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"Heat"
Single by Chris Brown featuring Gunna
from the album Indigo
ReleasedJune 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)
Genre
Length4:22
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Buddah Bless
Chris Brown singles chronology
" No Guidance"
(2019) 		"Heat"
(2019) 		" Blow My Mind"
(2019)
Gunna singles chronology
"Space Cadet"
(2019) 		"Heat"
(2019) 		"On Time"
(2019)
Music video
"Heat" on YouTube

"Heat" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring American rapper Gunna. It was released on June 20, 2019 as the fifth single from Brown's ninth studio album, Indigo (2019). [2]

Background and composition

It was unexpectedly teased one day before its release on June 20, 2019 on Chris Brown's Instagram. He announced its release a week prior. The song is a mid-tempo R&B song, produced by American record producer Buddah Bless, [3] with instrumentation and melodic lines that blend the classic R&B style with strong trap influences. [4]

Chart performance

"Heat" debuted at number 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, on the week of September 14, 2019. [5] After climbing the chart for ten weeks, the song eventually peaked at number 36 on the chart. [6] "Heat" also topped the US Rhythmic Airplay chart. This became Brown's 11th number one on the chart, and his second during 2019, having previously logged four non-consecutive weeks in the top spot in 2019 with " No Guidance". [7] "Heat" moved Brown up to fourth-equal on the list of artists with most number-one songs on the chart. [7] This also became Gunna's first number one on the chart. [7]

Music video

The music video was released on August 30, 2019. It was directed by Brown and Edgar Esteves.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Chris Brown – lead vocals
  • Gunna – featured vocals
  • Buddah Bless – production
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco – recording, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, vocal engineer

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [16] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Craig (June 23, 2019). "Meet the New Gunna and Chris Brown Collab". Vulture. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Cowen, Trave (June 20, 2019). "Gunna Joins Chris Brown on New Song "Heat"". Complex. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "New Music: Chris Brown feat. Gunna – 'Heat'". Rap-Up. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Review: Chris Brown's "Indigo" is a Publicity Stunt That Needs to Cease & Desist". 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Hot 100 - 2019-09-14". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hot 100 - 2019-11-23". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Trevor Anderson (November 22, 2019). "Chris Brown & Gunna 'Heat' Up Rhythmic Songs Chart With New No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Chris Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Chris Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Chris Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Chris Brown Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. November 15, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Chris Brown Ft Gunna – Heat". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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