Low Life (song)

This article is about the Future song. For the Poppy song, see Lowlife (song). For other songs, see Low Life (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Low Life" is a song by American rapper Future featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was originally released on February 6, 2016, as a track from the former's fourth studio album Evol, before being sent to radio on March 1, 2016, as the lead single.^[2][3] Prior to that, it was released to the Weeknd's SoundCloud on December 25, 2015. The song was written by Future, the Weeknd, Metro Boomin, Ben Billions, and DaHeala, and produced by the latter four.

"Low Life"
Single by Future featuring the Weeknd
from the album Evol
Released	March 1, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Trap hip hop[1]
Length	5:13
Label	A1 Freebandz Epic
Songwriter(s)	Nayvadius Wilburn Abel Tesfaye Leland Wayne Benjamin Diehl Jason Quenneville
Producer(s)	Metro Boomin Ben Billions DaHeala The Weeknd (co.)
Future singles chronology
"Stick Talk" (2016) "Low Life" (2016) "Wicked" (2016)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Nocturnal" / "Wonderful" (2016) "Low Life" (2016) "Wild Love" (2016)
Music video
"Low Life" on YouTube

The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto Online on Radio Los Santos' new mix, which was released in The Contract Update.

Release

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 had sold 247,300 copies in the US.^[9] The single would reach its peak of number 18 on the Hot 100 on May 7, 2016,^[10] is certified eight-times 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.^[11] French Montana and Belly make cameo appearances in the video. As of February 2025, it has over 875 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 96 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 25 France (SNEP)[14] 77 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 91 Portugal (AFP)[16] 85 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 72 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 18 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 6 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 12 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] 10 Chart (2025) Peak position Greece International (IFPI)[23] 41

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australia Urban (ARIA)[24] 42 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 72 US Billboard Hot 100[26] 30 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[29]	6× Platinum	480,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[30]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[31]	Gold	66,666‡
Germany (BVMI)[32]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[33]	Gold	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[35]	Gold	25,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[36]	Platinum	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[37]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[38]	8× Platinum	8,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[39]	Platinum	2,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	March 1, 2016	Rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio	A1 Epic Freebandz	[2][3]