Won't Be Late Explained

Won't Be Late
Type:	single
Cover:	Swae Lee - Won't Be Late.png
Artist:	Swae Lee featuring Drake
Chronology:	Swae Lee
Prev Title:	Sextasy
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	Diva
Next Year:	2019

"Won't Be Late" is a song by American rapper Swae Lee featuring Canadian rapper Drake, released as a single by EarDrummers Records on August 16, 2019. It was produced by Tekno with additional production by Mike Will Made It, and released alongside Swae Lee's solo track "Sextasy".^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that the song's "island and house-flavored grooves servpe as an undercurrent to [Swae Lee and Drake's] rhymes, which discuss the merits of taking it slow in a relationship".^[3] XXL described the song as a "banger" and a "dance track" with an "island bop" featuring Swae Lee's "croons" and Drake rhyming about a "complicated relationship".^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[5]

• Swae Lee – main vocalist, writing
• Drake – vocalist, writing
• Tekno – production, writing
• Mike Will Made It – additional production, writing
• Noel Cadastre – recording
• 40 OVO – mixing
• Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Lithuania (AGATA)^[6]	39
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[7]	10
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	1
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[9]	37

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	August 16, 2019
United States	August 27, 2019	Rhythmic contemporary		^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swae Lee and Drake Share New Song "Won't Be Late": Listen. Pitchfork. Bloom. Madison. August 16, 2019. August 16, 2019.
2. Web site: Swae Lee and Drake Connect on "Won't Be Late". Complex. Espinoza. Joshua. August 16, 2019. August 16, 2019.
3. Web site: Hear Swae Lee, Drake Team for New Song 'Won't Be Late'. Rolling Stone. Legaspi. Althea. August 16, 2019. August 16, 2019.
4. Web site: Swae Lee Drops New Song "Won't Be Late" Featuring Drake. XXL. Fitzgerald. Trent. August 16, 2019. August 16, 2019.
5. Web site: Won't Be Late / Swae Lee. Tidal. August 16, 2019.
6. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. September 2, 2019. November 30, 2019.
7. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. August 26, 2019. August 24, 2019.
8. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34. Sverigetopplistan. August 23, 2019.
9. Web site: Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. August 16, 2019. January 7, 2020.
10. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases. All Access Media Group. August 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190817162434/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases. August 17, 2019.