Nowadays (song)
{{short description|2017 single by Lil Skies}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Nowadays
| cover =
| image =
| caption = Lil Skies - Nowadays ft. Lil Skies
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lil Skies featuring Landon Cube
| album = Life of a Dark Rose
| released = December 17, 2017
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=24}}
| label = {{hlist|All We Got|Atlantic}}
| writer = {{hlist|Lil Skies|Landon Cube|Alex Petit}}
| producer = CashMoneyAP
| prev_title = Lonely
| chronology = Lil Skies
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Now
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DlFmfxACvig|"Nowadays"}}
}}
}}
"Nowadays" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Skies featuring fellow American singer Landon Cube. It was released for digital download on December 17, 2017, as the second single from Skies' mixtape Life of a Dark Rose.{{Cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/life-of-a-dark-rose/1322605873|title=Life of a Dark Rose by Lil Skies|work=AppleMusic|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}} The song is one of the two first Lil Skies songs (alongside "Red Roses", another collaboration with Landon Cube) to reach the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 85{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8094756/lil-skies-makes-billboard-hot-100-debut-with-nowadays-red-roses|title=Lil Skies Makes Billboard Hot 100 Debut With 'Nowadays' & 'Red Roses'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en}} and peaking at number 55.
The sequel to the track, "Nowadays, Pt. 2" featuring Landon Cube was featured on Skies' debut studio album Shelby released on March 1, 2019.
Background
This song is about lil skies break up with his bff claire
echoing the distaste for a relationship as well as "fake friends" from his previous hit "Red Roses", Lil Skies and previous collaborator Landon Cube harmonize about their fast-paced living and achievements, presumably after their newfound fame, on an up-tempo CashMoneyAP production.{{Cite news|url=https://genius.com/Lil-skies-nowadays-lyrics|title=Lil Skies - Nowadays Lyrics|work=Genius|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en}}
Music video
The music video was shot at Plano High School (Illinois).{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7765472/|title = Lil Skies Feat. Landon Cube: Nowadays|website = IMDb|date = 17 December 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/03/cole-bennett-fought-schoolboard-paid-out-of-pocket-lil-skies-nowadays-video|title=Cole Bennett Shares Story About Fighting to Release Lil Skies' "Nowadays" Video|website=Complex Networks }}
On December 17, 2017, Cole Bennett uploaded the music video for "Nowadays" on his YouTube account, Lyrical Lemonade. The music video has amassed over 309 million views, as of June, 2021.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/DlFmfxACvig Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlFmfxACvig&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlFmfxACvig| title = Lil Skies - Nowadays ft. Landon Cube (Directed by Cole Bennett) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
The music video for the song, set in a high school and depicting Skies as a senior jock, is directed by Cole Bennett.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Nowadays
| writer1 = Lil Skies, Landon Cube, Fame-Is
| extra1 = {{hlist|CashMoneyAP, Mono Beats}}
| length1 = 3:24
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Canada|63|artist=Lil Skies|rowheader=true|access-date=2018-02-12}} |
| {{single chart|Portugal|72|artist=Lil Skies feat. Landon Cube|song=Nowadays|rowheader=true|access-date=March 21, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|55|artist=Lil Skies|rowheader=true|access-date=2018-02-12}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|22|artist=Lil Skies|rowheader=true|access-date=2018-02-12}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 31, 2018}}
| 81 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Lil Skies|title=Nowadays|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|access-date=March 30, 2019|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Lil Skies feat. Landon Cube|title=Nowadays|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|id=14066|access-date=July 1, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Lil Skies feat. Landon Cube|title=Nowadays|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=May 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Lil Skies ft Landon Cube|title=Nowadays|award=Silver|certyear=2017|relyear=2019|id=15652-4950-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Lil Skies|title=Nowadays|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|access-date=May 10, 2018|number=2}}
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