Changes (XXXTentacion song)

"Changes" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by American rapper XXXTentacion, released on March 2, 2018, as the second single from his second studio album ?. The song has an uncredited feature from fellow American rapper PnB Rock. Written by the performers alongside producer John Cunningham, it is XXXTentacion's last single to be released during his lifetime.

"Changes"
Single by XXXTentacion
from the album ?
Released	March 2, 2018
Genre	R&B piano ballad
Length	2:02
Label	Bad Vibes Forever Caroline
Songwriter(s)	Jahseh Onfroy John Cunningham Rakim Allen
Producer(s)	Cunningham
XXXTentacion singles chronology
"Sad!" (2018) "Changes" (2018) "Moonlight" (2018)

Release and reception

On March 1, 2018, X announced he was releasing two songs from his then-upcoming album ?, saying on Instagram "Dropping two songs from my album tonight at 12:00 am est, play them more times than you can count."^[1] "Changes" was released on March 2, 2018, on Spotify, Deezer, iTunes/Apple Music and Tidal alongside "Sad!".^[2][3]

HotNewHipHop called it a "slow jam" and noted that X is "channeling his emotion to go for more of a singing vibe."^[4] Billboard called it a "heart-on-sleeve track" with revealing lyrics.^[5] XXL called the song a "piano-driven ballad" that takes a different tone than X's "Sad!".^[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7]

• Jahseh Onfroy – vocals, songwriting, composition
• Rakim Allen – vocals, songwriting, composition
• Robert Soukiasyan – mixing
• Kevin Peterson – mastering
• Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 15 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 10 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 15 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 13 Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 8 Estonia (IFPI)[13] 25 France (SNEP)[14] 22 Germany (GfK)[15] 13 Hungary (Single Top 40)[16] 30 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[17] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 28 Italy (FIMI)[19] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 20 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 11 Norway (VG-lista)[22] 9 Portugal (AFP)[23] 5 Scotland (OCC)[24] 51 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[25] 58 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 55 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[29] 22 UK Indie (OCC)[30] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[31] 18 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[32] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[33] 88 Denmark (Tracklisten)[34] 64 Estonia (IFPI)[35] 74 France (SNEP)[36] 167 Portugal (AFP)[37] 52 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 72 US Billboard Hot 100[39] 94 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[40] 50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[42]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[43]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[44]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[45]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[46]	Platinum	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47]	Gold	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[48]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[49]	2× Platinum	20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[52]	5× Platinum	5,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[53]	Platinum	8,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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5. "Here Are the Lyrics to XXXTentacion's 'Changes'". Billboard. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
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45. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (XXXTentacion; 'Changes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
46. "Italian single certifications – XXXTentacion – Changes" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
47. "New Zealand single certifications – XXXTentacion – Changes". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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53. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 44, 2018 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 27, 2021. Scroll to position 97 to view certification.

External links

• Audio on YouTube
• Lyrics from Genius