"Mask Off" is a song by American rapper

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from his eponymous fifth studio album (2017). The track was later released as the second single after initially charting as an album track. "Mask Off" was produced by Metro Boomin, and written by Future and Tommy Butler. It was Future's highest-charting single, peaking at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, until the releases of " Life Is Good" (2020), " Way 2 Sexy" (2021), " Wait for U" (2022), and " Like That" (2024) with the former peaking at number two, and the latter three peaking at number one. The song was also his highest charting solo song until " Puffin on Zootiez" (2022) peaked at number four. A remix featuring

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was released on May 23, 2017. Future and the FreeWishes Foundation announced the "Mask On" campaign in 2020. Together, they provided more than 100,000 masks during the

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Composition

The song samples "Prison Song" by Carlton Williams, released in 1978 as part of his musical ''Selma''. In this track, Future opens up about drug use and addiction problems (" Percocets, Molly, Percocets").

Chart performance

"Mask Off" peaked at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of May 6, 2017, becoming his first top-five charting single on that chart. It also peaked in the top 10 in

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, where it charted the highest at number two. It has since been certified nine times platinum by the

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

Music video

The music video for "Mask Off" was released on May 5, 2017. It was directed by Colin Tilley, and features appearances from Amber Rose and DJ Esco.

Live performances and remixes

The official remix features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper

and was mixed by engineer Alex Tumay, released on May 23, 2017. Its release follows the performance of "Mask Off" by Future alongside Kendrick Lamar at the 2017 Coachella Festival. Lamar performed live covers of "Mask Off" at every show on the Damn Tour since the release of the remix. On May 28, 2017, Joyner Lucas released his own remix onto

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and

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entitled "Mask On". On the remix, he sent shots at

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and Lil Yachty. On June 16, 2017, a remix produced by Marshmello was released, which was deemed ironic by some as the DJ is known for masking his identity behind his namesake marshmallow-inspired helmet.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Legacy

* The song was used in the ''

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'' episode Return to Skyfire. * The song was used in the ''

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, the song experienced a resurgence, especially due to the lyrics in the chorus, "Mask on, fuck it, mask off." Future and the FreeWishes Foundation announced the "Mask On" campaign and provided more than 100,000 masks during the pandemic. *The city of Inglewood created a

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"Mask On" PSA in 2020 to encourage people to wear protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

References

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