Make Me Proud Explained

Make Me Proud
Cover:DRAKE MAKE ME PROUD ITUNES ART.png
Type:single
Artist:Drake featuring Nicki Minaj
Album:Take Care
Recorded:2011
Studio:Metalworks Studios
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Label:
Producer:
Chronology:Drake
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Prev Year:2011
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"Make Me Proud" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake, released as the third single from his second studio album, Take Care, featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released as a digital download on October 16, 2011 and impacted rhythmic radio on October 25, 2011 in the U.S.[1] [2]

Background

Drake released "Make Me Proud" on his OVO blog on October 13, 2011 and earlier tweeted the song's title on September 25, 2011.[3] [4] The song premiered on Funk Master Flex's radio station Hot 97.[5]

Live performances

It was performed for the first time on Saturday Night Live, which aired on October 15, 2011 which also aired.[6] Minaj has performed her verse on her debut concert tour, the Pink Friday Tour, as well as her .

Chart performance

On October 20, 2011, the song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] In its second week, it peaked at number nine on the chart.[8] With this jump from 97–9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake tied Akon's 88-spot blast (95-7) with "Smack That," featuring Eminem, five years before, for biggest vault ever by a male artist on the chart.[9] Overall, the leap of "Make Me Proud" is currently tied for the sixth largest jump of all-time on the chart.[10] In its 15th week on the chart, the track climbed to the peak of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Drake's 8th track to peak atop of that chart in his two and a half year career.[11] "Make Me Proud" also topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart, giving Drake the most number one rap singles of all time with 11. As of December 2014, "Make Me Proud" has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.[12]

Track listing

Digital single[13]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 10
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[16] 7
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[17] 30

Release history

RegionDateFormat
United StatesOctober 16, 2011Digital download[18] [19]
Canada
United KingdomOctober 23, 2011Digital Download[20]
United StatesOctober 25, 2011Rhythmic contemporary airplay
United StatesNovember 1, 2011Urban contemporary airplay[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Make Me Proud: Drake: MP3 Downloads. Amazon . October 15, 2011. 2011-10-15.
  2. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases . All Access Music Group . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20111029183510/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases . October 29, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Drake ~ Make Me Proud Feat. Nicki Minaj. October's Very Own. 13 October 2011. October 13, 2011.
  4. Web site: Tweet 117861083066273792. Twitter. September 25, 2011.
  5. Web site: Drake Debuts Make Me Proud.. Calgary Herald. Leah. Collins. October 14, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120201072842/http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Drake+Debuts+Make+Proud/5552963/story.html. February 1, 2012.
  6. Web site: DRAKE AND NICKI MINAJ PERFORM 'MAKE ME PROUD' ON 'SNL' [VIDEO]]. Rap-Up. October 15, 2011.
  7. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=drake|chart=Hot 100}} Hot 100]. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 20, 2011.
  8. Adele's 'Someone Like You' Holds No. 1 on Hot 100 for Fifth Week; Rihanna, Drake on the Rise. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  9. Adele No. 1 on Hot 100 as Rihanna, Drake, Justin Bieber Surge. Billboard. 2019-06-01.
  10. Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Fifth Week, Taylor Swift's 'Me!' Vaults to No. 2. Billboard. 2019-06-01.
  11. Chart Juice: Drake Stands 'Proud' Atop R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 27, 2012.
  12. Ask Billboard: Why Is There No R&B/Hip-Hop in the Hot 100's Top 10? . Trust . Gary . . . December 23, 2014 . December 23, 2014.
  13. Web site: iTunes - Music - Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single by Drake. iTunes Store. October 16, 2011. 2011-10-16.
  14. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1134.pdf
  15. R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts. Billboard.com. 2012-12-17.
  16. Rap Songs - 2012 Year End Charts. Billboard.com. 2012-12-17.
  17. Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012. Billboard. 2019-10-04.
  18. Web site: iTunes - Music - Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single by Drake. iTunes Store Canada. October 16, 2011. 2011-10-16.
  19. Web site: Make Me Proud [Explicit]

    Drake: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads]

    . Amazon.co.uk. October 21, 2011. 2011-10-21.
  20. Web site: Make Me Proud (2011) | Drake / Nicki Minaj | High quality MP3 downloads | 7digital United Kingdom . 2012-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219171650/http://www.7digital.com/artist/drake/release/make-me-proud . 2012-02-19 .
  21. Web site: Urban/UAC Future Releases . All Access Music Group . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025171044/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases . October 25, 2011 .

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