“Hotline Bling” by Drake

Drake put "Hotline Bling" out as a download at the end of July 2015, long before Views showed up in 2016, and although it led off the album's rollout it ended up tacked onto the record as a bonus track. Nineteen85 produced it, and the writing credit is shared by Drake, Nineteen85 and Timmy Thomas.

This is Drake in his feelings, and critics liked him that way, praising how much of his soft side he let show as well as the production. Director X's video followed a couple of months later and caught fire on YouTube, spawning a run of parodies. The single climbed to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in both Canada and the UK, took Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song at the 2016 American Music Awards, and won Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2017 Grammys.

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