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2023 song by Drake
"7969 Santa " is a song by Canadian rapper
Drake from his eighth studio album
For All the Dogs (2023). Produced by Alex Lustig, Nyan,
Bnyx and
Jahaan Sweet , it features additional vocals from American singer
Teezo Touchdown and an outro from American rapper
Snoop Dogg , as well as a sample of "
I Don't Like " by
Chief Keef featuring
Lil Reese .
Composition
The song is about a failed relationship between Drake and a 25-year-old partner, which (according to Drake) she blames on her youth,
[1] and describes how she violated his trust.
[2] At one point it also incorporates "I Don't Like" in the background.
[3]
Critical reception
Drea Oppan of
Complex praised the song's sample,
[3] while Josh Herring of
The Line of Best Fit cited it as among the "moments that slip under the rug" in For All the Dogs .
[4]
Charts
References
^ Smith, Nadine (October 6, 2023).
"Drake review, For All the Dogs : Rapper's outright contempt for women borders on sinister" .
The Independent .
Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^
Caramanica, Jon (October 9, 2023).
"It's Drake's Season of Discontent, Again" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 19 January 2024 .
^
a
b Caraballo, Ecleen Luzmila; McKinney, Jessica; Skelton, Eric; Rose, Jordan; Breskin, Stefan; High, Kemet; Hay, Kameron; Oppan, Drea (January 19, 2024).
"First Impressions Of Drake's New Album, 'For All The Dogs' " .
Complex . Retrieved 19 January 2024 .
^ Herring, Josh (October 9, 2023).
"DRAKE "For All The Dogs" " .
The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 October 2023". The ARIA Report . No. 1754. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 16, 2023. p. 4.
^
"ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart" .
Australian Recording Industry Association . October 16, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^
"Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" .
Billboard . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "
Drake – 7969 Santa" (in French).
Les classement single . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^
"Drake Chart History (Global 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^
"Digital Singles Chart (International)" .
IFPI Greece . Archived from
the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24 .
^
"Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic).
Plötutíðindi . Archived from
the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^
"2023 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian).
AGATA . October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023 .
^ "
Drake – 7969 Santa" .
AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
^
"Drake Chart History (South Africa Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2023 .
^
"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^
"Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^
"Drake Chart History (Hot 100)" .
Billboard . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^
"Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved January 19, 2024.