Hotline Bling

"Hotline Bling" is a pop{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7736627/more-life-views-drake-playlist-combining-both-albums |title='More Views': A True Drake Playlist Combining the Pop Highlights of His Last Two Efforts |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=March 26, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 26, 2017 |quote=Timmy Thomas-sampling megapop of "Hotline Bling." |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326154746/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7736627/more-life-views-drake-playlist-combining-both-albums |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/01/drake-rap-music-america-culture-soul-kitty-empire-scorpion|title=Love, loss and a lot less rap. Yet Drake's sound still stings|work=The Guardian|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=July 1, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702180124/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/01/drake-rap-music-america-culture-soul-kitty-empire-scorpion|url-status=live}} and R&B{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-team-picks-of-2015__13164/|title=Official Charts' team picks of 2015|publisher=Official Charts Company|first=Justin|last=Myers|date=16 December 2015|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310210713/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-team-picks-of-2015__13164/|url-status=live}} song written by Drake and Nineteen85, the latter of whom also produced the song. The song was composed in D minor with a tempo of 135 beats per minute in common time with a chord progression of Bbmaj7{{spaced en dash space}}Am7.{{cite web|title=Drake "Hotline Bling" Sheet Music|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0157146|website=Musicnotes.com|date=November 2, 2015|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-date=January 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112155953/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0157146|url-status=live}} The song was directly inspired by DRAM's "Cha Cha" and was originally seen to be a remix, with the song premiering on Beats 1 OVO Sound Radio as "Hotline Bling (Cha Cha Remix)".{{Citation|title=Drake - Hotline Bling (Cha Cha Remix) (CDQ) {{!}} Stream [New Song]|date=July 28, 2015|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-hotline-bling-cha-cha-remix-cdq-new-song.1965618.html|access-date=2017-04-07|archive-date=April 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408082013/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-hotline-bling-cha-cha-remix-cdq-new-song.1965618.html|url-status=live}} "Hotline Bling"’s instrumental is based on a sample of R&B singer Timmy Thomas's 1972 song "Why Can't We Live Together".{{cite web |url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-what-do-you-mean-justin-bieber-is-no-1-20150905 |title=ARIA Singles: 'What Do You Mean' Justin Bieber Is No 1 |publisher=Noise11 |date=September 5, 2015 |access-date=September 18, 2015 |last=Ryan |first=Gavin |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025070418/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-what-do-you-mean-justin-bieber-is-no-1-20150905 |url-status=live }}

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On October 4, 2015, Drake announced a music video for the track via his Instagram account.{{cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/10/drake-announces-hotline-bling-video-coming-soon-posts-jumpman-selfie |title=Drake Returns to the Art of the Shirtless Selfie, Teases "Hotline Bling" Video |work=Complex |date=October 4, 2015 |access-date=October 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030444/http://www.complex.com/music/2015/10/drake-announces-hotline-bling-video-coming-soon-posts-jumpman-selfie |url-status=live }} The video was inspired by Sean Paul's "Gimme The Light" clip. The video was financed by Apple Inc., and released on October 19, 2015, via Apple Music under a timed exclusivity agreement. It was filmed in Toronto.{{cite web | url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/10/21/drake-hotline-bling-video-director-x-interview-toronto/amp | title=Director X Explains Why You Can't Stop Watching Drake's "Hotline Bling" Video }}{{cite web|title=Apple paid to make Drake's 'Hotline Bling' music video|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/15/11009254/apple-paid-drake-hotline-bling-music-video|website=The Verge|date=February 15, 2016|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-date=October 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121035/https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/15/11009254/apple-paid-drake-hotline-bling-music-video|url-status=live}} The video, directed by Director X, was inspired by the work of American artist James Turrell.{{cite web|last1=Lothian-McLean|first1=Moya|title=A Quick Look at James Turell, the 72-Year-Old Artist Who Inspired Drake's "Hotline Bling" Video|date=October 20, 2015 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/exploring-james-turell-the-artist-who-inspired-drakes-hotline-bling-video/|publisher=Noisey: Music by Vice|access-date=October 20, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033321/http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/exploring-james-turell-the-artist-who-inspired-drakes-hotline-bling-video|url-status=live}} X has stated that he hopes that the video inspires men to dance more.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/10/19/video-drake-hotline-bling/ |title=Video: Drake – 'Hotline Bling' |work=Rap-Up |date=October 26, 2015 |access-date=October 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023410/http://www.rap-up.com/2015/10/19/video-drake-hotline-bling/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Mulshine|first1=Molly|title=The director of 'Hotline Bling' hopes men take away one thing from the video|url=http://www.techinsider.io/director-x-on-drakes-hotline-bling-dance-moves-2015-10|website=Tech Insider|access-date=November 1, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025317/http://www.techinsider.io/director-x-on-drakes-hotline-bling-dance-moves-2015-10|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/eye-candy/2015/10/get-to-know-the-dominican-hottie-in-drakes-hotline-bling-video-damaris-lopez/|title=Get to Know the Dominican Hottie in Drake's|date=October 20, 2015|work=XXL Mag|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101172528/http://www.xxlmag.com/eye-candy/2015/10/get-to-know-the-dominican-hottie-in-drakes-hotline-bling-video-damaris-lopez/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mixed-magazine.com/models/damaris-lopez-dominican-perfection/|title=Damaris Lopez @damarisalopez – Mixed Magazine Model – June 2013|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025159/http://www.mixed-magazine.com/models/damaris-lopez-dominican-perfection/|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}

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The music video also features choreographer Tanisha Scott recreating her previous work with Director X in the music video.

Rap-Up wrote that Drake "shows just how suave he can be with his moves" in this video. Evan Minsker of Pitchfork called it a "pretty minimal clip".{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/61482-drake-dances-in-his-hotline-bling-video/ |title=Drake Dances in His "Hotline Bling" Video |work=Pitchfork |publisher=Conde Nast |date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=October 20, 2015 |archive-date=October 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021023739/http://pitchfork.com/news/61482-drake-dances-in-his-hotline-bling-video/ |url-status=live }} The site also named "Hotline Bling" the seventh best music video of 2015.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9763-the-best-music-videos-of-2015/3/|title=Best Music Videos of 2015|work=Pitchfork.com|date=December 7, 2015 |publisher=Conde Nast|access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113233603/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9763-the-best-music-videos-of-2015/3/|url-status=live}}

The video, which has inspired many memes and parodies,{{cite web|last1=Levine|first1=Nick|title=Drake dances with Mr Bean in 'Hotline Bling' parody video – watch|url=https://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/drake-dances-with-mr-bean-in-hotline-bling-parody-/391491|website=NME|access-date=November 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030140324/https://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/drake-dances-with-mr-bean-in-hotline-bling-parody-/391491 |archive-date=2015-10-30}} including a commercial from T-Mobile during Super Bowl 50 featuring Drake himself (where representatives of a cellular operator attempt to make Drake add disclaimer-like caveats to the song's lyrics),{{cite web|title=Drake's Super Bowl 50 Ad for T-Mobile Spoofs His 'Hotline Bling' Video|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/drakes-super-bowl-50-ad-for-t-mobile-spoofs-his-hotline-bling-video-w163525|website=USMagazine.com|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404023654/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/drakes-super-bowl-50-ad-for-t-mobile-spoofs-his-hotline-bling-video-w163525|url-status=live}} helped the song rise in chart position according to NME. The song was parodied in the Saturday Night Live episode "Donald Trump/Sia", in which Trump briefly sang and danced while playing Drake's accountant.{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Watch Donald Trump Dance to Drake's 'Hotline Bling' in 'SNL' Spoof|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-donald-trump-dance-to-drakes-hotline-bling-in-snl-spoof-20151108|access-date=10 May 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109153311/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-donald-trump-dance-to-drakes-hotline-bling-in-snl-spoof-20151108|archive-date=November 9, 2015}} One of the most popular memes made from the music video is Wii Shop Bling, a mash up between Hotline Bling and the theme music for the Wii Shop Channel.{{Cite web|title=Games make for some of hip-hop's freshest samples|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/4/26/15434204/hip-hop-songs-with-video-game-samples|last=Frank|first=Allegra|date=2017-04-26|website=Polygon|access-date=2020-05-04|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216192217/https://www.polygon.com/2017/4/26/15434204/hip-hop-songs-with-video-game-samples|url-status=live}}

The song received mixed reviews. Leor Galil of the Chicago Reader praised Drake's performance in "Hotline Bling," stating that he "sounds hurt, neglected, and confused even while he's admonishing his ex," and that "it's hard to imagine anyone else pulling off this kind of song with the same verve".{{cite web |author=Leor Galil |url=http://chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2015/07/30/drake-proves-ghostwriters-dont-matter-with-hotline-bling |title=Drake proves ghostwriters don't matter with 'Hotline Bling' |work=Chicago Reader |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801022256/http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2015/07/30/drake-proves-ghostwriters-dont-matter-with-hotline-bling |url-status=live }} Jayson Greene of Pitchfork selected "Hotline Bling" as the "Best New Track" of the day, praising its "muted and intimate" beat and declaring it a "halting, aching song" about a man "a little too concerned" for a woman that could be a "rewrite" of "Roxanne" by The Police.{{cite web |author=Jayson Greene |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17609-drake-hotline-bling/ |title=Drake: "Hotline Bling" |work=Pitchfork |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114144517/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17609-drake-hotline-bling/ |url-status=live }} Brad Wete of NPR hailed the song as both "remarkably catchy and damp with boo-hoo reflection," writing that "musically, it twinkles with bright organ riffs and boasts a bass line fit to thump in clubs" while its lyrics feature Drake "deeply wondering aloud, channeling the jealous ex in all of us".{{cite web |author=Brad Wete |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/09/10/438936983/drakes-hotline-bling-and-feeling-all-the-feels-in-age-of-social-media |title=Drake's 'Hotline Bling' And Feeling All The 'Feels' In Age Of Social Media |work=NPR |date=August 21, 2015 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119091626/http://www.npr.org/2015/09/10/438936983/drakes-hotline-bling-and-feeling-all-the-feels-in-age-of-social-media |url-status=live }} Rhian Daly of NME described the track's "simple and minimal" production as "secondary to Drake's emotions".{{cite web|author=Rhian Daly |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/drake-transcends-his-meek-mill-beef-on-the-minimal-and-emotional-hotline-bling |title=Drake Transcends His Meek Mill Beef On The Minimal And Emotional 'Hotline Bling' |work=NME |date=August 6, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121073055/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/drake-transcends-his-meek-mill-beef-on-the-minimal-and-emotional-hotline-bling |archive-date=2015-11-21}} Rolling Stone ranked "Hotline Bling" at number 3 on its year-end list to find the 50 best songs of 2015.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2015-20151203/titus-andronicus-dimed-out-20151203|title=50 Best Songs of 2015|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121150944/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2015-20151203/titus-andronicus-dimed-out-20151203|url-status=live}} Billboard ranked "Hotline Bling" at number 2 on its year-end critics' poll for 2015: "In a trio of freebies Drake plopped on SoundCloud in July, "Hotline Bling" was the only non-diss track. Backed by a tropical, groovy melody, "Hotline Bling" finds Drake giving a rap a hard pass and singing his heart out for some late-night loving through the phone. The record caught some drama, initially being referred to as a remix to Virginia rapper D.R.A.M.'s "Cha Cha." Still, the Toronto MVP got his dance on for the uber-viral video parodied by everyone from presidential candidate Donald Trump to Toronto Councillor Norm Kelly".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2015/6806155/billboard-25-best-songs-critics-picks|title=Billboard 25 Best Songs of 2015: Critics' Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=December 17, 2015|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316112213/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2015/6806155/billboard-25-best-songs-critics-picks|url-status=live}} Pitchfork named "Hotline Bling" the second best song of 2015, after Kendrick Lamar{{'}}s "Alright".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9765-the-100-best-tracks-of-2015/10/|title=The 100 Best Tracks of 2015|work=Pitchfork|date=December 14, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=February 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229175759/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9765-the-100-best-tracks-of-2015/10/|url-status=live}} Time named "Hotline Bling" the eighth-best song of 2015.{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4132832/top-10-best-songs-2/|title=Best Songs of 2015|magazine=Time|access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-date=January 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114124818/http://time.com/4132832/top-10-best-songs-2/|url-status=live}} The Village Voice named "Hotline Bling" the best single released in 2015 on their annual year-end critics' poll, Pazz & Jop.{{cite web|url=http://furia.com/pjs/table_song_2015_total.html|title=Pazz & Jop Statistics|work=The Village Voice|access-date=January 13, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729142203/http://furia.com/pjs/table_song_2015_total.html|url-status=live}} In 2021, it was listed at No. 373 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-15 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

"Hotline Bling" also received criticism for the perceived sexist and controlling attitude expressed by the male narrator toward his female ex. Allyson Shiffman of Bullett took issue with the "super sexist lyrics," explaining that "while [the song is] packaged as a good old fashioned 'Why doesn't bae like me anymore?' Drake tune," what it is "really saying is, 'You used to wanna bone me all the time and now that I've left the 6, you've gotten a life of your own and I'm not okay with that'".{{cite web|author=Allyson Shiffman |url=http://bullettmedia.com/article/lets-finally-out-drakes-hotline-bling-as-the-sexist-anthem-it-is/ |title=Let's Finally Out Drake's 'Hotline Bling' as the Sexist Anthem It Is |work=Bullett |date=October 27, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121153335/http://bullettmedia.com/article/lets-finally-out-drakes-hotline-bling-as-the-sexist-anthem-it-is/ |archive-date=2015-11-21}} Tahirah Hairston of Fusion wrote that, in the song, "Drake is distraught that his ex has moved on," but because he "opts for condescendingly slut-shaming her" and "dictating where she does and doesn't belong," it "comes off so petty that you forget his feelings are hurt".{{cite web|author=Tahirah Hairston |url=http://fusion.net/story/217624/sorry-but-drakes-obsession-with-good-girls-is-sexist/ |title=Sorry, but Drake's obsession with 'good' girls is sexist |publisher=Fusion |date=October 23, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127084258/http://fusion.net/story/217624/sorry-but-drakes-obsession-with-good-girls-is-sexist/ |archive-date=2015-11-27}}

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Canadian singer Justin Bieber recorded a cover version of the song and released it on October 30, 2015.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-justin-biebers-hotline-released-hotline-bling-cover-20151030|title=Hear Justin Bieber's Hotline-Released 'Hotline Bling' Cover|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202810/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-justin-biebers-hotline-released-hotline-bling-cover-20151030|url-status=live}} At the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards the alternative version was nominated for the Best Cover Song.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-the-weeknd-lead-iheartradio-music-awards-noms-20160209 | title=Taylor Swift, the Weeknd Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards Noms | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 9, 2016 | access-date=January 2, 2017 | author=Blistein, Jon | archive-date=February 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210093249/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-the-weeknd-lead-iheartradio-music-awards-noms-20160209 | url-status=live }} Dominican Rapper Messiah released a Spanish cover titled "El Celular" ("The Cellphone") on September 11, 2015. Dominican-American trio Vena released a bachata cover of the song featuring L.O.S. on November 19, 2015. Rapper Lil Wayne released his own version of the song from his mixtape No Ceilings 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/11/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-2-mixtape-freestlyes-hotline-bling-stream-download/|title=Lil Wayne Drops 'No Ceilings 2' Mixtape, Freestyles Over 'Hotline Bling'|date=November 27, 2015|website=Spin.com|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174257/https://www.spin.com/2015/11/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-2-mixtape-freestlyes-hotline-bling-stream-download/|url-status=live}} Singer Erykah Badu released a rewrite of the song on her 2015 mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone titled "Cel U Lar Device".{{cite magazine |last=Platon |first=Adelle |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6777850/erykah-badu-but-you-caint-use-my-phone-mixtape-drake-andre-3000 |title=Erykah Badu Calls In Andre 3000 on 'But You Caint Use My Phone' Mixtape |magazine=Billboard |date=November 27, 2015 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-date=April 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414214331/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6777850/erykah-badu-but-you-caint-use-my-phone-mixtape-drake-andre-3000 |url-status=live }}

American singer Billie Eilish released a cover of "Hotline Bling" as the B-side of "Party Favor", on a pink 7-inch vinyl on April 21, 2018, coinciding with Record Store Day for that year.{{cite web|title=Party Favor/Hot Line Bling [Pink Vinyl Single]|url=https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/602567383659|publisher=Record Store Day|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=April 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420060948/https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/602567383659|archive-date=April 20, 2020|url-status=live}} Eilish's cover was later released for digital download and streaming in June 2018 by Darkroom and Interscope Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Billie-Eilish-Covers-HOTLINE-BLING-In-Honor-of-Drakes-SCORPION-Release-Today-20180629|title=Billie Eilish Covers Hotline Bling In Honor of Drake's Scorpion Release Today|publisher=BroadwayWorld|date=June 29, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629033928/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Billie-Eilish-Covers-HOTLINE-BLING-In-Honor-of-Drakes-SCORPION-Release-Today-20180629|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=live}} Sam Moore of NME described the genre of Eilish's cover of "Hotline Bling" as "delicate indie pop".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/billie-eilish-best-cover-versions-2552623|title=Billie Eilish's best cover versions – From The Strokes to Childish Gambino|last=Moore|first=Sam|work=NME|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219005308/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/billie-eilish-best-cover-versions-2552623|archive-date=December 19, 2019|url-status=live}} An edited version of Eilish's cover was released as a digital single on May 9, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5iq9BytomHl2yBtORjUlzP?si=SHKJKVpMQdm6_x079xggJw | title=Hotline (Edit) | website=Spotify }}

W magazine uploaded a video with 13 celebrities reading the lyrics of the song in December 2015.{{cite web |url=http://video.wmagazine.com/watch/drake-s-hotline-bling-gets-reimagined-by-13-celebrities |title=Drake's "Hotline Bling" Gets Reimagined by 13 Celebrities |work=W |date=December 15, 2015 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-date=October 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020191937/http://video.wmagazine.com/watch/drake-s-hotline-bling-gets-reimagined-by-13-celebrities |url-status=live }} The song was featured on the episode "She Gets Revenge" from American Horror Story: Hotel.{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/matt-bomer-dancing-to-drakes-hotline-bling-on-ahs-is-everything-w159859|title=Matt Bomer Dancing to Drake's 'Hotline Bling' on 'AHS' is Everything|date=December 17, 2015|newspaper=US Magazine|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=May 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528134724/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/matt-bomer-dancing-to-drakes-hotline-bling-on-ahs-is-everything-w159859/|url-status=live}} "Hotline Bling" was the subject of a Super Bowl 50 advertisement for T-Mobile, in which Drake is interrupted by executives of cellphones provider seeking to make "improvements" to its lyrics.{{cite news|title=Drake's 'Hotline Bling' was destined to become a T-Mobile Super Bowl ad|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/07/drakes-hotline-bling-was-destined-to-become-a-t-mobile-super-bowl-ad|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=12 January 2017|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091858/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/07/drakes-hotline-bling-was-destined-to-become-a-t-mobile-super-bowl-ad/|url-status=live}} A variation of Drake's dancing in the music video was included in the multiplayer section of 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, renamed to "Bling Bling".{{cite web|title=Drake Has Worked His Way Into 'Uncharted 4' In The Most Drake Way Possible|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/drake-worked-way-uncharted-4-123011090.html|website=Yahoo!|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220095341/https://www.yahoo.com/music/drake-worked-way-uncharted-4-123011090.html|url-status=live}} The dance is also featured in 2014's Destiny, referred to only as "Strange Dance".{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Dave|title=Drake will love the newest dance move in 'Destiny'|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/destiny-adds-hotline-bling-dance-move-2016-2|website=Business Insider|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220094353/http://www.businessinsider.com/destiny-adds-hotline-bling-dance-move-2016-2|url-status=live}} Heroes of the Storm features a playable character named Dehaka, whose dance also mimics Drake's.{{cite web|url=http://heroes.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/heroes-storm-easter-eggs-dehaka-dances-drake-hotline-bling|title=Heroes of the Storm Easter Eggs - Dehaka dances Drake Hotline Bling -|date=March 22, 2016|website=Heroes.blizzplanet.com|access-date=May 27, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327082152/http://heroes.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/heroes-storm-easter-eggs-dehaka-dances-drake-hotline-bling |archive-date=2016-03-27}} On March 24, 2017, a Red Nose Day short that served as a sequel to the 2003 film Love Actually premiered and featured Hugh Grant reprising his dancing skills to "Hotline Bling".[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7736636/hugh-grant-drake-hotline-bling-love-actually-sequel “Hugh Grant Dances to Drake's 'Hotline Bling' in 'Love Actually' Sequel: Watch”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828062902/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7736636/hugh-grant-drake-hotline-bling-love-actually-sequel |date=August 28, 2018 }}. Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018

The dance moves in the music video also inspired the opening sequence to the anime Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, according to a Crunchyroll interview with to one of its animators, Abel Gongora.[https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-feature/2020/02/12/the-anime-opening-inspired-by-drake-memes The Anime Opening Inspired By Drake Memes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220184411/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-feature/2020/02/12/the-anime-opening-inspired-by-drake-memes |date=February 20, 2020 }}. Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 2, 2020

"Hotline Bling" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 22, 2015 at number 66.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2015-08-22 |title=The Hot 100: The Week of August 22, 2015 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=August 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813220015/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2015-08-22 |url-status=live }} Its chart debut was fueled primarily by digital download sales, with 41,000 copies sold in its first week.{{cite magazine |url=https://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=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921115731/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6663164/drake-meek-mill-beef-chart-numbers |url-status=live }} The song soon became Drake's first top 10 in two years when the song reached number nine. It had peaked at number two on the chart dated October 24, 2015, tying as his second highest-charting single as a lead act at the time with "Best I Ever Had" which reached number two in 2009. The song has peaked at number two for five non-consecutive weeks, behind both "The Hills" by The Weeknd and "Hello" by Adele. As of February 2016, the song has sold over 2 million copies in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37379/title.hip-hop-single-sales-rihanna-g-eazy-wiz-khalifa|title=Hip Hop Single Sales: Rihanna, G-Eazy & Wiz Khalifa|date=February 6, 2016|work=HipHopDX|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413013412/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37379/title.hip-hop-single-sales-rihanna-g-eazy-wiz-khalifa|url-status=live}} "Hotline Bling" remained in the top ten of this chart for nineteen weeks before dropping out on February 13, 2016.

In the United Kingdom, "Hotline Bling" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Drake's highest-charting song there (at the time) as a lead artist. The song also peaked at the top of the UK R&B Chart. On November 27, 2015, "Hotline Bling" received gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry.

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