"Rich Baby Daddy"
Single by Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
from the album For All the Dogs
ReleasedOctober 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)
RecordedDecember 2022–2023
Genre
Length5:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"8AM in Charlotte"
(2023) 		"Rich Baby Daddy"
(2023) 		"First Person Shooter"
(2023)
Sexyy Red singles chronology
"Shake Yo Dreads"
(2023) 		"Rich Baby Daddy"
(2023) 		"H*e Sh*t (Remix)"
(2023)
SZA singles chronology
"Slime You Out"
(2023) 		"Rich Baby Daddy"
(2023)

"Rich Baby Daddy" is a song by Canadian rapper and singer Drake featuring American rapper Sexyy Red and American singer-songwriter SZA. It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio through OVO Sound and Republic Records as the third single from Drake's eighth studio album, For All the Dogs, on October 13, 2023.[1] The three artists wrote the song with producers Gordo, Liohn, and Klahr, and co-producers Bnyx, Dougie F, the Loud Pack, and UV Killin Em, alongside Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and T. Schaeferdieck, due to the song interpolating "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine. While the song marks the first time that Sexyy Red has collaborated with both Drake and SZA, the latter two previously collaborated on "Slime You Out", which served as the lead single from For All the Dogs.

Critical reception

Writing for Rolling Stone, Mosi Reeves compared Drake matching his vocal performance to that of Sexyy Red on "Rich Baby Daddy" to him matching that of City Girls on his 2018 single, "In My Feelings" and praised the sample of "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine.[2] Pitchfork's Dylan Green found Sexyy Red and SZA to be "two of the most memorable features" on For All the Dogs and felt that their "raucous" parts on the song "live up to the song’s hectic, club-ready beat".[3] Kyle Denis of Billboard saw the song as "with infectious production that heavily nods to Miami bass, this is the song of the summer that we deserved — from Sexyy's 'Looking for the Hoes' interpolation to an outro from Drake that basically cements him as the ultimate rich baby daddy" and saw it to be the potential "Song of the Fall".[4] Chris Richards at The Washington Post criticized the "stray" line "Take care of the dog until the dog days are over" that Drake rapped and called it an "inelegant hint at potentially forthcoming Drake redemption album".[5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Rich Baby Daddy"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 11
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[7] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 18
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 28
France (SNEP)[10] 152
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 68
Global 200 (Billboard)[12] 16
Greece International (IFPI)[13] 30
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[14] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 20
Lithuania (AGATA)[16] 45
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 9
Portugal (AFP)[19] 72
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 100
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 81
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 10
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[24] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 39
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[28] 6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29] 1

Certifications

Certifications for "Rich Baby Daddy"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Mancabelli, Alice (October 13, 2023). "Drake - Rich Baby Daddy (feat. Sexyy Red & SZA) (Radio Date: 13-10-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 6, 2023). "Drake Sounds A Little Tired of Being Drake On 'For All the Dogs'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Green, Dylan (October 6, 2023). "5 Takeaways From Drake's New Album For All the Dogs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Denis, Kyle (October 6, 2023). "Drake's 'For All the Dogs': All 23 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Richards, Chris (October 9, 2023). "This meeting of the Drake Haters Association will now come to order". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Digital Singles Chart (International)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "2024 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 20243 into search. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  24. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  25. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  26. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  27. ^ "Drake Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  28. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  29. ^ "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  30. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Drake Ft Sexyy Red & Sza – Rich Baby Daddy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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