Next (Sevyn Streeter song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Next
| cover = Sevyn_Streeter_nEXt_Kid_Ink_remix_cover.png
| alt = Remix Cover featuring Kid Ink
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Sevyn Streeter featuring Kid Ink or YG
| album = Call Me Crazy, But...
| released = March 25, 2014
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = 4:11 (Album version)
4:24 (with Kid Ink)
4:13 (with YG)
| label = {{hlist|Atlantic}}
| writer = {{hlist|Amber Streeter|J.J. Doe Smith|Dernst Emile II}}
| producer = D'Mile
| chronology = Sevyn Streeter
| prev_title = It Won't Stop
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Don't Kill the Fun
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kid Ink
| type = single
| prev_title = Main Chick
| prev_year = 2014
| title = Next
| year = 2014
| next_title = Delirious (Boneless)
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Remix Cover featuring YG
| type = single
| cover = Sevyn_Streeter_nEXt_YG_remix_cover.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption =
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = YG
| type = single
| prev_title = Who Do You Love?
| prev_year = 2014
| title = Next
| year = 2014
| next_title = Do It to Ya
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
"Next" (Stylized as nEXt) is a song recorded by American singer Sevyn Streeter taken as the second single from her debut extended play (EP) Call Me Crazy, But..., by Atlantic Records. Two remix versions were released on March 25, 2014, featuring American rapper Kid Ink and May 19, 2014, featuring American rapper YG.
Background
Following the release of It Won't Stop (2013) it was announced that "nEXt" would be released as the second single from the debut EP Call Me Crazy, But... (2013) after a teaser trailer was released on Streeter's YouTube channel on November 6, 2013.{{cite web|title=Sevyn Streeter - nEXt [Teaser]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GvzTCBsjyM|website=YouTube|date=5 December 2016}} The music video for the remix version featuring Kid Ink was announced to premiere on BET's 106 & Park on March 26, 2014.{{cite web|last1=Joszor|first1=Njai|title=Sevyn Streeter Teases ‘nEXT’ Video With Kid Ink|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2014-03-25/sevyn-streeter-teases-next-video-with-kid-ink/|website=Singersroom|date=5 December 2016}}
On May 16, 2014, a new remix version of "nEXt" was announced and released onto Streeter's YouTube channel.{{cite web|title=NEW MUSIC: SEVYN STREETER FEAT YG – NEXT (REMIX)|url=http://ymmwt.com/sevyn/music-sevyn-streeter-feat-yg-remix/|website=YMMW|date=5 December 2016}}
Chart performance
On April 12, 2014, the song reached its peak at number thirty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs Chart - Sevyn Streeter|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1549734/sevyn-streeter/chart?f=367|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=5 December 2016}} The song debuted at number nineteen on the Hot R&B Songs chart.{{cite web|authorlink1=12 April 2014|title=Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart April 12, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-songs/2014-04-12|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=5 December 2016}} In its second week the song dropped one place to number twenty.{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart April 19, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-songs/2014-04-19|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=5 December 2016}} In its third week the song peaked back to number nineteen.{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart April 26, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-songs/2014-04-26|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=5 December 2016}} On May 3, 2014, the song reached its peak at number eighteen on the Hot R&B Songs chart in its fourth week before falling to number twenty in its fifth week.{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart May 3, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-songs/2014-05-03|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=5 December 2016}}{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart May 10, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-songs/2014-05-10|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=5 December 2016}} On May 17, 2014, the song reached its peak at number twenty-three on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in its tenth week.{{cite web|title=Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart May 17, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-airplay/2014-05-17|website=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=5 December 2016}}
Music videos
On November 6, 2013, a teaser trailer was released on Streeter's YouTube channel but never surfaced and the original video was scrapped. On March 12, 2014, an audio video for the remix version featuring Kid Ink was released on Streeter's YouTube channel following a fifteen-second teaser trailer video on March 24, 2014.{{cite web|title=Sevyn Streeter - nEXt Remix ft. Kid Ink [Official Audio]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_cjgVqOMFw|website=YouTube|date=5 December 2016}}{{cite web|title=Sevyn Streeter - nEXt ft. Kid Ink [Trailer]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al5kijb7uHE|website=YouTube|date=5 December 2016}} The music video premiered on BET's 106 & Park and Streeter's YouTube channel on March 26, 2014, directed by Derek Blanks.{{cite web|title=Sevyn Streeter - nEXt ft. Kid Ink [Official Video]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MESh5DMfsw|website=YouTube|date=5 December 2016}}
On May 16, 2016, a new remix version of "nEXt" was released to Streeter's YouTube channel, with the music video released on May 20, 2014, also directed by Derek Blanks.{{cite web|authorlink1=|title=Sevyn Streeter - nEXt Remix ft. YG [Official Audio]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FRwVjl9QyM|website=YouTube|date=5 December 2016}}{{cite web|title=Sevyn Streeter - nEXt ft. YG [Official Video]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSNOyLCCcAQ|website=YouTube|date=5 December 2016}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline= Digital download
| title1 = nEXt
| length1 = 4:11
}}
{{track listing
| headline= Remix with Kid Ink
| title1 = nEXt
| note1 = featuring Kid Ink
| length1 = 4:25
}}
{{track listing
| headline= Remix with YG
| title1 = nEXt
| note1 = featuring YG
| length1 = 4:13
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2014)
! Peak |
|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite web |title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart - Week of May 17, 2014 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2014-05-17 |website=Billboard}}
|align="center"| 23 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs (Billboard)
|align="center"| 39 |
| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)
|align="center"| 18 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)
|align="center"| 23 |
References
{{reflist|2}}
- https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/492376-sevyn-streeter-feat-yg-next-remix-video-new-video
- https://ratedrnb.com/2014/03/sevyn-next-video/
- https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/554669-sevyn-streeter-next-feat-kid-ink-remix-new-song
- https://www.complex.com/music/a/lauren-nostro/sevyn-streeter-next-remix-feat-yg-premiere
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{{YG}}
Category:Atlantic Records singles