One Time (Nav and Don Toliver song)

"One Time" is a song by Canadian rapper Nav and American rapper Don Toliver featuring fellow American rapper Future. Written alongside Cash XO, producer Wheezy, and co-producer Dez Wright, it was released as the third single from the former's fourth studio album Demons Protected by Angels (2022) on September 13, 2022.

"One Time"
Single by Nav and Don Toliver featuring Future
from the album Demons Protected by Angels
Released	September 13, 2022
Length	3:09
Label	XO Republic
Songwriter(s)	Navraj Goraya Caleb Toliver Nayvadius Wilburn Amir Esmailian Wesley Glass Dylan Cleary-Krell
Producer(s)	Wheezy Dez Wright (co.)
Nav singles chronology
"Wrong Decisions" (2022) "One Time" (2022) "Fenty" (2022)
Don Toliver singles chronology
"Scrape It Off" (2022) "One Time" (2022) "Ain't Safe" (2022)
Future singles chronology
"Love You Better" (2022) "One Time" (2022) "Good On Love" (2022)
Music video
"One Time" on YouTube

Composition

In the song, Nav details his lifestyle of riches and women as a result of his fame,^[1] as well as the positive and negative aspects of it.^[2][3] The chorus is sung by Don Toliver.^[3]

Music video

The official music video was released on September 13, 2022 along with the music video of Nav and Lil Baby's song "Never Sleep". Directed by Spike Jordan, it finds Nav, Don Toliver and Future checking in a motel where supernatural events occur, located in the middle of a desert.^[4] The clip opens with Toliver sitting on the roof of a Buick in the desert and singing, while women walk past him and enter a bar. Then, the scene shifts to Nav sitting in a motel room, seducing a woman with a dismembered hand laying on the bed next to him. Future appears on television from a set inspired by the Poltergeist film franchise, performing his verse in a bathroom in the company of two women.^[1][5] Toliver appears throughout different locations outside the motel.^[1]

Live performances

Nav and Don Toliver performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 4, 2022.^[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "One Time"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	55
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	37
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10]	29

References

1. Powell, Jon (September 14, 2022). "NAV drops visual for "One Time" with Don Toliver and Future". Revolt. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
2. A., Aron (September 9, 2022). "Nav Calls On Don Toliver & Future For "One Time"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
3. Leijon, Erik (September 13, 2022). "Nav Drops New Video for "Never Sleep" With Lil Baby and Travis Scott". Complex. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
4. Li, Joyce (September 14, 2022). "NAV Teams up With Future and Don Toliver in New Visuals for "One Time"". Hypebeast. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
5. Sadler, Armon (September 14, 2022). "Nav Goes Back To Back With New Videos For 'One Time' And 'Never Sleep'". Uproxx. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
6. "NAV - One Time (Live on Jimmy Kimmel Live!) ft. Don Toliver". YouTube. October 4, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
7. "Nav Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
8. "Nav Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
9. "Nav Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
10. "Nav Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2022.