Controlla

 ( 2016 Songs ) 

" Controlla" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, recorded for his fourth studio album Views. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in the US on June 7, 2016. The dancehall song was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Supa Dups, Di Genius, Beenie Man, Donald Dennis, Melvyn Gonzalez, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius, TheFinal1, Allen Ritter and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi.

It reached number 27 in Canada, number 18 in the UK, and number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from Views, along with "One Dance" and "Too Good".

Pitchfork Media listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62.

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Background Prior to the album's release, "Controlla" was one of two tracks from Views music leak; The leaked version featured Dancehall music artist Popcaan. The song was still included on the album without Popcaan's contributions and an additional Drake verse plus a Beenie Man sample.

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Production and composition "Controlla" was written by Drake, Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter, Supa Dups, Di Genius, Beenie Man, Donald Dennis, Gary Jackson, Patrick Roberts, Andrew Thomas, and produced by Boi-1da, Supa Dups, and Charles "Jamandass da Terminator" Omondi. In addition to Drake's lead vocals, the track contains samples of "Tear Off Mi Garment" performed by Beenie Man, though sources compared the song to Rihanna's "Work", the same track Drake was featured on.

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Track listing

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Charts

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Weekly charts

+Weekly chart performance for "Controlla" ! scope="col"	Chart (2016) ! scope="col"	Peak position

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Year-end charts

+2016 year-end chart performance for "Controlla" ! Chart (2016) ! Position

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Certifications

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at Genius

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