Make Me Proud
{{Infobox song
| name = Make Me Proud
| cover = DRAKE MAKE ME PROUD ITUNES ART.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Drake featuring Nicki Minaj
| album = Take Care
| released = {{Start date|2011|10|16}}
| recorded = 2011
| studio = Metalworks Studios
| venue =
| genre = *Hip hop
| length = {{Plainlist|
- {{Duration|m=3|s=40}} (Digital album version)
- {{Duration|m=3|s=36}} (Physical album version)
}}
| label = *Young Money
| writer = *Aubrey Graham
- Anthony Palman
- Onika Maraj
- Tyler Williams
- Nikhil Seetharam
- Kenza Samir
- Noah Shebib
| producer = *T-Minus
| chronology = Drake
| prev_title = Tony Montana
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Mr. Wrong
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Nicki Minaj singles
| type = singles
| prev_title = You the Boss
| prev_year = 2011
| title = Make Me Proud
| year = 2011
| next_title = Dance (Ass)
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
"Make Me Proud" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake, released as the third single from his second studio album, Take Care, featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released as a digital download on October 16, 2011 and impacted rhythmic radio on October 25, 2011 in the U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Make-Me-Proud/dp/B005VW30MC/|title=Make Me Proud: Drake: MP3 Downloads|website=Amazon |date=October 15, 2011|access-date=2011-10-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases |publisher=All Access Music Group |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029183510/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=October 29, 2011 }}
Background
Drake released "Make Me Proud" on his OVO blog on October 13, 2011 and earlier tweeted the song's title on September 25, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://octobersveryown.blogspot.com/2011/10/drake-make-me-proud-feat-nicki-minaj.html|title= Drake ~ Make Me Proud Feat. Nicki Minaj|work=October's Very Own|date= 13 October 2011|access-date=October 13, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Drake/status/117861083066273792|title= Tweet 117861083066273792|publisher=Twitter|date=September 25, 2011}} The song premiered on Funk Master Flex's radio station Hot 97.{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Drake+Debuts+Make+Proud/5552963/story.html|title=Drake Debuts Make Me Proud.|work=Calgary Herald|first=Leah|last=Collins|access-date=October 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201072842/http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Drake+Debuts+Make+Proud/5552963/story.html|archive-date=February 1, 2012}}
Live performances
It was performed for the first time on Saturday Night Live, which aired on October 15, 2011 which also aired.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/15/drake-and-nicki-minaj-perform-make-me-proud-on-snl-video/|title=DRAKE AND NICKI MINAJ PERFORM 'MAKE ME PROUD' ON 'SNL' [VIDEO]|work=Rap-Up|access-date=October 15, 2011}} Minaj has performed her verse on her debut concert tour, the Pink Friday Tour, as well as her Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
Chart performance
On October 20, 2011, the song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=drake|chart=Hot 100}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=October 20, 2011}} In its second week, it peaked at number nine on the chart.{{cite magazine|title=Adele's 'Someone Like You' Holds No. 1 on Hot 100 for Fifth Week; Rihanna, Drake on the Rise|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/adele-s-someone-like-you-holds-no-1-on-hot-1005441152.story|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}} With this jump from 97–9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake tied Akon's 88-spot blast (95-7) with "Smack That," featuring Eminem, five years before, for biggest vault ever by a male artist on the chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465486/adele-no-1-on-hot-100-as-rihanna-drake-justin-bieber-surge|title=Adele No. 1 on Hot 100 as Rihanna, Drake, Justin Bieber Surge|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-06-01}} Overall, the leap of "Make Me Proud" is currently tied for the sixth largest jump of all-time on the chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8510137/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-tops-hot-100-fifth-week|title=Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Fifth Week, Taylor Swift's 'Me!' Vaults to No. 2|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-06-01}} In its 15th week on the chart, the track climbed to the peak of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Drake's 8th track to peak atop of that chart in his two and a half year career.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/508554/chart-juice-drake-stands-proud-atop-rbhip-hop-songs|title=Chart Juice: Drake Stands 'Proud' Atop R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=January 27, 2012}} "Make Me Proud" also topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart, giving Drake the most number one rap singles of all time with 11. As of December 2014, "Make Me Proud" has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6415080/ask-billboard-why-is-there-no-rbhip-hop-in-the-hot-100s-top-10?page=0%2C1 |title=Ask Billboard: Why Is There No R&B/Hip-Hop in the Hot 100's Top 10? |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=December 23, 2014 |access-date=December 23, 2014}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Make Me Proud
| note1 = featuring Nicki Minaj
| writer1 = Aubrey Graham, Onika Maraj, Tyler Williams, Nikhil Seetharam, Noah Shebib
| length1 = 3:40
}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2011–2012)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120116045500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120116-1555/Issue1134.pdf] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}ARIA Report 1134. Retrieved 2012-04-06
|align="center"|95 |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Canada|25|artist=Drake|song=Make Me Proud|artistid=855020|access-date=2012-02-07}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|39|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2022}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|UKrandb|16|artist=Drake feat. Nicki Minaj|song=Make Me Proud|date=2011-11-05}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|UK|49|artist=Drake feat. Nicki Minaj|song=Make Me Proud|date=2011-11-05}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Drake|song=Make Me Proud|artistid=855020|access-date=2012-02-07}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Drake|song=Make Me Proud|artistid=855020|access-date=2012-02-07}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|8|artist=Drake|song=Make Me Proud|artistid=855020|access-date=2019-10-04}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2012)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=2012-12-17}}
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| US Rap Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rap-songs|title=Rap Songs - 2012 Year End Charts|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=2012-12-17}}
| style="text-align:center;"|7 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-10-04}}
| style="text-align:center;"|30 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|award=Platinum|access-date=June 22, 2024}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Drake ft Nicki Minaj|title=Make Me Proud|award=Silver|certyear=2019|relyear=2011|access-date=May 11, 2019|id=15658-4953-1}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Drake|title=Make Me Proud|award=Platinum|certyear=2012|relyear=2011|salesamount=1,400,000|salesref=}}
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Release history
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Drake songs}}
{{Nicki Minaj singles}}
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Category:Drake (musician) songs
Category:Cash Money Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by T-Minus (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)
Category:Songs written by Nicki Minaj
Category:Songs written by Nikhil Seetharam
Category:Songs written by 40 (record producer)
Category:Songs written by T-Minus (producer)