"I'm the One" is a song by American musician

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featuring Canadian singer

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and American rappers

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, and

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. The song was released on April 28, 2017, by

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and

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as the second single from Khaled's tenth studio album '' Grateful''. On July 27, 2018, all artists, with the exception of Lil Wayne, were featured on Khaled's " No Brainer" from his eleventh studio album, ''

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'' (2019). On October 19, 2020, the song surpassed one billion streams on

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Background

DJ Khaled initially marketed the song in February 2017 by posting photos of the

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on his

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account. He announced the song's release date, title, and

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on April 24, 2017. According to DJ Khaled, Quavo completed his verse for the song in five minutes after listening to the instrumentals.

Composition

The song is written in the key of

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, following a chord progression of G-Em-C-D.

Chart performance

"I'm the One" debuted atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the first number-one single on the chart for DJ Khaled, Chance the Rapper, and Quavo (as a solo performer apart from

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). It became the first hip hop song to do so since "

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" by

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in 2010. It became Bieber's fourth chart-topper, following the first three singles off ''

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''. Lil Wayne topped the chart for the third time in his career, but for the first time since 2009. The song also entered the

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, a first for DJ Khaled, Quavo, Lil Wayne, and Chance the Rapper; it was Bieber's fifth chart-topping song in the UK. It also entered at number one in Australia, Scotland, and Canada, and debuted in the top ten in countries including Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Music video

The music video for "I'm the One", directed by Eif Rivera, was uploaded onto Khaled's YouTube channel on April 28, 2017. Models Alexa Lawrence and Iryna Ivanova and Quavo's fellow

members,

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and

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, make cameo appearances in the video. The video was filmed at a luxury mansion in 26848 CA-1, Malibu, CA 90265, USA, erroneously reported to be Khaled's own. As of July 2022, it has received more than 1.6 billion views on YouTube.

Usage in media

"I'm the One" is featured and remixed in '' YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

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