"Trust Issues" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper

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. Originally released as a free download on June 21, 2011, it was released in tandem with his first compilation album ''

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'' on August 2, 2019, by

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. Musically, it is a slow, melodic R&B track that explores complexities of trust and loyalty. "Trust Issues" contains elements of "

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". It was written by Drake,

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, N. Cobey and its producers T-Minus and

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. Commercially, it peaked at number 63 on the

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chart, number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and number 90 on the

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. It was certified

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in the United Kingdom and platinum in Australia. The song was

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and

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ed by several musicians, including Canadian singers

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Background and release

"Trust Issues" was one of the four tracks taken from Drake's 2011 studio album, ''

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'', released via his October's Very Own blog as standalone cuts and were formerly unavailable on

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s. Written by

, N. Cobey and its producers T-Minus and

, "Trust Issues" was originally released on June 21, 2011, as a free download to promote ''Take Care.'' In an interview with ''

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'', Drake stated that "

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" and "

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" made the album cut, but "Trust Issues" and "Dreams Money Can Buy" did not, as they were reserved for the birthday edition. On August 1, 2019, Drake took to

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to announce the release of his first

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, ''

''. "Trust Issues" was released in tandem with ''Care Package'' by

on August 2, 2019, roughly six months after the

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of Drake's breakout mixtape, '' So Far Gone'' (2009), and two days before his eighth annual OVO Fest held in

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. According to the

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and the

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, "Trust Issues" was released in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2014, by Harlem King Entertainment.

Music and lyrics

"Trust Issues" is 4 minutes and 41 seconds long. It is the fourth song on ''Care Package'' and it was produced, mixed and

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by Noah Shebib, as well as guitars played by Adrian Eccleston. The song contains a smooth and down tempo sample from "

". "Trust Issues" is an R&B song that examines the suffering and ambiguity that result from negotiating the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Chris Coplan of '' Consequence'' described it as "half confessional, half ode to drank", and ''Singersroom'' described stated that it intensifies to a powerful conclusion as Drake's vocals soar above the energetic arrangement. Writing for ''

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'', George Townsend wrote that "Trust Issues" is a slow, melodic, atmospheric track on which Drake's likeness to the Weeknd is undoubted. Opening with

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from "I'm on One", Drake is heard singing "All I care about is money and the city that I'm from", echoing his own

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. He tells a story on how his loved ones turned against him and betrayed him, leading him to down his problems with liquor, purple lean to be specific, and he then questions the loyalty of people around him.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Trust Issues" entered and peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the chart dated August 17, 2019. It went on to peak at number 22 on the

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chart, and number 16 on the ''Rolling Stone'' Top 100 charts. In his native Canada, the song peaked at number 63 on the

chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 35 on the

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, and number 90 on the

. "Trust Issues" was awarded silver certification in the United Kingdom by the

(BPI), and platinum certification in Australia by the

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(ARIA).

Other versions

Four days after Drake released "Trust Issues" on his October's Very Own blog, a

by Canadian singer

was posted on the same blog on June 25, 2011. On June 29, 2011, a

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by Gizzle was posted on the OVO blog; a blending of Drake's version and the Weeknd's version of "Trust Issues". Later that year on August 28, Canadian singer

released his

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of the song, but intentionally left out the

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as he was 17 years old at that time.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the

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. * Aubrey Drake Graham – vocals, songwriter * Adrian Eccleston – guitar * William Roberts – songwriter * Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. – songwriter * N. Cobey – songwriter *

– songwriter * Tyler Williams – songwriter *

– songwriter *

Noah Shebib Noah James Shebib (born March 31, 1983), better known by his stage name 40, is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, record executive, and former child actor from Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his production work with fellow Toronto n ...

– producer, songwriter * T-Minus – producer

Charts

Certifications

Release history

Explanatory notes

References

External links

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"Trust Issues" (lyrics)
on ''

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