In the Bible

{{short description|2021 song by Drake featuring Lil Durk and Giveon}}

{{Infobox song

| name = In the Bible

| type = song

| cover =

| artist = Drake featuring Lil Durk and Giveon

| album = Certified Lover Boy

| released = September 3, 2021

| recorded =

| genre =

| length = 4:56

| label =

Republic
OVO

| writer =

Aubrey Graham
Durk Banks
Giveon Evans
Noah Shebib
Leon Thomas III
Eliel Afari-Brown
Austin Schindler
Simon Gebrelul

| producer =

40
Thomas
Eli Brown
Austin Powerz

}}

"In the Bible" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Lil Durk and American singer-songwriter Giveon. It was released on September 3, 2021, as the fourth track on Drake's sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy.

Background

The track sees Drake put himself below his son, Adonis Graham, to "explain away emotional stuntedness" on the chorus, in which he sings the line: "You don't know love, you don't love me like my child".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/album-reviews/drake-certified-lover-boy-album-review-1235056074/|title=Drake Offers a Risk-Free Playlist of His Greatest Tropes in 'Certified Lover Boy': Album Review|publisher=Variety|last=Yu|first=Brandon|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021}} He also boasts about his body count and asks a woman for her body count.{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/09/drake-certified-lover-boy-review/619993/|title=Drake's Tedious Descent Into Villainy|publisher=The Atlantic|last=Kornhaber|first=Spencer|date=September 5, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2021}} Drake delivers an "intriguing" vocal turn throughout the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/drake-certified-lover-boy-album-review.html|title=Everything Is Exactly the Same|publisher=New York|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=September 8, 2021|access-date=September 8, 2021}} He also raps a verse. Lil Durk received praise for rapping about his girlfriend, India Royale, in his verse, specifically promoting her cosmetics line.

Commercial performance

"In the Bible" debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, earning 41.4 million streams and 489 thousand in airplay audience and selling 800 thousand copies in its first week.{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Drake Dominates With Record 9 of Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Way 2 Sexy' at No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9629040/drake-hot-100-history-way-2-sexy-number-one |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 23, 2021 |language=en |date=September 20, 2021}} It became one of the nine Top 10 songs on the chart. The song also peaked at number 18 in Canada, and at number nine on the Billboard Global 200 chart.{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Naomi |title=Manic Street Preachers secure first number one album in 23 years |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/manic-street-preachers-secure-first-number-one-album-in-23-years-40861727.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=September 23, 2021 |language=en |date=September 17, 2021}}{{cite magazine |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Drake Smashes Australian Chart Record as 'Certified Lover Boy Debuts' Blasts to No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9627333/drake-certified-lover-boy-aria/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 23, 2021 |language=en |date=September 10, 2021}}{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Keeps Atop Global Charts, Drake Soars in With New Top 10s |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9629120/the-kid-laroi-justin-bieber-stay-drake-top-global-charts/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 23, 2021 |language=en |date=September 13, 2021}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2021-09-13\|title=ARIA Top 40 HIP HOP/R&B Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=September 13, 2021\|access-date=September 12, 2021}} \| 11
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "In the Bible" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Australia\|14\|artist=Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon\|song=In the Bible\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 12, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|18\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 14, 2021}}
scope="row"\| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=36&y=2021&list=t40\|title=Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2021\|publisher=Hitlisten\|access-date=September 15, 2021}} \| 28
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?categorie=Top%20Singles&semaine=36\|title=Top Singles (Week 36, 2021)\|publisher=SNEP\|access-date=13 September 2021}} \| 33
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|9\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 14, 2021}}
scope="row"\| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html\|title=IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 36 2021\|publisher=IFPI Greece\|accessdate=September 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920231130/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html\|archive-date=September 20, 2021\|url-status=dead}} \| 40
scope="row"\| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web\|url=https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|title=Tónlistinn – Lög - Vika 36 – 2021\|publisher=Plötutíðindi\|access-date=September 19, 2021\|language=Icelandic\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210912224752/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/\|archive-date=September 12, 2021\|url-status=live}} \| 29
{{single chart\|Italy\|86\|artist=Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon\|song=In the Bible\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 12, 2021}}
scope="row" \| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/34s-2-2/\|title=2021 36-os SAVAITĖS (rugsėjo 3 – rugsėjo 9 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100\|language=lt\|publisher=AGATA\|date=10 September 2021\|access-date=11 September 2021}} \| 40
{{single chart\|Portugal\|26\|artist=Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon\|song=In the Bible\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 21, 2021}}
scope="row"\| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100){{cite web\|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D\|title=ČNS IFPI\|publisher=IFPI ČR\|id=Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202136 into search.\|access-date=September 13, 2021}} \| 71
scope="row"\| South Africa (TOSAC){{cite web\|url=https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/streaming-chart-20-08-2021-to-26-08-2021/\|title=Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: Week 36\|publisher=The Official South African Charts\|access-date=September 17, 2021\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916175625/https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/streaming-chart-20-08-2021-to-26-08-2021/\|archive-date=September 16, 2021}} \| 7
{{single chart\|Sweden\|63\|artist=Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon\|song=Champagne Poetry\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 12, 2021}}
{{single chart\|UKstreaming\|8\|date=20210916\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 11, 2021\|refname=ukstreaming}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|7\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 13, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|6\|artist=Drake\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 14, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "In the Bible"
scope="col"\|Chart (2021) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 81

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "In the Bible"

scope="col"|Chart (2021)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}

| 81

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "In the Bible"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|award=Gold|access-date=June 22, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Drake|title=In the Bible|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=May 26, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Drake Ft Lil Durk & Giveon|title=In the Bible|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=November 9, 2024|id=20495-6971-1}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

References

Category:2021 songs

Category:Drake (musician) songs

Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)

Category:Lil Durk songs

Category:Songs written by Lil Durk

Category:Giveon songs

Category:Songs written by Giveon

Category:Songs written by 40 (record producer)

Category:Song recordings produced by 40 (record producer)