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"Crew Love"
"Crew Love"
Single by Drake featuring the Weeknd
from the album Take Care
Released	July 30, 2012
Genre	Hip hop; Alternative R&B;
Length	3:29
Label	Aspire; Young Money; Cash Money; Republic;
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Graham; Abel Tesfaye; Carlo Montagnese; Noah Shebib; Anthony Palman;
Producer(s)	Noah "40" Shebib; Illangelo; The Weeknd;
Drake singles chronology
The Weeknd singles chronology

"Crew Love" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd from Drake's second studio album, Take Care (2011). It was originally set to be on the Weeknd's debut mixtape.^[1] "Crew Love" was released as the album's seventh single in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2012.

Critical reception

Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone described the track as "avant-R&B lushness" and "a tender ode to metaphorical family in the face of a world where everybody wants a little Drake".^[2]

Chart performance

"Crew Love" debuted at number 200 on the UK Singles Chart for the chart week of July 14, 2012.^[3] It entered the top 100 of the chart two weeks later at number 64, later peaking at number 37.^[4] The track also became a top ten hit on the UK R&B Chart, where it peaked at number seven.^[5]

Despite the absence of a proper single release in the United States, "Crew Love" managed to chart on several Billboard singles charts owing to strong rhythmic and urban contemporary radio airplay.^[6] It peaked at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in June 2012, becoming Drake's twenty-fourth top ten single on the chart.^[7] The song also peaked at number 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and at number 80 on both the main Hot 100 singles chart and the Canadian Hot 100.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Charts

Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[8]	80
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	39
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	37
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[5]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	9
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[11]	14
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[12]	35

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Platinum	70,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[14]	Gold	15,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.