She Will

For the 2021 British film, see She Will (film).
"She Will"
Single by Lil Wayne featuring Drake
from the album Tha Carter IV
ReleasedAugust 16, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length5:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Dwayne Carter
  • Aubrey Graham
  • Tyler Williams
Producer(s)T-Minus
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"How to Love"
(2011) 		"She Will"
(2011) 		"It's Good"
(2011)
Drake singles chronology
"Headlines"
(2011) 		"She Will"
(2011) 		"It's Good"
(2011)

"She Will" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Written alongside producer T-Minus, it was released on August 16, 2011 as the fourth single from the former's ninth studio album Tha Carter IV.[2][3] It was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 4 million units on September 27, 2022.[4]

Background

On August 7, 2011, a video of a recording session of the song was released with Lil Wayne previewing his verse to Drake on Skype. It was directed by DJ Scoob Doo, and was showcased on MTV News.[5] The song was to be titled "Maybe She Will",[6] to be recorded by Drake and to feature a verse from Rick Ross, but after hearing the song, Drake asked Lil Wayne to have it.[7]

Chart performance

On August 18, 2011, it debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #48 and eventually ascended to #1.[8] In its first week, it sold 255,000 digital copies, debuting at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This made it the highest-charting single from the album thus far, as well as Wayne's second highest-charting song as a lead artist, behind "Lollipop". The song also topped the Digital songs chart on the week of September 3, reaching 255,000 digital sales.[9][10]

Track listing

Digital single[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."She Will" (featuring Drake)Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham, Tyler WilliamsT-Minus5:07

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[24] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
United States
August 16, 2011 Digital download[2]
Rhythmic contemporary airplay[3]

References

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