"Staying Alive"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby
from the album God Did
ReleasedAugust 5, 2022
Genre
Length2:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lieberthal
  • Suby
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"We Set the Trends (Remix)"
(2022) 		"Staying Alive"
(2022) 		"Big Time"
(2022)
Drake singles chronology
"Massive" / "Sticky"
(2022) 		"Staying Alive"
(2022) 		"Jimmy Cooks"
(2022)
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Never Sleep"
(2022) 		"Staying Alive"
(2022) 		"Detox"
(2022)
Music video
"Staying Alive" on YouTube

"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".[3][4] Drake performs the first verse, while Lil Baby performs the second verse.[4] The song features "sharp hi-hats" in the production[5] and has been considered a midtempo track.[6]

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.[7][3][4][8] Wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope, Drake smokes hookah and takes shots with the staff, and also mindlessly signs charts and waves off nurses.[6][9][10] Meanwhile, Lil Baby smokes a blunt while performing surgery,[4][6] 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.[6][10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Staying Alive"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 65
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 3
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 44
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 60
Global 200 (Billboard)[17] 10
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[18] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 26
Lithuania (AGATA)[20] 58
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 79
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 19
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 31
Portugal (AFP)[24] 64
South Africa (RISA)[25] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[28] 21
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[29] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[30] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[31] 3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 31
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[33] 1

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Staying Alive"
Chart (2022) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34] 33
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[35] 36

Certifications

Certifications for "Staying Alive"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[36] Platinum 80,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[38] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Aniftos, Rania; Bain, Katie; Glicksman, Josh; Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew (August 16, 2022). "Five Burning Questions: DJ Khaled, Drake & Lil Baby's 'Staying Alive' Debuts in Hot 100's Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Devin (August 4, 2022). "DJ Khaled Drops New Single 'Staying Alive' Featuring Drake And Lil Baby". Rap-Up.
  4. ^ a b c d Walker, Joe (August 5, 2022). "DJ Khaled, Drake & Lil Baby Play Hero Hospital Workers In 'Staying Alive' Video Staying Alive' Video". HipHopDX.
  5. ^ Caraan, Sophie (August 5, 2022). "DJ Khaled, Drake and Lil Baby Are "Staying Alive" With New Single". Hypebeast.
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  8. ^ Sadler, Armon (August 5, 2022). "DJ Khaled, Drake, And Lil Baby Are 'Staying Alive' In Their Anthemic New Single". Uproxx.
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  10. ^ a b Zemler, Emily (August 5, 2022). "DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Baby Pay Homage to Bee Gees on 'Staying Alive'". Rolling Stone.
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  18. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  20. ^ "2022 32-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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  25. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 32-2022". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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  33. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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  35. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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