Won't Be Late

{{Infobox song

| name = Won't Be Late

| type = single

| cover = Swae Lee - Won't Be Late.png

| artist = Swae Lee featuring Drake

| album =

| released = {{start date|2019|08|16}}

| recorded =

| genre = {{hlist|Afrobeats|dancehall}}

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=38}}

| label = {{hlist|EarDrummer|Interscope}}

| writer = {{hlist|Khalif Brown|Aubrey Graham|Kelechukwu Augustine|Michael Williams}}

| producer = {{hlist|Tekno|Mike Will Made It {{small|({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})}}}}

| chronology = Swae Lee

| prev_title = Sextasy

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Diva

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Drake

| type = single

| prev_title = Gold Roses

| prev_year = 2019

| title = Won't Be Late

| year = 2019

| next_title = Ela É do Tipo

| next_year = 2019

}}

"Won't Be Late" is a song by American rapper Swae Lee featuring Canadian rapper Drake, released as a single by EarDrummers Records on August 16, 2019. It was produced by Tekno with additional production by Mike Will Made It, and released alongside Swae Lee's solo track "Sextasy".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/swae-lee-and-drake-share-new-song-wont-be-late-listen/|title=Swae Lee and Drake Share New Song "Won't Be Late": Listen|website=Pitchfork|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/swae-lee-sextasy-drake-wont-be-late|title=Swae Lee and Drake Connect on "Won't Be Late"|work=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019}}

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that the song's "island and house-flavored grooves servpe as an undercurrent to [Swae Lee and Drake's] rhymes, which discuss the merits of taking it slow in a relationship".{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/swae-lee-drake-wont-be-late-song-listen-871947/|title=Hear Swae Lee, Drake Team for New Song 'Won't Be Late'|work=Rolling Stone|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019}} XXL described the song as a "banger" and a "dance track" with an "island bop" featuring Swae Lee's "croons" and Drake rhyming about a "complicated relationship".{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2019/08/swae-lee-wont-be-late-featuring-drake-listen-to-new-song/|title=Swae Lee Drops New Song "Won't Be Late" Featuring Drake|work=XXL|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/115467743|title=Won't Be Late / Swae Lee|website=Tidal|access-date=August 16, 2019}}

Swae Lee – main vocalist, writing
Drake – vocalist, writing
Tekno – production, writing
Mike Will Made It – additional production, writing
Noel Cadastre – recording
40 OVO – mixing
Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|12\|artist=Swae Lee feat. Drake\|song=Won't Be Late\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 13, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|42\|artist=Swae Lee feat. Drake\|song=Won't Be Late\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 13, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|34\|artist=Swae Lee\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 27, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Ireland3\|57\|artist=Swae Lee\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 24, 2019}}
scope="row"\| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w35/\|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)\|language=lt\|publisher=AGATA\|date=September 2, 2019\|access-date=November 30, 2019}} \| 39
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|74\|artist=Swae Lee feat. Drake\|song=Won't Be Late\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 24, 2019}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-09-20\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=August 26, 2019\|access-date=August 24, 2019}} \| 10
{{single chart\|Portugal\|93\|artist=Swae Lee feat. Drake\|song=Won't Be Late\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 4, 2019}}
scope="row"\| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2019&dspp=34\|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=August 23, 2019}} \| 1
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|60\|artist=Swae Lee feat. Drake\|song=Won't Be Late\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 26, 2019}}
{{single chart\|UK\|50\|date=20190823\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 24, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|75\|artist=Swae Lee\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 27, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|30\|artist=Swae Lee\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 27, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|23\|artist=Swae Lee\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 24, 2019}}
scope="row"\| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite web\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-08-16/\|title=Top 100 Songs\|work=Rolling Stone\|date=August 16, 2019\|access-date=January 7, 2020}} \| 37

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|certyear=2024|title=Won't Be Late|artist=Swae Lee Ft Drake|type=single|access-date=January 20, 2024|relyear=2019|id=19636-6626-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|certyear=2023|title=Won't Be Late|artist=Swae Lee|type=single|access-date=September 14, 2023|relyear=2019}}

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

Release history

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| Various \| August 16, 2019 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|EarDrummer\|Interscope}} \|
scope="row"\| United States \| August 27, 2019 \| Rhythmic contemporary \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases\|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases\|publisher=All Access Media Group\|access-date=August 18, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817162434/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases\|archive-date=August 17, 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Various

| August 16, 2019

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|EarDrummer|Interscope}}

scope="row"| United States

| August 27, 2019

| Rhythmic contemporary

| {{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access Media Group|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817162434/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=August 17, 2019}}

References

Category:2019 singles

Category:2019 songs

Category:Swae Lee songs

Category:Drake (musician) songs

Category:Songs written by Swae Lee

Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)

Category:Songs written by Mike Will Made It

Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It