"Too Much" is a song by Canadian hip hop recording artist

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from his third studio album ''

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'' (2013). "Too Much" features vocals from English singer Sampha and contains samples from his track of the same name. The song was later released as the sixth overall single from ''Nothing Was the Same'' in the

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on December 9, 2013. Prior to its release, it was added to the playlists of UK radio stations BBC Radio 1Xtra and

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on October 31, 2013, and November 25, 2013, respectively.

Critical reception

"Too Much" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. David Amidon of

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wrote that it was "hard... not to look at 'Too Much' as the brief return of the album we really want from Drake. This is the sort of song where everything comes together in such new, glimmering ways as to validate any claims Drake makes to shifting the game around on opener 'Tuscan Leather'." Tim Sendra of

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called "Too Much" a "brilliant combination of brag rap and quiet storm balladry." Julia Leconte of ''

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'' praised its production as "beautiful." Evan Rytlewski of ''

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'' opined that the song "is beautiful in its achy simplicity."

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

2013 singles 2013 songs Drake (musician) songs Cash Money Records singles Republic Records singles Sampha songs Song recordings produced by Nineteen85 Songs written by Drake (musician) Songs written by Emile Haynie Songs written by Nineteen85 Songs written by Sampha {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub