Charged Up

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{{Infobox song

| name = Charged Up

| cover = DrakeChargedUpCover.jpg

| alt = A visual 3D image of a battery with the inner part filled in green as if it has been fully charged.

| type = single

| artist = Drake

| album =

| released = {{start date|2015|7|27}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Cloud rap|freestyle}}

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=10}}

| label = {{hlist|Cash Money|Young Money|Republic}}

| writer = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Noah Shebib|Adam Feeney|Maneesh Bidaye}}

| producer = {{hlist|40|Bidaye|Frank Dukes}}

| prev_title = Where Ya At

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Back to Back

| next_year = 2015

}}

"Charged Up" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It is the first of two diss tracks aimed at American rapper Meek Mill by Drake.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-charged-up-new-song.1965588.html|title=Drake - Charged Up [New Song]|date=25 July 2015 |publisher=HotNewHipHop|access-date=July 25, 2015}} At OVO Fest 2015, Drake performed this song and "Back to Back" live.{{cite web|url=http://bossip.com/1201582/drake-performs-back-to-back-with-countless-shots-at-meek-mill-during-ovo-fest-video/|title=Drake Performs Back to Back During OVO Fest|publisher=Bossip|access-date=1 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztSxjV322Os/|title=Drake Performs "Back To Back" At OVO Fest 2015|publisher=YouTube|access-date=August 16, 2015}}

Background

On July 22, 2015, Meek Mill publicly criticized Drake on Twitter after being upset with Drake's non-involvement with the promotion of his album Dreams Worth More Than Money, claiming that he used ghostwriters to write his verse on "R.I.C.O."{{cite news | author = Angela Stephanou | title = Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn't Write His Own Raps In Twitter Rant | quote = Stop comparing drake to me too.... He don't write his own raps! That's why he ain't tweet my album because we found out! | date = July 22, 2015 | url = http://www.telltalesonline.com/16134/meek-mill-says-drake-doesnt-write-own-raps-twitter-rant/ | access-date = July 22, 2015 }}{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2015}} Following this, Drake released two diss songs within a week, "Charged Up" and "Back to Back", both aimed at Meek Mill.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/07/25/drake-fires-back-at-meek-mill-on-diss-track-charged-up/|title=Drake Fires Back at Meek Mill on 'Charged Up' {{pipe}} Rap-Up|publisher=rap-up.com|access-date=July 30, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/07/29/drake-disses-meek-mill-back-to-back-freestyle/|title=Drake Disses Meek Mill Again on 'Back to Back' Freestyle {{pipe}} Rap-Up|publisher=rap-up.com|access-date=July 30, 2015}} Meek Mill later responded with another diss song about Drake, titled "Wanna Know".{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/30/meek-mill-drake-wanna-know/|title=Meek Mill hits back at Drake with diss track 'Wanna Know'|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=1 August 2015}} Meek Mill later removed his diss to Drake on SoundCloud.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meek-mill-ends-drake-beef-open-letter-before-removing-his-wanna-know-diss-song-soundcloud-1515388|title=Meek Mill ends Drake beef with open letter before removing his Wanna Know diss song from Soundcloud|first=Toyin|last=Owoseje|date=13 August 2015|website=Ibtimes.co.uk|access-date=27 May 2018}}

Track listing

Digital download{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/charged-up-single/1025131115|title=iTunes - Music - Charged Up - Single by Drake|publisher=iTunes|access-date=31 July 2015}}

"Charged Up" – 3:10

= Personnel =

All are credited as songwriters. Adapted from TIDAL.{{Cite web|title=Charged Up Credits|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/49671483/credits|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-03|website=listen.tidal.com|date=31 July 2015 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603221004/https://listen.tidal.com/album/49671483/credits |archive-date=2021-06-03 }}

Maneesh – production
40 – production
Frank Dukes – keyboards{{Cite web|title=Drake- Charged up prod by Maneesh and 40. Proud of my guy. I played some keys on there too!|url=https://twitter.com/frankdukes/status/625089042045009920|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605012811/https://twitter.com/frankdukes/status/625089042045009920 |archive-date=2021-06-05 }}
Drake – vocals

Charts

=Commercial performance=

"Charged Up" debuted and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301284/drake/chart?f=793&sort=date/|title=Drake - Chart History - Canada Hot 100|publisher=Billboard|access-date=1 August 2015}} The song also debuted and peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6663164/drake-meek-mill-beef-chart-numbers |title=Drake Takes Over Charts in Wake of Meek Mill Feud |last=Mendizabal |first=Amaya |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=August 12, 2015 |access-date=August 23, 2015}}

=Weekly charts=

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{{single chart\|Canada\|75\|artist=Drake\|artistid=301284\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|78\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 9, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|21\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2016}}