Sober (Childish Gambino song)

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"Sober"
Single by Childish Gambino
from the album Kauai
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:12
LabelGlassnote
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Childish Gambino
  • Ludwig Göransson
Childish Gambino singles chronology
"Sweatpants"
(2014) 		"Sober"
(2014) 		"Together"
(2016)

"Sober" is the first single from American recording artist Childish Gambino's 2014 EP Kauai.

Music video[]

The song's music video features Donald Glover dancing in a take-out restaurant while intoxicated, trying to impress a woman waiting for her food. It explores themes similar to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video, but with a different outcome.[1] On March 21, 2015, "Sober" won the mtvU Woodies Award for Best Video Woodie.[2] As of September 2020, "Sober" has accumulated over 100 million views on YouTube.

Charts[]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 29
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4] 32

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000double-dagger

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

References[]

  1. ^ Harris, Aisha (January 9, 2015). "Childish Gambino's Great, Weird Video for "Sober" Is Anything But". Slate. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Woodies 2015 Winners". MTV. 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 20 Dance Tracks". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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