"Tuesday" is the debut single by American

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ILoveMakonnen Makonnen Kamali Sheran (born April 12, 1989), better known by his stage name iLoveMakonnen (often stylized as ILOVEMAKONNEN), is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2014 single " Tuesday", which initially gained recognition ...

, released on September 1, 2014. The song, which was produced by frequent collaborators Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin, featuring guest vocals from Canadian rapper Drake, was released as the first single from his debut

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'' (2014). On March 4, 2015, "Tuesday" was certified platinum by the

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, signifying at least 1 million units sold.

Background

On August 12, 2014, Canadian rapper Drake released a

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to the original version of Makonnen's song, titled ''Club Goin' Up on a Tuesday''. On August 31, 2014, it was reported Makonnen signed a recording contract with Drake's record label,

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. Drake changed the song title to "Tuesday". Drake got in touch with Sonny Digital; the rapper released the remix two days later. On this release, Makonnen said "It was great. I was excited."

Reception

The website ''

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'' awarded a "Best New Track" mention to Drake's remix of the song. In the track review, Patrick Fallon concluded "Somehow, this summertime sleeper hit has become a self-fulfilling prophecy: iLoveMakonnen worked tirelessly to get to this point in his career, and now with a proper success... he can finally party like it's a Tuesday." "Tuesday" placed second in the magazine's year-end list. The song was also named 2nd best song of 2014 by '' Spin'', noting "There's never been a radio hit quite like it before, with the cadence and brio of hip-hop, the musicality and patience of R&B — good R&B, at that — and the strobe-lit sonics and spaciousness of EDM." It was also listed at number 21 on ''Fader'''s list of the 116 best tracks of the year. In January 2015, "Tuesday" was ranked at number six on ''

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critics' poll. The remix featuring Drake received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on October 20, 2014, on iLoveMakonnen's

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account. Since its release, the music video has received over 200 million views on YouTube.

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Release history

Burak Yeter and Danelle Sandoval version

"Tuesday" was later recorded by Turkish DJ/producer Burak Yeter and American singer-songwriter Danelle Sandoval. It was originally recorded by Sandoval and then remixed by Yeter. The song was released as a digital download in the UK on August 12, 2016 through

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Tuesday" was first released onto YouTube on July 16, 2016 at a total length of three minutes and eleven seconds.Burak Yeter - Tuesday ft. Danelle Sandoval
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Track listing

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References

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* {{Drake songs 2014 debut singles 2014 songs 2016 singles ILoveMakonnen songs Drake (musician) songs OVO Sound singles Warner Records singles Alternative R&B songs Cloud rap songs Number-one singles in Russia Song recordings produced by Metro Boomin Song recordings produced by Sonny Digital Songs written by iLoveMakonnen Songs written by Drake (musician) Songs written by Metro Boomin Songs written by Sonny Digital