"Drifting" is a song by American rapper G-Eazy. It features vocals from American singer Chris Brown and Canadian rapper

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. It was released on April 17, 2016 as the third

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of his second studio album ''

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''. The song was produced by

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, Mssingno, and Happy Pérez.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on April 19, 2016 on G-Eazy's

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account on

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Chart performance

On the week of December 26, 2015, "Drifting" debuted at number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but left the next week. That same week, it debuted at number 33 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On March 13, 2019, the single was certified

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for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

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* * 2016 singles 2015 songs G-Eazy songs Chris Brown songs Tory Lanez songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Chris Brown Songs written by Cashmere Cat Songs written by Happy Perez Songs written by Tory Lanez Song recordings produced by Cashmere Cat Songs written by G-Eazy {{2010s-hiphop-song-stub