streams on the Thursday before the song’s release to nearly 72,000 that day, a gain of 71%, according to Luminate. The song rose from just under 42,000 official on-demand U.S. Unsurprisingly, the original “Never Leave You” (released on Universal) saw a bump in listenership as a result. Lumidee’s 2003 top five Hot 100 hit “Never Leave You (Uh Oooh)” is one of the fondest-remembered smashes from the Sean Paul-heralded dancehall explosion in the pop mainstream of the mid-’00s, and Minaj sampled both the hypnotic Diwali Riddim and the singer’s own entrancing “ Uh ooooh” chorus cries for the beat to her fiery new “Red Ruby da Sleeze,” released last Friday (March 3). “Oooh” Yeah: Lumidee Classic Gains Thanks to Nicki Minaj Sampleįor her first single of 2023, rap superstar Nicki Minaj reached back two decades for assistance. 140 on the Global 200 this week (dated March 11) - and with the success of “Die” serving as proof of concept, it might not take much more of a foot in the door for radio and streaming audiences to get on board with embracing another new-old Weeknd hit. That’s still just a fraction of the streams posted by “Die for You” in its chart-topping week, but the song does debut at No. 9 to over 2.7 million the week ending March 2, a 52% gain, according to Luminate.

streams over the last four weeks as a result - from 1.8 million for the tracking week ending Feb. The song has steadily risen in official on-demand U.S. In the past few month or two, the song has seen new life, with a popular TikTok trend of listeners posting selfie videos to the song’s (somewhat questionable) “Got a sweet Asian chick, she go low man (lo mein)” lyric. 31, with a star-studded video that was even nominated for video of the year at the 2017 Video Music Awards. “Reminder” also graced the Hot 100 back in late 2016, debuting and peaking at No. At the height of the TikTok age, though, seemingly no song is off-limits from a potential revival, with “Die for You” being one of the biggest recent beneficiaries.Īnd wouldn’t you know it: The Weeknd may even have a follow-up hit off the same set. Back then, it was one of many debuts from the artist born Abel Tesfaye’s Starboy album (via XO/Republic), a Billboard 200-topping success - but one that few would’ve predicted would still be spinning off hits in 2023.

Thanks largely to its much-hyped (and well-delivered) Ariana Grande-assisted remix, The Weeknd‘s “Die for You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 this week, over six years after it first debuted on the chart in 2016.

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