Scary Hours
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Scary Hours
| type = EP
| artist = Drake
| cover = Drake - Scary Hours.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2018|1|19}}
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=7|s=33}}
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = More Life
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Scorpion
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Scary Hours
| type = ep
| single1 = God's Plan
| single1date = January 19, 2018
| single2 = Diplomatic Immunity
| single2date = January 19, 2018
}}
}}
Scary Hours is the second extended play by Canadian rapper Drake.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/scary-hours-single/1337998105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120043220/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/scary-hours-single/1337998105|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2018|title=Scary Hours — Single|publisher=iTunes|access-date=July 5, 2018}} It was first released on January 19, 2018 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. It contains the single "God's Plan", which also appeared on Drake's fifth studio album Scorpion (2018).{{cite web|url=http://saintheron.com/news/drake-releases-dual-single-as-prelude-to-scary-hours-ep/|title=ICYMI: Drake Releases Dual Single As Prelude To 'Scary Hours' EP|last=Pass|first=Shantel|date=January 24, 2018|work=Saint Heron|access-date=July 5, 2018|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705233919/http://saintheron.com/news/drake-releases-dual-single-as-prelude-to-scary-hours-ep/|url-status=dead}} The EP was revealed to the public via social media shortly before its release. A sequel, Scary Hours 2, was released March 5, 2021; another follow-up, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, was released on November 17, 2023.
Background
Following his 2016 album Views and 2017 mixtape More Life, Drake announced the surprise release of the two-song EP Scary Hours on January 19, 2018 featuring the songs "God's Plan" and "Diplomatic Immunity". Several celebrity news outlets commented on the fact that Drake mentions his relationship with singer Jennifer Lopez in the "Diplomatic Immunity" lyric: "2010 was when I lost my halo / 2017 I lost a J. Lo / A Rotterdam trip had me on front page, though".{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/drake-raps-about-losing-jennifer-lopez-on-diplomatic-immunity/|title=Drake Raps About Losing Jennifer Lopez on Diplomatic Immunity|last=Stanton|first=Leanne A.|date=January 20, 2018|work=Us Weekly}} Drake was accused of stealing another artist's cover art on January 22, 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/01/drake-accused-of-stealing-scary-hours-ep-artwork|title=Drake Accused of Stealing 'Scary Hours' EP Artwork From Houston Producer|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8095510/drake-scary-hours-cover-art-accused-stealing-rabit-colin-fletcher-artwork|title=Drake Accused of Copying 'Scary Hours' EP Cover Art|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=January 23, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 5, 2018}}
After the release of Scorpion later that year, the EP was removed from streaming services as "God's Plan" was moved to that album. "Diplomatic Immunity" was then reformatted as a standalone single.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
Artwork controversy
The artwork for Scary Hours was accused of plagiarizing a style for a tour poster designed by Collin Fletcher for musical artist Rabit.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-accused-of-stealing-new-single-artwork/|title=Drake Accused of Stealing New Single Artwork {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=January 23, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-10}} Both pieces contained a vertical-orientated texted, with a word stylized in a colored Blackletter typeface layered over another word styled in a white and bolded Sans-serif typeface. However, Billboard reported that OVO Sound, Drake's own record label, picked the artwork when it was presented with other options, unaware of the similarities.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8095510/drake-scary-hours-cover-art-accused-stealing-rabit-colin-fletcher-artwork|title=Drake Accused of Copying 'Scary Hours' EP Cover Art|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-07-10}}
Commercial performance
The two songs combined on the EP sold for 90,000 album equivalent units in the first week.{{cite magazine|title=Drake's 'God's Plan' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8096886/drake-gods-plan-hot-100-number-one-debut-scary-hours|access-date=March 10, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Scary Hours track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = God's Plan
| writer1 = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Ronald LaTour|Daveon Jackson|Matthew Samuels|Noah Shebib|Brock Korsan}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Cardo|Yung Exclusive|Boi-1da|40{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Diplomatic Immunity
| writer2 = {{hlist|Graham|Samuels|Nick Brongers}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Brongers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 4:15
| total_length = 7:33
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
- {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for Scary Hours ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| January 19, 2018 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Young Money|Cash Money}} |
|---|