For Free

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This article is about the DJ Khaled song. For the Kendrick Lamar song, see For Free? (Interlude). For other uses, see For Free (disambiguation).

"For Free"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Drake
from the album Major Key
ReleasedJune 3, 2016 (2016-6-3)
Recorded2016
GenreHip hop
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Gold Slugs"
(2015) 		"For Free"
(2016) 		"I Got the Keys"
(2016)
Drake singles chronology
"Why You Always Hatin?"
(2016) 		"For Free"
(2016) 		"Back on Road"
(2016)

"For Free" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Khaled, featuring Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on June 3, 2016 by We the Best Music Group and Epic Records as the lead single from DJ Khaled's ninth studio album, Major Key. The song was produced by Nineteen85 and Jordan Ullman and co-produced by Frankie Cutlass .[1] The song was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 6, 2021, for selling over three million copies in the United States.[2]

Background

On Snapchat, DJ Khaled talked about "the Drake vocals finally in", referencing the then-unreleased song. The hip hop song, its opening lines and cadences are interpolated from the opening lyrics of Too Short's "Blow the Whistle", produced by Lil Jon, and interpolates Akinyele's "Fuck Me For Free", produced by Frankie Cutlass. One of Drake's verses pays homage to Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly song, "For Free? (Interlude)".[3]

Chart performance

On the chart dated June 25, 2016, "For Free" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 18, powered by first-week digital download sales of 104,748 copies.[4] It became DJ Khaled's fourth highest-charting single, peaking at number 13 in its ninth week (behind 2011's "I'm on One" with Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne and 2017's "Wild Thoughts", with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller and "I'm the One", with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne). In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 25, while peaking at number 47 in Canada and at number 79 in France, making it Khaled's most successful single in those countries until the release of "I'm the One" in the UK and Canada and "Wild Thoughts" in France.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 3, 2016 Digital download Rhythmic Urban Radio
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References

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  13. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
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  17. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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  19. ^ "British single certifications – DJ Khaled – For Free". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – DJ Khaled – For Free". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  21. ^ Walker, Angus (June 3, 2016). "DJ Khaled – For Free Feat. Drake | Stream [New Song]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 3, 2016.