"Too Much"
Single by Drake featuring Sampha
from the album Nothing Was the Same
ReleasedOctober 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
GenreHip hop
Length4:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
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Drake singles chronology
"The Language"
(2013) 		"Too Much"
(2013) 		"Know Bout Me"
(2013)
Sampha singles chronology
"Hold On"
(2012) 		"Too Much"
(2013) 		"Temporary View"
(2014)

"Too Much" is a song by Canadian hip hop recording artist Drake from his third studio album Nothing Was the Same (2013). "Too Much" features vocals from English singer Sampha and contains samples from his track of the same name. The song was later released as the sixth overall single from Nothing Was the Same in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2013. Prior to its release, it was added to the playlists of UK radio stations BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1 on October 31, 2013,[1] and November 25, 2013, respectively.

Critical reception

"Too Much" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. David Amidon of PopMatters wrote that it was "hard... not to look at 'Too Much' as the brief return of the album we really want from Drake. This is the sort of song where everything comes together in such new, glimmering ways as to validate any claims Drake makes to shifting the game around on opener 'Tuscan Leather'."[2] Tim Sendra of AllMusic called "Too Much" a "brilliant combination of brag rap and quiet storm balladry."[3] Julia Leconte of Now praised its production as "beautiful."[4] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club opined that the song "is beautiful in its achy simplicity."[5]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 90
UK Singles Chart[7] 86
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 64
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom[13][1] October 31, 2013 Urban contemporary
December 9, 2013 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ^ a b "Radio 1Xtra Playlist". BBC Radio 1Xtra. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Amidon, David (October 4, 2013). "Drake: Nothing Was the Same (Take 2)". PopMatters. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Nothing Was the Same – Drake". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  4. ^ LeConte, Julia (October 24, 2013). "Drake: Nothing Was The Same (Universal)". Now. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (September 24, 2013). "Drake: Nothing Was The Same". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 5.10.2013 (wk39)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Drake – Too Much". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Drake – Too Much". Recording Industry Association of America.
  13. ^ Lane, Daniel (December 9, 2013). "This week's new releases 09-12-2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2014.


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