resurgence of streams of the song on

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Background

On August 7, 2011, a video of a recording session of the song was released with Lil Wayne previewing his verse to Drake on

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. It was directed by DJ Scoob Doo, and was showcased on

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. The song was to be titled "Maybe She Will", to be recorded by Drake and to feature a verse from

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, but after hearing the song, Drake asked Lil Wayne to have it.

Chart performance

On August 18, 2011, it debuted on the US ''

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chart at number 48 and eventually ascended to number 1. In its first week, it sold 255,000 digital copies, debuting at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This made it the highest-charting single from the album as well as Wayne's second highest-charting song as a lead artist, behind " Lollipop". The song also topped the Digital Songs chart on the week of September 3, reaching 255,000 digital sales.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

"Making of "SHE WILL" Lil Wayne ft Drake off Carter IV dir:DJ Scoob Doo"
on

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"PT. 2 Making of "SHE WILL" Lil Wayne ft. Drake directed by DJ Scoob Doo"
on

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