"The London" is a song by American rapper

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featuring fellow American rappers

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and Travis Scott. It was released through

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and

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as the lead single and closing track from Thug's debut studio album, ''

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'', on May 23, 2019. The rappers wrote the song with producer T-Minus alongside American singer-songwriter Babyface. It was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the

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Background

The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in

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Composition

"The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.

Critical reception

Writing for ''

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'', Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track, and "outraps" Young Thug.

Promotion

The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in

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on May 11, 2019, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official

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channel.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and

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. *

– vocals, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting * Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting * T-Minus – production, songwriting * Gosha Usov – recording * Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing *

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– mixing * Jimmy Cash – additional mixing *

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– mastering * Shaan Singh – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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