"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.[3] The
dancehall song[1] was written by Drake,
Matthew Samuels,
Dwayne Chin-Quee,
Stephen McGregor,
Moses Davis, Donald Dennis, 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
USBillboard Hot 100. "Controlla" was the second dancehall single to be released from Views, along with "
One Dance" and "
Too Good".
Pitchfork listed "Controlla" on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 62.[4]
Background
Prior to the album's release, "Controlla" was one of two tracks from Viewsleaked online; The leaked version featured
dancehall artist
Popcaan.[5] The song was still included on the album without Popcaan's contributions and an additional Drake verse plus a
Beenie Man sample.
Production and composition
"Controlla" was written by Drake,
Matthew Samuels, Allen Ritter,
Dwayne Chin-Quee,
Stephen McGregor,
Moses Davis, 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.[6]
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201627 into search. Retrieved July 13, 2016.