"Low Life" is a song by American rapper

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, featuring Canadian singer

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. It was released on March 1, 2016, as the lead single from Future's fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2016). The song was written by Future, the Weeknd,

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, Ben Billions, &

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, and produced by the latter four.

Release

On December 24, 2015, Future and the Weeknd

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that they would release a new song. On the same day, Future posted a short snippet of the song on his

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. On December 25, "Low Life" was uploaded on the Weeknd's

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account. On February 4, 2016, Future announced that would soon release his fourth studio album, ''EVOL''. He published the album's 11-song track list, which included "Low Life". Future released ''EVOL'' on February 6.

Commercial performance

"Low Life" debuted at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 2016. Its chart debut was supported by first-week sales of 60,588 copies. As of April 23, 2016, the single has sold 247,300 copies in the US. The single was certified Seven

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by the

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(RIAA).

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 25, 2016, on Future's

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account on

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and

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make cameo appearances in the video. As of January 2022, it has over 700 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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