Losin Control

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"Losin Control"
Losin Control Russ.jpg
Single by Russ
from the album There's Really a Wolf
ReleasedNovember 9, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)Russell Vitale
Producer(s)Russ
Russ singles chronology
"What They Want"
(2015) 		"Losin Control"
(2015) 		"Do It Myself"
(2015)
Music video
"Losin Control" on YouTube

"Losin Control" is a song by American rapper Russ. It was released on his SoundCloud page on November 9, 2015.[1] The song was eventually served as the second single on Russ' debut studio album There's Really a Wolf.[2] The song was mixed, mastered, engineered, produced, written, and performed by Russ.

Background[]

Russ debuted the music video to "Losin Control" through his Vevo account on February 1, 2016.[3] As of August 2021, the song has over 338 million views on YouTube.

Commercial performance[]

"Losin Control" debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of March 18, 2017.[4] This became Russ' second song to appear on the chart. After climbing the chart for ten weeks, the song eventually reached its peak at number 62 on the chart.[5] The song also managed to peak at number eight on the US Rhythmic Airplay chart, becoming Russ' first top-ten song on the chart.[6] On October 8, 2020, the single was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming units of over five million units in the United States.[7]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[14] 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[7] 5× Platinum 5,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Losin Control (Prod. Russ), retrieved 2017-05-08
  2. ^ "There's Really A Wolf by Russ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ^ RussVEVO (2016-02-01), Russ - Losin Control (Official Video), retrieved 2017-05-08
  4. ^ "Hot 100 - March 18, 2017". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hot 100 - May 27, 2017". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hot 100 - May 6, 2017". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "American single certifications – Russ – Losin Control". Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. ^ "Russ Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Russ Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "Russ Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Russ – Losin Control". Music Canada.

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