"Imported" is a song by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez from her second extended play ''

Being Human in Public ''Being Human in Public'' is the second EP by Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez. It was released on October 19, 2018, by FMLY and Island Records. It features guest appearances from JRM, Kehlani and Normani. The EP was placed on the longlist ...

'' (2018). The original version of the song featured Jamaican singer JRM. Both artists wrote the song alongside its producer Hennedub.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Hennedub – producer, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion, recording engineer * Anders Soe – guitar * Riley Bell – mixer

6lack remix

Release

A remix of the song with American singer and rapper

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was released as a single by FMLY and Island Records on April 9, 2019, as the second single of Reyez's debut studio album '' Before Love Came to Kill Us'' (2020). The 6lack remix of "Imported" premiered on

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's Beats 1 radio show on April 9, 2019. It was released on digital platforms the same day.

Commercial performance

In the US, "Imported" peaked at 14 on the

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chart and ranked at 33 on its year-end chart. The song did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but peaked at 24 on the

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. It also reached a peak of 36 on the

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chart and 19 on the

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chart. "Imported" received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million track-equivalent units in the US and a platinum certification from Music Canada for selling forty thousand track-equivalent units in Canada.

Music video

The music video for "Imported" was released on April 10, 2019, on

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. It was directed by Zac Facts. Jessie Reyez and 6lack portrayed two people going through a heartbreak.

Live performances

Jessie Reyez and 6lack performed "Imported" with a live band on ''

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'' on June 11, 2019. They provided

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to each other's verses and sang the last chorus together.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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