Look Alive (BlocBoy JB song)

"Look Alive"
Single by BlocBoy JB and Drake
from the album Simi
Released	February 9, 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:01
Label	OVO Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	James Baker Aubrey Graham Brytavious Chambers
Producer(s)	Tay Keith
BlocBoy JB singles chronology
"Rover" (2018) "Look Alive" (2018) "Rover 2.0" (2018)
Drake singles chronology
"Diplomatic Immunity" (2018) "Look Alive" (2018) "Lemon (Drake Remix)" (2018)
Music video
"Look Alive" on YouTube

"Look Alive" is a song by American rapper BlocBoy JB featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Written alongside producer Tay Keith, it was released on February 9, 2018, as the lead single off BlocBoy JB's mixtape Simi. It debuted at number six and later peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, which makes it the first top 10 single for BlocBoy JB and 23rd for Drake.^[1]

Music video

The music video of the song was released the same day as the song itself, It features BlocBoy JB, Drake, Tay Keith, rappers Moneybagg Yo and Quando Rondo, former Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph, and their crew at various locations in Memphis. The video has gained more than 393 million YouTube views as of September 2024.^[2]

Remix

On February 11, 2018, British rapper Scarlxrd released a remix of the song and titled it “LXXK DEAD”.

On March 4, 2018, American rapper Joyner Lucas released a remix onto SoundCloud and YouTube.^[3]

On March 24, 2019, Australian rapper Fortay released a remix of "Look Alive" using the same beat, but new lyrics.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 24 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 48 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 11 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 4 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 50 Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 36 France (SNEP)[11] 125 Germany (GfK)[12] 48 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[13] 34 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 35 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 15 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 21 Portugal (AFP)[18] 14 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 49 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 30 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 34 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 17 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[23] 9 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 3 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA)[27] 79 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 23 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 47 Portugal (AFP)[30] 43 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 65 US Billboard Hot 100[32] 23 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[34] 20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36]	Gold	45,000^‡
France (SNEP)[37]	Gold	100,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)[38]	Gold	25,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39]	Gold	15,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)[40]	Gold	5,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[43]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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