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on January 31, 2017, as the fifth single from Malone's debut

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'' (2016). At first, was released as a promotional single from the album on November 4, 2016. It was then released on January 31, 2017, as the fifth official single from the album. Malone and Quavo wrote the song with Carl Rosen and producers Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Louis Bell. A remix, which includes an additional feature from fellow American rapper

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, was released on June 16, 2017.

Background

Producers Frank Dukes, Metro Boomin, and Louis Bell began working with Post Malone on tracks for his debut album after the success of the single " White Iverson." During the writing process, they were watching the

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and were inspired to create a triumphant song. At one point during the session, Post's manager Dre London shouted 'congratulations,' inspiring the chorus of the song. Post Malone debuted the track while performing in Austin, Texas in September 2016, two months before the song's official release. On May 9, 2017, the track was performed to Post Malone by a

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, commissioned by Indonesian rapper

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. On June 16, 2017, the official remix was released featuring an additional verse from

Composition

The song is written in the key of F♯ major with a tempo of 110 beats per minute.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 23, 2017, on Post Malone's Vevo account on YouTube. The music video was directed by James DeFina. It features cameo appearances from Murda Beatz, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and fellow members of the

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crew. , the music video has been viewed over 1.3 billion times.

Chart performance

The song peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Post Malone's second top 20 hit, following his debut single, " White Iverson", and first top 10 hit, and has spent a total of 50 weeks on the chart. The song was later certified Diamond (11× Platinum) by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over 11 million units in the United States.

Personnel

Adapted from TIDAL. Production * Frank Dukes – production, songwriting; programming * Metro Boomin – production, songwriting; programming * Louis Bell – additional production, songwriting * Post Malone – songwriting; vocals * Carl Rosen – songwriting * Quavo – songwriting; vocals Technical * Frank Dukes – recording * Louis Bell – recording * Manny Marroquin – mixing * Chris Galland – assistant mixer * Jeff Jackson – assistant mixer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

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