Staying Alive (song) explained

Staying Alive
Cover:DJ Khaled - Staying Alive.jpg
Type:single
Artist:DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby
Album:God Did
Released:August 5, 2022
Length:2:58
Chronology:DJ Khaled
Prev Title:We Set the Trends (Remix)
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Big Time
Next Year:2022

"Staying Alive" is a song by American record producer DJ Khaled featuring Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Lil Baby, released on August 5, 2022 as the lead single from the former's thirteenth studio album God Did (2022). The song contains an interpolation of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.

Composition

The song begins with the chorus, in which Drake sings in Auto-Tuned vocals and interpolates the chorus of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees: "Try me a hundred times / Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die / Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive".[1] [2] Drake performs the first verse, while Lil Baby performs the second verse. The song features "sharp hi-hats" in the production[3] and has been considered a midtempo track.[4]

Music video

A music video directed by RT! was released alongside the single. The video was shot at York University. The visual takes place in the fictional Khaled Khaled Hospital, and stars DJ Khaled as head of general surgery, Lil Baby as head of cardiothoracic surgery, and Drake as head of neuro surgery.[5] [6] Wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope, Drake smokes hookah and takes shots with the staff, and also mindlessly signs charts and waves off nurses.[7] [8] Meanwhile, Lil Baby smokes a blunt while performing surgery, and then wears a white doctor's coat while partying in a club within the hospital. Later, the three artists meet at the hospital's parking lot, surrounded by ambulances.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[9] 11
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 58

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 33
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12] 36

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Devin . DJ Khaled Drops New Single 'Staying Alive' Featuring Drake And Lil Baby . . August 4, 2022.
  2. Walker . Joe . DJ Khaled, Drake & Lil Baby Play Hero Hospital Workers In 'Staying Alive' Video Staying Alive' Video . . August 5, 2022.
  3. Web site: Caraan . Sophie . DJ Khaled, Drake and Lil Baby Are "Staying Alive" With New Single . . August 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: Rowley . Glenn . DJ Khaled Taps Drake and Lil Baby for "Staying Alive": Stream . . August 5, 2022.
  5. Web site: Inman . DeMicia . 2022-08-05 . DJ Khaled, Drake, And Lil Baby Get Surgical In "Staying Alive" Music Video . 2022-08-25 . VIBE.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: Sadler . Armon . DJ Khaled, Drake, And Lil Baby Are 'Staying Alive' In Their Anthemic New Single . . August 5, 2022.
  7. Inman . DeMicia . DJ Khaled, Drake, And Lil Baby Get Surgical In "Staying Alive" Music Video . . August 5, 2022.
  8. Zemler . Emily . DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Baby Pay Homage to Bee Gees on 'Staying Alive' . . August 5, 2022.
  9. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. September 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220825202813/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. August 25, 2022.
  10. Web site: 2022 32-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. August 12, 2022. August 18, 2022.
  11. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  12. Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.

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