Portland (song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Portland

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Drake featuring Quavo and Travis Scott

| album = More Life

| released = May 16, 2017

| format =

| recorded = 2017

| studio = SOTA Studios, Studio 306 and Four Seasons, Toronto{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/drake-more-life-credits/|title=Here Are the Credits for Drake's 'More Life'|website=XXL|date=19 March 2017 |access-date=October 25, 2017}}

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}

| length = 3:57

| label = {{hlist|Cash Money|Young Money|Republic}}

| writer = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Quavious Marshall|Jacques Webster II|Shane Lindstrom|Tim Gomringer|Kevin Gomringer}}

| producer = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|Cubeatz (co.)}}

| chronology = Drake

| prev_title = Free Smoke

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Glow

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Quavo

| type = singles

| prev_title = Raf

| prev_year = 2017

| title = Portland

| year = 2017

| next_title = Strip That Down

| next_year = 2017

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Travis Scott

| type = singles

| prev_title = Butterfly Effect

| prev_year = 2017

| title = Portland

| year = 2017

| next_title = Know No Better

| next_year = 2017

}}

}}

"Portland" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rappers Quavo and Travis Scott from the former's mixtape More Life.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/more-life/1216986780|title=More Life by Drake |publisher=Apple Music|date=March 18, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2017}} The song was sent to rhythmic crossover radio on May 16, 2017, as the fourth single from the tape.{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516161008/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|title=Available for Airplay|publisher=FMQB|archive-date=May 16, 2017}} The song also appears in the video game NBA 2K18.

Commercial performance

=North America=

On April 8, 2017, "Portland" entered the charts at number 6 and spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The song spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering the charts at number 9, its immediate peak, on April 8, 2017. As for the featured artists on "Portland," Quavo earned his first Hot 100 top 10 as a soloist (in addition to his first top 10 as a member of Migos, "Bad and Boujee"), while Travis Scott also achieved his first top 10 on the tally.

=Internationally=

The song has peaked in the top 40 in Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and has charted on the charts of Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Austria|66|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2017}}
{{single chart|Canada|6|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}}
{{single chart|France|84|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=July 1, 2018}}
{{single chart|Germany|77|songid=1646762|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}}
{{single chart|Ireland3|38|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|64|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|38|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2017}}
{{single chart|Portugal|46|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=April 7, 2017}}
{{single chart|Slovakdigital2|66|year=2017|week=13|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2017}}
{{single chart|Sweden|73|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2017}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|31|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|song=Portland|rowheader=true|access-date=March 31, 2017}}
{{single chart|UK|27|date=20170331|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2017}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|6|date=20170324|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}}
scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7736706/drake-breaks-hot-100-records-most-hits-solo-artists-more-life-songs|title=Drake Breaks Hot 100 Records: Most Hits Among Solo Artists & Most Simultaneously Charted Songs|website=Billboard.com|access-date=27 May 2018}}

| 9

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|6|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|18|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2017}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"|Chart (2017)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 17, 2017}}

| 95

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017}}

| 52

scope="row"| US Streaming Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011023221/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs|archive-date=October 11, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs|title=Streaming Songs - Year-End|magazine=Billboard|year=2017|access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| 67

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=June 22, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|title=Portland|artist=Drake|award=Gold|relyear=2017|relmonth=5|certyear=2024|access-date=March 8, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|title=Portland|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|award=Gold|id=11165|access-date=March 30, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|title=Portland|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|award=Gold|id=5739|access-date=July 30, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott|title=Portland|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Portland|artist=Drake Ft Quavo & Travis Scott|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2025|id=14457-4460-1|access-date=January 11, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Drake|title=Portland|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=February 28, 2018}}

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

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Region

! Date

! Format

! Label(s)

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United States

| May 16, 2017

| Rhythmic contemporary

| {{hlist|Young Money|Cash Money|Republic}}

|

References