"Search & Rescue" is a song by Canadian rapper
Drake. It was released through
OVO Sound and
Republic Records as a single on April 7, 2023. Drake wrote the song with producers
Bnyx and BeautifulMvn (who are both brothers), SadPony, and Wesley Curtis, and co-producers
Lil Yachty and
40.
Background
Drake posted a preview of the then-titled "Rescue Me"[1] on his
Instagram on March 25, 2023.[2] On March 31, the full track premiered on The Fry Yiy Show, part of his
Sirius XM radio station "Sound 42".[3] On April 6, the rapper announced the song release and posted the artwork.[4] It depicts a headshot of Drake and British singer Lilah wearing black motorcycle helmets.[5]
On March 26, 2023, a day after Drake posted a preview of the song, rapper
Lil Durk posted an Instagram story saying "@champagnepapi if you reading this it ain't too late".[6]. It would later be revealed that this post was in reference to Lil Durk's verse on the song, as a version featuring him would leak online on June 11, 2023.[7] The early version omits Drake's second verse for a verse from Lil Durk. Lil Durk also provides adlibs throughout the song.
Over a rhythmic and "laidback" keyboard loop, Drake expresses his desire for a woman to save him from his current lifestyle.[10] The rapper also recites what he is looking for in a partner, including "ambition, patience, honesty, and trust".[11] The song marks the first and second collaboration between Drake and producers
BNYX and Sadpony respectively, the latter following "Jumbotron Shit Poppin", taken from Her Loss (2022).[12]
Chart performance
In the United States, "Search and Rescue" debuted and peaked at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100 on the week of April 22, 2023, being blocked from the top spot by
Morgan Wallen's "
Last Night".[13]