Gimme a Hug

{{infobox song

| name = Gimme a Hug

| type = single

| artist = Drake

| album = Some Sexy Songs 4 U

| released = {{Start date|2025|03|04}}

| studio = * S.O.T.A (Florida)

Sanctuary (Nassau)

| recorded = 2024

| genre = Hip-hop

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=13}}

| label = * Santa Anna

OVO
Republic

| writer = Aubrey Graham

| producer = * Gordo

Kid Masterpiece
Klahr
Liohn
Simon on the Moon
Noel Cadastre

| chronology = Drake

| prev_title = Modo Capone

| prev_year = 2024

| title = Gimme a Hug

| year = 2025

| next_title = Nokia

| next_year = 2025

}}

"Gimme a Hug" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake for his collaborative studio album with PartyNextDoor entitled Some Sexy Songs 4 U.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/drake-partynextdoor-gimme-a-hug/|title=Drake Seemingly Addresses His Rough 2024 On "Gimme A Hug" With PartyNextDoor: 'F*ck All Rap Beef'|first=Aaron|last=Williams|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|website=Uproxx|url-status=live|archive-date=February 14, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250214062031/https://uproxx.com/music/drake-partynextdoor-gimme-a-hug/}} Written by Drake and produced by Gordo, Kid Masterpiece, Klahr, Liohn, Simon on the Moon and Noel Cadastre, it was released on February 14, 2025, by Santa Anna Label Group, OVO Sound and Republic Records.{{citation|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/gimme-a-hug/1796127242?i=1796127367&ls|title=Gimme a Hug by Drake|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|via=Apple Music|publisher=OVO Sound, Santa Anna Label Group, Republic Records}} It impacted US rhythmic radio as the lead single on March 4, 2025. In the song, he addresses his on-going feud with Kendrick Lamar and other artists.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/drake-addresses-rap-beef-gimme-a-hug-song/|title=Drake Addresses Rap Beef and People Waiting on His Obituary on New Song "Gimme a Hug"|first=C. Vernon|last=Coleman II|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|magazine=XXL|url-status=live|archive-date=February 14, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250214061930/https://www.xxlmag.com/drake-addresses-rap-beef-gimme-a-hug-song/}}

Composition

"Gimme a Hug" is 3 minutes and 13 seconds long. Produced by Klahr, Gordo, Kid Masterpiece, Liohn, Simon on the Moon and Noel Cadastre, it was mixed by 40 and Cadastre with assistance from OUPSiNG, and mastered by Chris Athens assisted by Dave Huffman. "Gimme a Hug" samples from Aaron Hall's 1993 single, "I Miss You",{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-addresses-kendrick-lamar-beef-disses-joe-budden-some-sexy-songs-4-u|title=Drake Addresses Kendrick Lamar Beef, Disses Joe Budden On Some Sexy Songs 4 U|first=Andy|last=Bustard|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|website=HipHopDX|url-status=live|archive-date=February 14, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250214173940/https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-addresses-kendrick-lamar-beef-disses-joe-budden-some-sexy-songs-4-u}} and a composition by Terrell Grice, titled "Sing".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=j5AGjg0DAEfe097s&v=y_una87dVxg&feature=youtu.be |title=SING (from The TERRELL Show Season 6) |date=2023-03-02 |last=TERRELL |access-date=2025-03-05 |via=YouTube}}[https://youtube.com/y_una87dVxg?si=hmwPx3mqQFEePefY&t=160]{{Cite web |title=Drake – GIMME A HUG Samples |url=https://genius.com/Drake-gimme-a-hug-sample |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Genius}}

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Billboard{{'}}s Carl Lamarre ranked the song as the best track on Some Sexy Songs 4 U.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-partynextdoor-some-sexy-songs-4-u-tracks-ranked/|title=Drake & PartyNextDoor's '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U': All 21 Tracks Ranked|magazine=Billboard|last1=Lamarre|first1=Carl|last2=Saponara|first2=Michael|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 16, 2025}} Lamarre compared Drake's flow on the track to his on "Family Matters", stating that he "feasts on his rivals with his Teflon rhyme scheme" while describing the song as "[punchline] galore".

Credits and personnel

Credits were adapted from the liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Some Sexy Songs 4 U |others=Drake, PartyNextDoor|date=2025|type=Liner notes |publisher=Santa Anna Label Group, OVO Sound, Republic Records|id=}}

Recording

S.O.T.A Studios – Florida, United States
Sanctuary Studios – Nassau, The Bahamas

Musicians

Drake – vocals, songwriter
Gordo – producer, keyboards, programming
Kid Masterpiece – producer, keyboards, programming
Liohn – producer, keyboards, programming
Klahr – producer, keyboards, programming
Simon on the Moon – producer, keyboards, programming
Noel Cadastre – producer, keyboards, programming

Technical

40 – mixing engineer
Chris Athens – mastering engineer
Noel Cadastre – recording engineer, mixing engineer
Dave Huffman – assistant mastering engineer
OUPSiNG – assistant mixing engineer

Charts

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2025-02-24\|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=February 24, 2025\|access-date=February 21, 2025}} \| 44
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Gimme a Hug" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2025-02-24\|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=February 24, 2025\|access-date=February 21, 2025}} \| 13
{{single chart\|Canada\|10\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|18\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2025}}
scope="row"\| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles\|title=IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 8, 2025)\|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association\|access-date=February 22, 2025}} \| 54
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-02-21\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=February 21, 2025\|access-date=February 21, 2025}} \| 3
scope="row"\| Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/1\|title=TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: March 7th, 2025 - March 13th, 2025\|access-date=March 23, 2025\|magazine=TurnTable\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250323204508/https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/1\|archive-date=March 23, 2025}} \| 32
{{single chart\|South Africa2\|1\|rowheader=true\|week=08\|year=2025\|access-date=1 March 2025}}
scope="row"\| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215/?dspy=2025&dspp=8\|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 8, 2025\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|language=sv\|access-date=February 22, 2025}} \| 19
{{single chart\|UK\|21\|date=20250221\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 21, 2025}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|6\|date=20250221\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 21, 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|6\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|5\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 25, 2025}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|5\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 12, 2025}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Gimme a Hug" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Label(s) ! scope="col"\| {{Ref.}}
scope="row" \| Various \| 14 February 2025 \| {{Hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="3" \| {{hlist\|OVO\|Santa Anna\|Republic}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| United Kingdom \| 21 February 2025 \| Mainstream radio \| align="center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sgpCPqVPgjqC7tHBb97kd9/the-1xtra-playlist\|title=21st - 27th February 2025 {{!}} New additions are in *BOLD\|date=21 February 2025\|access-date=26 February 2025\|website=BBC\|publisher=BBC Radio 1Xtra\|archive-date=22 February 2025\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250222035228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sgpCPqVPgjqC7tHBb97kd9/the-1xtra-playlist}}
scope="row" \| United States \| 4 March 2025 \| Rhythmic crossover \| align="center" \| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/radio/the-ball-street-journal-2025-03-03\|title=The Ball Street Journal\|date=3 March 2025\|access-date=4 March 2025\|magazine=Hits\|url-status=live\|archive-date=4 March 2025\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250304144200/https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/radio/the-ball-street-journal-2025-03-03}}

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|+ Release dates and formats for "Gimme a Hug"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

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scope="row" | Various

| 14 February 2025

| {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="3" | {{hlist|OVO|Santa Anna|Republic}}

| align="center" |

scope="row" | United Kingdom

| 21 February 2025

| Mainstream radio

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sgpCPqVPgjqC7tHBb97kd9/the-1xtra-playlist|title=21st - 27th February 2025 {{!}} New additions are in *BOLD|date=21 February 2025|access-date=26 February 2025|website=BBC|publisher=BBC Radio 1Xtra|archive-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250222035228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sgpCPqVPgjqC7tHBb97kd9/the-1xtra-playlist}}

scope="row" | United States

| 4 March 2025

| Rhythmic crossover

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/radio/the-ball-street-journal-2025-03-03|title=The Ball Street Journal|date=3 March 2025|access-date=4 March 2025|magazine=Hits|url-status=live|archive-date=4 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250304144200/https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/radio/the-ball-street-journal-2025-03-03}}

References

Category:2025 songs

Category:2025 singles

Category:Drake (musician) songs

Category:Songs involved in the Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud

Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)

Category:OVO Sound singles