"Low Life" is a hip hop song by American rapper Future, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on March 1, 2016, as the lead single from Future's fourth studio album, Evol (2016).[2][3] The song was written by Future, Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and DaHeala. The song was produced by Metro Boomin, DaHeala and Ben Billions with co-production by The Weeknd.
On December 24, 2015, Future and the Weeknd tweeted that they would release a new song.[4] On the same day, Future posted a short snippet of the song on his Instagram.[5] On December 25, "Low Life" was uploaded on the Weeknd's SoundCloud account.[4] On February 4, 2016, Future announced that would soon release his fourth studio album, EVOL.[6] He published the album's 11-song track list, which included "Low Life".[6] Future released EVOL on February 6.[7]
Commercial performance[]
"Low Life" debuted at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 2016. Its chart debut was supported by first-week sales of 60,588 copies.[8] As of April 23, 2016, the single has sold 247,300 copies in the US.[9] The single was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Music video[]
The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 25, 2016, on Future's Vevo account on YouTube.[10]French Montana and Belly make cameo appearances in the video. As of June 2020, it has over 600 million views.