Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head) explained

Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)
Type:single
Cover:Powfu - Death Bed.png
Artist:Powfu featuring Beabadoobee
Ep:Poems of the Past
Genre:
Length:2:53
Label:
Producer:Otterpop
Chronology:Powfu
Prev Title:Don't Fall Asleep Yet
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:I'm Used to It
Next Year:2020

"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Canadian rapper and singer Powfu featuring Filipino-English singer-songwriter Beabadoobee. The song was initially uploaded to SoundCloud and YouTube[1] in 2019; after Powfu signed with Columbia Records and Robots + Humans, the song was released on streaming services on February 8, 2020.[2] The song samples Beabadoobee's 2017 song "Coffee" (hence the credit).[3]

The song went viral on the video sharing app TikTok and through radio airplay in early 2020. On TikTok, the song had over 4.1 billion plays for the month of March 2020 alone.[4] [5] [6] The American radio edit of the song altered any lyric relating to death in the song and radio hosts referred to the song as "Coffee for Your Head".

Background

Originally released on the Some Boring, Love Stories, Pt. 2 EP in February 2019,[7] the song's commercial release was delayed by a year due to the clearance of the sample of Beabadoobee's 2017 song "Coffee". Powfu said on Twitter in April 2019 that he had not put it on Spotify because he was "scared [he'd] get in trouble from the sample [he] use[s] in it", but said he "would upload it anyway" and told his followers to give him "a week and a half".[8] It was finally released to streaming and download services in February 2020.[4] On May 28, 2020, a later version featured on his EP Poems of the Past, which included the original version, was released featuring American pop punk band Blink-182.

Composition

Columbia's British subsidiary Sony Music UK described it as a lo-fi hip hop single,[9] while Aliya Chaudhry from Consequence deemed it as an emo rap song.[10]

Music video

The video performance was officially uploaded to Powfu's YouTube channel on April 1, 2020. As of August 4,2024, it has accumulated more than 700 million views.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2021SOCAN Awards Viral Song Award[11]
BMI Pop AwardsMost Performed Songs of the Year[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)[13] 69
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[14] 13
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[15] 9
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[16] 26
Malaysia (RIM)[17] 1
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[18] 1
Romania (Airplay 100)[19] 54
Singapore (RIAS)[20] 1
Slovenia (SloTop50)[21] 24
US Rolling Stone Top 100[22] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 52
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 51
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 53
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 28
Denmark (Tracklisten)[29] 57
France (SNEP)[30] 55
Germany (Official German Charts)[31] 68
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[32] 52
Ireland (IRMA)[33] 43
Italy (FIMI)[34] 46
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[35] 83
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[37] 21
Norway (VG-lista)[38] 39
Poland (ZPAV)[39] 60
Portugal (AFP)[40] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 27
UK Singles (OCC)[43] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[44] 43
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 27
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[46] 5

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
VariousFebruary 8, 2020[48]
United StatesApril 7, 2020Contemporary hit radioColumbia[49]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Powfu - death bed. Promoting Sounds. February 9, 2019. YouTube. May 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: Powfu Breaks Down The Meaning Of "Death Bed". Genius. Reneau. Steven. March 6, 2020. March 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: Powfu & Beabadoobee's "Death Bed" Picks Up Pop Radio Airplay, Reaches 50 Million Spotify Streams. Headline Planet. Cantor. Brian. March 8, 2020. March 18, 2020.
  4. Web site: Powfu's Viral Hit "Death Bed" Arrives On Streaming Services After Lengthy Sample Clearance Delay. Genius. Fu. Eddie. February 13, 2020. March 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Tiktometer - Top TikTok Songs for March 2020. 2020-06-09. tiktometer.com.
  6. Web site: 2020-07-31. BENEE & Gus Dapperton's "Supalonely," Powfu & Beabadoobee's "Death Bed" Headed For Top 10 At Pop Radio. 2021-12-31. Headline Planet. en-US.
  7. Web site: Powfu. 9 February 2019. Some boring, Love stories Pt. 2 by Powfu Free listening on SoundCloud. SoundCloud.
  8. Powfu. 29 April 2019. I literally have people ask me everyday why 'death bed' isn't on Spotify and it's cuz I'm scared I'll get in trouble from the sample I use in it. But screw it I guess I'll upload it. Give me a week and a half. Powfu. 1122758233058234368.
  9. Web site: Powfu – New Single 'Death Bed' Feat Beabadoobee Out Now. Sony Music UK. Pressparty. March 2, 2020. March 18, 2020.
  10. Web site: Hip-Hop and TikTok Are Bringing Pop-Punk Back in a Big Way. Chaudhry. Aliya. 4 May 2021. Consequence. 12 July 2021.
  11. Web site: 2021 Award Winners • 2021 SOCAN Awards. en-US. 2021-07-21.
  12. Web site: 2021 BMI Pop Awards. 2021-07-21. en-US.
  13. Web site: Top 100 Brasil – Week 13/07/2020 - 17/07/2020. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. July 24, 2020.
  14. Web site: Top 20 Costa Rica – General – Del 18 al 24 de Mayo, 2020. Monitor Latino. August 10, 2021.
  15. Web site: Eesti Tipp-40 Muusikas: Selle nädala kangelased on The Weeknd ja AG. Estonian. Nestor. Siim. Eesti Ekspress. March 31, 2020. April 9, 2020.
  16. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. July 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411184424/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. April 11, 2020. dead.
  17. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. April 5, 2020.
  18. Mexico Ingles Airplay. June 13, 2020. June 12, 2020. Billboard.
  19. Web site: Airplay 100 – 3 mai 2020. Kiss FM. Romanian. May 5, 2020. May 3, 2020.
  20. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 15. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101348/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. April 17, 2020.
  21. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 24 August 2020. 12 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012093714/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=36. dead.
  22. Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. June 23, 2020. June 24, 2020. June 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618180414/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-06-18/. dead.
  23. Web site: Top 50 Streaming (Pro-Música Brasil) – Maio de 2020. Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Discos. June 4, 2020. Portuguese.
  24. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2021.
  25. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2020. Ö3 Austria Top 40. December 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231060201/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/. December 31, 2020.
  26. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2020. Ultratop. December 18, 2020.
  27. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2020. Ultratop. December 18, 2020.
  28. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  29. Web site: Track Top-100 2020. Hitlisten. January 13, 2021.
  30. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2020. SNEP. fr. February 4, 2021.
  31. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2020. mtv.de. GfK Entertainment. German. December 13, 2020.
  32. Web site: Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020. March 4, 2022. Mahasz.
  33. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. January 10, 2021. January 11, 2021.
  34. Web site: Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' Di Marracash È L'album Piú Venduto. it. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. January 7, 2021. January 11, 2021. Download the attachment and open the singles file.
  35. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020. Dutch Top 40. nl. December 28, 2020.
  36. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020. MegaCharts. nl. January 6, 2021.
  37. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2020. Recorded Music NZ. December 7, 2020.
  38. Web site: Topplista – årsliste – Singel 2020. IFPI Norway. no. March 15, 2023. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118140704/https://ifpi.no/topplista/. dead.
  39. Web site: Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. January 28, 2021.
  40. Web site: Top AFP/Audiogest – Semanas 01 a 53 de 2020 – De 27/12/2019 a 31/12/2020. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. pt. March 15, 2023.
  41. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2020. Sverigetopplistan. January 20, 2021.
  42. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020. hitparade.ch. December 28, 2020.
  43. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. January 5, 2021.
  44. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  45. Pop Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  46. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  47. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 4 December 2021.
  48. Web site: death bed (feat. beabadoobee) [coffee for your head] - Single by Powfu on Apple Music]. Apple Music. February 8, 2020. April 6, 2020.
  49. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. All Access. https://web.archive.org/web/20200330200214/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. March 30, 2020. April 6, 2020.

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