"Promise" is a song by American
hip hop recording artist
Kid Ink
Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. He released his debut independent album ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' in 2012, f ...
. The song was released on December 24, 2015 by Tha Alumni Music Group, 88 Classic and
RCA Records
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, as the lead single from his sixth solo mixtape ''
Summer in the Winter'' (2015). The track was produced by frequent collaborator
DJ Mustard
Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (born June 5, 1990), known professionally as Mustard (also known as DJ Mustard), is an American record producer and beatmaker. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow California-bred artists YG and Ty Dolla Sign; among var ...
with additional writing by James Royo and Twice as Nice and features a hook by
Fetty Wap
Willie Junior Maxwell II (born June 7, 1991), better known by his stage names Fetty Wap or Harlem Fetty, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence after his debut single "Trap Queen" reached number two on the U.S. ''B ...
.
Music video
The song's accompanying
music video
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premiered on March 14, 2016 on Kid Ink's
Vevo
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channel on
YouTube
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.
It was directed by Mike Ho.
Commercial performance
"Promise" debuted at number 92 on
''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the chart dated March 5, 2016.
It eventually made it way to number 57. On August 24, 2017, the single was certified
platinum
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Platinu ...
by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2015 singles
2015 songs
Kid Ink songs
Fetty Wap songs
Songs written by Fetty Wap
RCA Records singles
Song recordings produced by Mustard (record producer)
Songs written by Mustard (record producer)
Songs written by Kid Ink
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