If You're Reading This It's Too Late#Track listing
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{{Infobox album
| name = If You're Reading This It's Too Late
| type = mixtape
| artist = Drake
| cover = Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late.png
| border = yes
| alt = Handwriten text reading "If You're Reading This It's Too Late". At the bottom, two hands are clasped forming a prayer hand with a number "6" written next to it.
| released = {{Start date|2015|02|13}}
| recorded =
| studio = {{flatlist|
- Chozen
- The Hazelton
- S.O.T.A. (Toronto)
- The New York Palace (New York City)
- Sandra Gale Studio (Yolo Estate, California)
}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=68|s=38}}
| label =
| producer =
- 40
- Boi-1da
- Eric Dingus
- Jimmy Prime
- MostHigh
- Nylz
- PartyNextDoor
- Syk Sense
- WondaGurl
| prev_title = Nothing Was the Same
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = What a Time to Be Alive
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = If You're Reading This It's Too Late
| type = mixtape
| single1 = Preach
| single1date = March 29, 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331165153/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist|title=BBC – Radio 1Xtra – Playlist|archive-date=March 31, 2015|publisher=Radio 1Xtra}}
| single2 = Energy
}}
}}
If You're Reading This It's Too Late is the fourth mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake, released on February 13, 2015 without prior announcement by OVO Sound, Young Money, Cash Money and Republic Records. The mixtape was produced by Drake's longtime collaborators 40 and Boi-1da, as well as labelmate PartyNextDoor, among others. Features include PartyNextDoor, Travis Scott, and Lil Wayne.
If You're Reading This It's Too Late received positive reviews and debuted atop the US Billboard 200, moving 535,000 album-equivalent units its first week. This achievement marked Drake's fourth time at the top of the chart. The mixtape also broke Spotify's first-week streaming record with over 17.3 million streams in the first three days. It was previously held by Drake himself, with his album Nothing Was the Same (2013), with 15.146 million streams in the first week. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. In 2020, the album was ranked 367th on Rolling Stone{{'}}s updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Background
In July 2014, Drake announced the title of his fourth studio album to be Views from the 6, upon which recording had reportedly not begun.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6157617/drake-announces-fourth-album-views-from-the-6-exclusive|title=Drake Announces Fourth Album: "Views From The 6"|magazine=Billboard|date=July 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826043508/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6157617/drake-announces-fourth-album-views-from-the-6-exclusive|archive-date=August 26, 2016|df=mdy-all}} In November 2014, in an interview, Toronto Raptors basketball player DeMar DeRozan mentioned that Drake was intending to release a mixtape in January 2015.{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Justin|title=A Toronto Raptors Player Dropped Some Hints About an Upcoming Drake Mixtape|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/11/could-drake-be-dropping-a-new-mixtape-in-january|website=Complex|access-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213134015/http://www.complex.com/music/2014/11/could-drake-be-dropping-a-new-mixtape-in-january|archive-date=February 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}} On February 12, 2015, Drake released a short film titled Jungle,{{cite magazine|last1=Robinson|first1=Will|title=Drake releases short film Jungle and teases new songs|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/12/drake-releases-short-film-jungle-and-teases-new-songs-1|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213030245/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/12/drake-releases-short-film-jungle-and-teases-new-songs-1|archive-date=February 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}} which featured snippets of new songs such as "Know Yourself" and "Jungle".{{cite web|last1=Geslani|first1=Michelle|title=Drake's new short film Jungle is quintessential Drake, features new music – watch|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/drakes-new-short-film-jungle-is-quintessential-drake-features-new-music-watch/|website=Consequence of Sound|date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213064220/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/drakes-new-short-film-jungle-is-quintessential-drake-features-new-music-watch/|archive-date=February 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}
In an interview with HipHopDX, DatPiff founder Kyle Reilly revealed that Drake was initially in talks to release If You're Reading This It's Too Late as a free download on DatPiff hosted by DJ Drama, before Cash Money Records intervened.{{cite web|last1=Stein|first1=Spencer|title=Drake's "If Youre Reading This Its Too Late" Counts Toward His Cash Money Contractual Obligation, DatPiff's KP Says|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.32627/title.drakes-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-became-album-in-order-to-count-toward-contractual-obligation-originally-slated-to-be-dj-drama-hosted-gangsta-grillz-mixtape|website=HipHopDX|date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 22, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808231025/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.32627/title.drakes-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-became-album-in-order-to-count-toward-contractual-obligation-originally-slated-to-be-dj-drama-hosted-gangsta-grillz-mixtape|archive-date=August 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}} Due to its release via digital download outlets such as iTunes and Amazon Music as well as physically in vinyl and CD formats, contractually it is considered his fourth studio album for Cash Money Records.{{cite magazine|last1=Ramirez|first1=Erika|title=Drake Releases 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' Album Out of Nowhere|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6472740/drake-releases-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-album-out-of|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215112654/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6472740/drake-releases-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-album-out-of|archive-date=February 15, 2015|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=DRAKE – IF YOU'RE READING THIS IT'S TOO LATE|url=http://www.cashmoney-records.com/news/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|publisher=Cash Money Records|access-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213231832/http://www.cashmoney-records.com/news/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|archive-date=February 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}} The album's cover art was done by Canadian artist Jim Joe.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/13/mood-board-from-the-6|title=The Art History of Drake: If You're Reading This It's Too Late|work=The Fader|access-date=January 27, 2018}}
Release and promotion
On February 12, 2015, the album was posted as an iTunes link from Drake's Facebook. It also was uploaded to OVO Sound's official SoundCloud account, but was quickly removed. It was released onto the iTunes Store on February 13, 2015, by Cash Money Records.{{cite web|last1=Markman|first1=Rob|title=Drake's New Project Is Finally Here: Listen To If You're Reading This It's Too Late|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2078623/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|publisher=MTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213092604/http://www.mtv.com/news/2078623/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|archive-date=February 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}
Drake hinted on his Instagram account of an alternate version of the project by DJ Candlestick and hosted by OG Ron C, titled If You're Choppin' This It's Too Late.{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/zO_0axDQOg/|title=ogronc @candlestickem for the town man. Chopped not slopped|publisher=Instagram|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223012751/https://instagram.com/p/zO_0axDQOg/|archive-date=February 23, 2015|df=mdy-all}} This version was later released on April 14.{{cite web|author1=Zach Frydenlund|title=Premiere: Stream and Download OVOGRONC's 'If You're Choppin This It's Too Late' Mixtape|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/og-ron-c-if-youre-choppin-this-its-too-late-stream-premiere|website=Complex|access-date=4 January 2016|date=April 14, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115351/http://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/og-ron-c-if-youre-choppin-this-its-too-late-stream-premiere|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}} The physical version of the album was also released on April 21, with two bonus tracks "How About Now" and "My Side" in stores as "collector's edition".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6531616/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-physical-release-date|title=Drake Announces Physical Release Date for 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|date=April 13, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105213654/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6531616/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-physical-release-date|archive-date=January 5, 2016|df=mdy-all}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 78/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-mixtape/drake|title=Reviews for If You're Reading This It's Too Late [Mixtape] by Drake|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215102847/http://www.metacritic.com/music/if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-mixtape/drake|archive-date=February 15, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-mw0002825574|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=February 13, 2016|last=Sendra|first=Tim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131125847/http://www.allmusic.com/album/if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-mw0002825574|archive-date=January 31, 2016|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2Score = B−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/drake-leaves-trail-questions-if-youre-reading-its--215276|title=Drake leaves a trail of questions on If You're Reading This It's Too Late|work=The A.V. Club|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2015|last=Rytlewski|first=Evan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218002248/http://www.avclub.com/review/drake-leaves-trail-questions-if-youre-reading-its--215276|archive-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4Score = B+{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/02/16/drakes-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-review/|title=Drake's 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late': Stealth album may surprise you|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2015|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217040531/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/16/drakes-if-you%E2%80%99re-reading-this-its-too-late-review|archive-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/13/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-review-surprise-album-release|title=Drake: If You're Reading This, It's Too Late review – intimate, intense, wistful|work=The Guardian|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2015|last=Lester|first=Paul|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214025041/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/13/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-review-surprise-album-release|archive-date=February 14, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = Los Angeles Times
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-drake-review-20150216-column.html|title=Mortality, fame hang heavy on Drake's 'If You're Reading This'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=February 16, 2015|last=Roberts|first=Randall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216111754/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-drake-review-20150216-column.html|archive-date=February 16, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev7 = NME
| rev7Score = 6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/drake/15948|title=Drake – 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'|work=NME|date=February 23, 2015|access-date=February 23, 2015|last=Denney|first=Alex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306213723/http://www.nme.com/reviews/drake/15948|archive-date=March 6, 2015}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8Score = 8.3/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20271-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|title=Drake: If You're Reading This It's Too Late|work=Pitchfork|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2015|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217074425/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20271-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|archive-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-20150217|title=If You're Reading This, It's Too Late|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=February 16, 2015|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218113502/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late-20150217|archive-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=live}}
| rev10 = Spin
| rev10Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/spin-album-of-the-week-drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|title=SPIN Album of the Week: All Work and No Play for Drake on 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'|work=Spin|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2015|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217235155/http://www.spin.com/reviews/spin-album-of-the-week-drake-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|archive-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=live}}
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If You're Reading This It's Too Late was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 78, based on 33 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Tim Sendra of AllMusic said, "It makes for an album that's hard to love right away, but if you stick with it, is a rewarding listen." Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club said, "Drake may not have an hour's worth of great songs here, but he does have an hour's worth of thoughts he needs to get off his chest." Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph said, "Drake is amongst the most musically and lyrical progressive proponents of his chosen medium, bringing a level of educated artiness and psychological self-awareness to a genre too often reliant on big beats and braggadocio." Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly said, "Late is hardly a throwaway. In fact, it might be his most consistently rewarding full-length yet." Eric Zaworski of Exclaim! praised the release's production, writing that it "revels in the hazy drone of the 'Toronto Sound' that OVO's 40 and Boi-1da helped define, with offerings from up-and-comers like Brampton's WondaGurl and PRIME's Eric Dingus rounding it out."{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/drake-if_youre_reading_this_its_too_late|title=Drake – If You're Reading This It's Too Late|work=Exclaim!|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2015|last=Zaworski|first=Eric|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221191913/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/drake-if_youre_reading_this_its_too_late|archive-date=February 21, 2015|df=mdy-all}} Paul Lester of The Guardian said, "the former child TV star comes out fighting, amid machinegun fire, complaining about everyone from his peers to his family – but he convinces more as the original sad rapper."
Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times said, "The 17 tracks read like a fed-up farewell note penned in Drake's typically introspective, first-person style. It's so fresh the ink's still wet: bracingly honest and filled with observations about the darkness just outside the circle of the spotlight." Kevin Ritchie of Now said, "Drake is increasingly astute at reframing hip-hop braggadocio about wealth and competition as a kind of existential crisis through telling--but now familiar--details about his life ("I got two mortgages $30 million in total") and subtle uses of melody and atmosphere."{{cite web|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/drake%27s-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|title=Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late – NOW Toronto Magazine – Think Free|work=Now|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822230911/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/drake%27s-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late/|archive-date=August 22, 2016|df=mdy-all}} Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork said, "On If You're Reading This, all of this chest beating is delivered over the most darkly hypnotic beats Drake's graced since So Far Gone." Simon Vozick-Levinson of Rolling Stone said, "For the first time in his career, Drake doesn't sound like he wants to be remembered as one of the greats. This time, he just is." Andrew Unterberger of Spin said, "Too Late definitely scans as a transitional work, a transfixing moment-in-time sort of recording that sees an unprecedentedly fortified Drake firing off paranoid and power-drunk thoughts from his basement, sounding even lonelier than he does than when he specifically talks about feeling lonely."
Claire Lobenfeld of Fact said, "It's Too Late is a woozy, scattershot thing--Late Night Drake, if you will."{{cite web|last=Lobenfeld|first=Claire|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/02/18/keeping-real-goes-wrong-drakes-youre-reading-late-reviewed/|title=Drake: If You're Reading This, It's Too Late review|work=Fact|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811034821/http://www.factmag.com/2015/02/18/keeping-real-goes-wrong-drakes-youre-reading-late-reviewed/|archive-date=August 11, 2016|df=mdy-all}} Jim Farber of New York Daily News said, "The album ends up seeming more like a stop-gap than a surge ahead. For the first two-thirds, Drake relies on his usual sing-song style, stoking interest only with his inventive stretches in phrasing.... Otherwise, cooler hooks, melodic flashes of R&B, or great variation can be hard to find."{{cite web|last=Farber|first=Jim|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/drake-reading-late-album-review-article-1.2114291|title=Drake, 'If You're Reading This, It's Too Late': Album Review – NY Daily News|work=New York Daily News|location=New York|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817111341/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/drake-reading-late-album-review-article-1.2114291|archive-date=August 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}} Alex Denney of NME said, "For all the music's cagey intelligence, Drake sounds like the kind of guy who comes sauntering out the traps in a 100m race and immediately breaks out into a victory lap, pausing only to remonstrate with hecklers." Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews said, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late isn't that good.... There are definitely some songs that have commercial potential that I don't hate, and though I'd rather hear Drake rapping than singing, "Jungle" seems like the kind of track that with a few choice edits could get radio play."{{cite web|last=Juon|first=Steve "Flash"|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2015_02F_itstoolate.html|title=RapReviews.com Feature for February 17, 2015 – Kid Ink's "Full Speed"|work=RapReviews|date=February 17, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715032457/http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2015_02F_itstoolate.html|archive-date=July 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}
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Billboard Music Awards
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Polaris Music Prize
| Polaris Music Prize | {{longlisted}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/polaris_music_prize_reveals_2015_short_list|title=Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Short List|work=Exclaim!|access-date=July 16, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720012240/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/polaris_music_prize_reveals_2015_short_list|archive-date=July 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}}}} |
scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2016
| Top Rap Album | {{nom}} |
Grammy Awards
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Commercial performance
If You're Reading This It's Too Late debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 37,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|last=Cross|first=Alan|url=http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-and-analysis-18-february-2015/|title=Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 18 February 2015|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219174449/http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-and-analysis-18-february-2015/|archive-date=February 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}} The mixtape also debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 535,000 album-equivalent units, 495,000 of which consisted of traditional whole album sales.{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Drake's Surprise Mixtape Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6473126/billboard-200-drake-surprise-album-debuts-at-no-1-fifty-shades|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220152050/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6473126/billboard-200-drake-surprise-album-debuts-at-no-1-fifty-shades|archive-date=February 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}} The mixtape was also streamed 17.3 million times on Spotify, breaking Drake's own record that was made with Nothing Was the Same{{'}}s debut week.{{cite magazine|title = Drake's Surprise Album Sets Spotify Records {{!}} Billboard|url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6473094/drake-spotify-record-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late|magazine = Billboard|access-date = 2015-12-21|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150218144908/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6473094/drake-spotify-record-if-youre-reading-this-its-too-late|archive-date = February 18, 2015|df = mdy-all}} Because of the mixtape, Drake also became the first rapper to top the US Billboard Artist 100.{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Drake Becomes First Rapper to Top Artist 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6479916/drake-artist-100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220152235/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6479916/drake-artist-100|archive-date=February 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}} As of December 2015, the mixtape has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Adele's '25' Rules as Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2015 in U.S.|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6835248/adele-25-top-album-of-2015-in-us|magazine=Billboard|access-date=8 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108235022/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6835248/adele-25-top-album-of-2015-in-us|archive-date=January 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}} On October 27, 2023, the mixtape was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over four million units.
Track listing
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Credits were adapted from the mixtape's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|type=CD liner notes|others=Drake|publisher=Republic Records|year=2015|id=28879-0}}
{{Track listing
| headline = If You're Reading This It's Too Late track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 68:38
| title1 = Legend
| writer1 = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Jahron Brathwaite|Benjamin Bush|Stephen Garrett|Quentin Miller|Timothy Mosley}}
| extra1 = PartyNextDoor
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = Energy
| writer2 = {{hlist|Graham|Matthew O'Brien|Matthew Samuels|Richard Dorfmeister|Markus Kienzi|Phillip Thomas}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|OB O'Brien{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = 10 Bands
| writer3 = {{hlist|Graham|Miller|Samuels|Adam Feeney|Rupert Thomas Jr.}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Sevn Thomas{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length3 = 2:57
| title4 = Know Yourself
| writer4 = {{hlist|Graham|Miller|Samuels|Anderson Hernandez|Peter Milray|Allen Ritter|Joshua Scruggs}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Vinylz{{ref|a|[a]}}|Syk Sense{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = No Tellin'
| writer5 = {{hlist|Graham|Feeney|Samuels|Thomas Paxton-Beesley|Kenza Samir}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Frank Dukes{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length5 = 5:10
| title6 = Madonna
| writer6 = {{hlist|Graham|Bush|Garrett|Mosley|Noah Shebib}}
| extra6 = 40
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = 6 God
| writer7 = {{hlist|Graham|Samuels|Scruggs}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Syk Sense}}
| length7 = 3:00
| title8 = Star67
| writer8 = {{hlist|Graham|Fred Muehlboeck|Amir Obeid}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|MostHigh|Nylz|Vinylz{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length8 = 4:55
| title9 = Preach
| note9 = featuring PartyNextDoor
| writer9 = {{hlist|Graham|Brathwaite|Shebib|Alicia Augello-Cook|Kerry Brothers Jr.|Edwin Jantunen}}
| extra9 = PartyNextDoor
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Wednesday Night Interlude
| note10 = featuring PartyNextDoor
| writer10 = {{hlist|Brathwaite|Nathan Shaw}}
| extra10 = PartyNextDoor
| length10 = 3:32
| title11 = Used To
| note11 = featuring Lil Wayne
| writer11 = {{hlist|Graham|Miller|Samir|Dwayne Carter Jr.|Marcello Giombini|Ebony Oshunrinde}}
| extra11 = WondaGurl
| length11 = 4:28
| title12 = 6 Man
| writer12 = {{hlist|Graham|Shebib|Jahmar Carter|Scott Storch|Jill Scott|Tariq Trotter|Ahmir Thompson}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|40|Daxz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length12 = 2:47
| title13 = Now & Forever
| writer13 = {{hlist|Graham|Eric Dingus|Gordon Mathieu Phillips}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Dingus|Jimmy Prime}}
| length13 = 4:41
| title14 = Company
| note14 = featuring Travis Scott
| writer14 = {{hlist|Graham|Oshunrinde|Ritter|Bryan Simmons|Jacques Webster|Joshua Howard Luellen}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|WondaGurl|Travis Scott|Ritter{{ref|a|[a]}}|TM88{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length14 = 4:12
| title15 = You & the 6
| writer15 = {{hlist|Graham|Hernandez|Ritter|Samuels|Shebib|Ramon Ibanga Jr.|Majid Al-Maskati|Jenna Andrews|Jordan Andrews}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|40{{ref|a|[a]}}|Illmind{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length15 = 4:24
| title16 = Jungle
| writer16 = {{hlist|Graham|Shebib|Samir|Gabriel Garzón-Montano}}
| extra16 = 40
| length16 = 5:20
| title17 = 6PM in New York
| note17 = bonus track
| writer17 = {{hlist|Graham|Feeney|Samuels|Samir|Thomas Jr.}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Frank Dukes{{ref|a|[a]}}|Sevn Thomas{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length17 = 4:43
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD (bonus tracks)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 77:13
| title18 = How About Now
| writer18 = {{hlist|Graham|Samuels|Jordan Evans|Donald DeGrate|Richard Hailey}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Evans{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length18 = 3:55
| title19 = My Side
| writer19 = {{hlist|Graham|Shebib|Samuels|Noel Cadastre}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|40|Boi-1da{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length19 = 4:40
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
- {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an uncredited co-producer
- "Madonna" is 2:58 on streaming and digital copies of the album, omitting the second verse. The full version is exclusive to physical copies of the album
Sample credits
- "Legend" contains a sample of "So Anxious", written by Timothy Mosley, Stephen Garrett and Benjamin Bush, performed by Ginuwine.
- "Energy" contains samples of "Eazy-Duz-It", written by Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson, Andre Young and Antoine Carraby, performed by Eazy-E; and "Ridin' Spinners", performed by Three 6 Mafia.
- "Know Yourself" contains a sample of "Tinted Glass", written by Peter Milray, performed by Network.
- "No Tellin'" contains excerpts of "No Talk", performed by River Tiber.{{cite web |last=Trammell |first=Matthew |title=River Tiber's "No Talk" Is The Previously Unheard Sample From Drake's "No Tellin'" |url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/03/09/river-tibet-no-talk |work=The Fader |date=March 9, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313213458/http://www.thefader.com/2015/03/09/river-tibet-no-talk |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}
- "Madonna" contains a sample of "So Anxious", written by Timothy Mosley, Stephen Garrett and Benjamin Bush, performed by Ginuwine.
- "6 God" contains a sample of "Haunted Chase", included from the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest OST, written by David Wise.
- "Preach" contains samples of "Body Party", written by Ciara Harris, Nayvadius Wilburn and Michael Williams II, performed by Ciara; as well as "Stay", performed by Henry Krinkle.
- "Preach" and "Wednesday Night Interlude" both contains excerpts of "Unfaith", performed by Ekali.
- "6 Man" contains an interpolation of "You Got Me", written by Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Scott Storch and Jill Scott, performed by The Roots.
- "Jungle" contains a sample of "6 8", written and performed by Gabriel Garzón-Montano.
- "How About Now" contains a sample of "My Heart Belongs To U", written by Donald DeGrate, performed by Jodeci.
Personnel
Musicians
- Drake – vocals
- Matthew Samuels – bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 7), drum programming (3–5, 15, 17),
- Rupert Thomas – drum programming (3, 17)
- Joshua Scruggs – bass guitar, drum programming (4, 7)
- Anderson Hernandez – bass guitar (4, 15), drum programming (4), programming (15)
- Noah Shebib – additional keyboards (8, 15)
- Daxz – drum programming (12)
- Allen Ritter – bass guitar (15)
Technical
- Noah Shebib – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17), engineering (2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 15)
- Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing (3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16)
- Noel Cadastre – engineering (1–9, 11, 13–17), recording arrangement (17)
- Evan Stewart – engineering (9), mixing assistance (1, 4, 6, 7, 11, 14), engineering assistance (2, 3, 5, 8, 16)
- Micah "Chozen" Williams – engineering (9, 10)
- Matthew Samuels – recording arrangement (3, 5, 17)
- Les Bateman – mixing assistance (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 16)
- Gregg Moffett – mixing assistance (9, 10, 13, 17), engineering assistance (1, 3, 5, 7)
- Coran "Cans" Nariman – engineering assistance (4)
- Mark Robinson – engineering assistance (6)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Chart performance for If You're Reading This It's Too Late ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Austria|20|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|31|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 21, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|47|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 21, 2015}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=January 24, 2015|refname=CAalbum}} |
{{album chart|Denmark|6|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 21, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 21, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Finland|30|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2015}} |
{{album chart|France|55|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 21, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|89|id=267214|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=March 3, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|13|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2023}} |
scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/492785/products/album/|title=ドレイクの作品|language=Ja|publisher=Oricon|access-date=August 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607030814/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/492785/products/album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2020}}
| 188 |
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{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Norway|14|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 21, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|8|date=20150215|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2023}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Drake|album=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2015}} |
{{album chart|UK2|3|date=20150215|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2015}} |
{{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20150215|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2015}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=January 24, 2015|refname=USalbum}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|refname="USR&BAl"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+2017 year-end chart performance for If You're Reading This It's Too Late ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017}}
| 86 |
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Year End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 14, 2018}}
| 69 |
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|+2018 year-end chart performance for If You're Reading This It's Too Late ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 7, 2021}}
| 139 |
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=Decade-end charts=
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|+Decade-end chart performance for If You're Reading This It's Too Late ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019}}
| 70 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|access-date= April 18, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|artist=Drake|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2017|number=2|certmonth=7|relyear=2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=Drake|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2018|id=3908|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Drake|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|access-date=March 1, 2025|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2022|id=13263-2363-2|access-date=February 12, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=If You're Reading This Its Too Late|artist=Drake|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|access-date=October 30, 2023|refname="RIAA"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=yes|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
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scope="row" rowspan="3"| Various
| February 13, 2015 | Digital download |{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/if-youre-reading-this-its/966997496 | title=If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake | date=February 12, 2015 | publisher=iTunes | access-date=January 22, 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121115851/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-youre-reading-this-its/id966997496 | archive-date=January 21, 2017 }} |
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April 21, 2015
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Cash Money|OVO|Republic|Young Money}} | CD |{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Reading-This-Late-Explicit/dp/B00V6XM7QU|title=Drake – If You're Reading This It's Too Late [Explicit]|publisher=Amazon|access-date=May 21, 2019}} |
October 28, 2016
| Vinyl |
See also
References
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