Amen (Drake song) explained

Amen
Type:song
Artist:Drake featuring Teezo Touchdown
Album:For All the Dogs
Released:October 6, 2023
Genre:Christian hip hop
Length:2:21

"Amen" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Teezo Touchdown, from the former's eighth studio album For All the Dogs (2023). It was produced by Sango, Budgie and Teezo Touchdown.

Composition

The song uses elements of gospel,[1] [2] while the lyrics focus on Drake seeking deliverance due to his past actions.

Critical reception

Billboards Kyle Denis ranked the track as the twentieth best track on the album.[3] Denis compared the track to "Ciara’s Prayer" by Ciara and Summer Walker, stating that "Amen" is Drake's version of it.[3] The song received mixed reviews from music critics. Jessica McKinney of Complex picked the song as the "biggest skip" from For All the Dogs and regarded it as "blasphemous".[4] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash wrote favorably of the song, stating "the gospel-rap of 'Amen' is a highlight, pairing Teezo's idiosyncratic punk croon with Drake's search for deliverance; in women, in God, in himself." Louis Pavlakos of HipHopDX commented "'Amen,' not even his best song with this track title, bizarrely employs Teezo Touchdown to do the harmonizing. Considering Teezo's appeal is on the quirkier side of Hip Hop, Drake sounds behind and even, uncomfortable."[5] Charles Holmes of The Ringer wrote "Teezo Touchdown's shaky, lovelorn croon on 'Amen' is perfectly fine in a vacuum, but Drake's disaffected tone renders it inert and cloying."[6]

Charts

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Peak
position
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[7] 11
Greece International (IFPI)[8] 19
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[9] 27
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 89
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drake – ‘For All The Dogs’ review: banger-less, bitter and deeply mid. NME. Britton. Luke Morgan. October 9, 2023. October 21, 2023.
  2. Drake - For All The Dogs. Clash. October 6, 2023. October 21, 2023. Hussain. Shahzaib. October 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008021032/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/drake-for-all-the-dogs/. live.
  3. Drake’s ‘For All the Dogs’: All 23 Songs Ranked. Denis. Kyle. Billboard. October 6, 2023. August 13, 2024. October 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231006194421/https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-for-all-the-dogs-best-songs-ranked-slime-you-out/calling-for-you-feat-21-savage/. live.
  4. Web site: Caraballo . Ecleen Luzmila . McKinney . Jessica . Skelton . Eric . Rose . Jordan . Breskin . Stefan . High . Kemet . Hay . Kameron . Oppan . Drea . First Impressions Of Drake’s New Album, ‘For All The Dogs’ . . 21 October 2023 . October 6, 2023.
  5. Web site: Pavlakos . Louis . Drake's 'For All The Dogs' Is Another Troll Bait Effort That's Quite Mid . . 21 October 2023 . October 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Holmes . Charles . The Daunting Decline of Drake on ‘For All the Dogs’ . . 21 October 2023 . October 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 16, 2023. October 21, 2023.
  8. Web site: Digital Singles Chart (International) . 2023-10-24 . IFPI Greece. https://web.archive.org/web/20231024235652/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. October 24, 2023.
  9. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög . The Music – Songs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015024046/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ . 15 Oct 2023 . October 28, 2023 . Plötutíðindi . is.
  10. Web site: 2023 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. October 13, 2023. October 21, 2023.
  11. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41. Sverigetopplistan. October 21, 2023.

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