"No Brainer" is a song by American musician

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...

featuring Canadian singer

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and American rappers

Chance the Rapper Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' in 2012. He ...

and

Quavo Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos. Quavo is the uncle of late fellow Migos m ...

. The song was released on July 27, 2018, by

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and

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, the second single from Khaled's eleventh studio album, ''

Father of Asahd ''Father of Asahd'' is the eleventh studio album by American Hip hop music, hip hop producer DJ Khaled. It was released on May 17, 2019, through We the Best Music and Epic Records. It features the singles "Top Off" and "No Brainer (song), No Braine ...

'' (2019). It marks the second collaboration between the artists, following 2017's " I'm the One" (which also featured

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), from Khaled's tenth studio album '' Grateful''. Khaled produced the song with DaviDior,

Sir Nolan Nolan Lambroza (born July 25, 1990), better known as Sir Nolan, is an American record producer and songwriter based in Encino, Los Angeles, Encino, Los Angeles, California. He has worked with notable artists such as Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Dem ...

Nic Nac Nicholas Matthew Balding (born July 5, 1989), professionally known as Nic Nac, is an American record producer and songwriter from El Cerrito, California. He first started out in the group Go Dav in the early 2000s, and is currently in the group ...

and

Poo Bear Jason Paul Douglas Boyd, better known by his stage name Poo Bear, is an American songwriter, singer, and music producer. He is best known for being one of Justin Bieber's main collaborators, having co-written many of Bieber's hits (including " ...

. The song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Release and promotion

In early July, DJ Khaled shared plans for his song, inspired by his vacation to

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. "I'm gonna make my own soap," he said. "So I'm here to announce today—and this is crazy that we're talking about this—I'm gonna make my own soap." He also revealed, "I got a song coming out with Justin Bieber and some more of my great friends on the record. I want it to be a surprise, but it's going to be one of the biggest anthems." In a series of teasers on

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, he gradually rolled out the news. In one video, Justin and his manager,

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, joined in and showcased their southern accents. "We've always been the best and always will be the best. That's a statement and a half," Bieber teased.

Critical reception

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''s Sam Tornow described the song as a potential summer hit with its "all-star cast, bubbly beats and infectious chorus". He wrote: "The crew keeps the hype up all the way through, from Bieber's first chorus until his last. Every collaborator holds his own, accenting each other's different styles while still popping off during his own verse." Conversely, Sheldon Pearce of ''

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'' called the song "gratuitous fun that's derivative and shiftless and capitalistic".

Chart performance

In the United States, the song debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Khaled's fourth top-ten song, Bieber's 14th, Chance the Rapper notches his second and Quavo posts his fifth top ten on the chart. The song dropped to number 11 in its second week on the chart. In the United Kingdom, "No Brainer" debuted at number one on the Official Trending Chart following its release, with the song set to debut at number 9 of the chart regardless of any added points. In August 2018, the song opened at number four on the

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, where it became DJ Khaled's third and Bieber's 14th top-five single in the country. As for other countries, the song reached the top ten of the charts of Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Ireland.

Music video

The music video premiered via

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an hour after the song's release. Directed by

Colin Tilley Colin Tilley (born June 27, 1988) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and television commercial director. Tilley is the CEO and owner of Boy in the Castle Productions. He has directed more than 300 music videos. Tilley directed, pro ...

, the video begins on the set of a movie in Hollywood with "We The Best" replacing the typical white Hollywood Sign. Bieber helms the director chair alongside Khaled and his son, Asahd. One part of the video is highly reminiscent of a scene from the film ''

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'', as Khaled and Justin stand atop the faux clouds. Product placement is heavily displayed throughout the blockbuster, boasting different liquors from Bumbu to Ciroc and Belaire. Quavo injects himself into the colorful scene taking on the role of an artist, meticulously painting away at his blank canvas with a parrot mysteriously chilling out on his shoulder. Chance is the last of the co-stars to make an appearance, and the setting immediately switches to a

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-themed party, as the squad dances the night away.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– vocals, production *

– vocals *

– vocals * DaviDior – production *

– production * Benjamin Fekete – production *

– production *

– co-production *

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– mix engineering *

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– engineering * Chris Galland – engineering * Scott Desmarais – engineering assistance * Robin Florent – engineering assistance * Jeff Lane – record engineering * Josh Gudwin – record engineering * Juan "Wize" Peña – record engineering * Brendan Morawaski – record engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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