The London

This article is about the song. For the ship, see SS London (1864). For other uses, see London (disambiguation).

"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring fellow American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released on May 23, 2019, by Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single from Young Thug's debut studio album So Much Fun on May 23, 2019.^[2] Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.

"The London"
Single by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott
from the album So Much Fun
Released	May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)
Studio	Electric Lady[1]
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:20
Label	300 Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jeffery Williams Jermaine Cole Jacques Webster II Tyler Williams Kenneth Edmonds
Producer(s)	T-Minus
Young Thug singles chronology
"Anybody" (2018) "The London" (2019) "Goodbyes" (2019)
J. Cole singles chronology
"Purple Emoji" (2018) "The London" (2019) "Down Bad" (2019)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Power Is Power" (2019) "The London" (2019) "Antisocial" (2019)
Music video
"The London" on YouTube

Background

The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, California.^[3][4]

Composition

"The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.^[5]

Critical reception

Writing for Rolling Stone, Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track, and "outraps" Young Thug.^[6]

Promotion

The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on May 11, 2019, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.^[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official YouTube channel.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.^[1][8]

• Young Thug – vocals, songwriting
• J. Cole – vocals, songwriting
• Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
• Babyface - songwriting
• T-Minus – production, songwriting
• Gosha Usov – recording
• Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing
• Alex Tumay – mixing
• Jimmy Cash – additional mixing
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Shaan Singh – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 17 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 37 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 26 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 6 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 66 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 32 France (SNEP)[16] 103 Germany (GfK)[17] 71 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[18] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 19 Italy (FIMI)[20] 88 Latvia (LAIPA)[21] 6 Lithuania (AGATA)[22] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 51 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 8 Norway (VG-lista)[25] 21 Portugal (AFP)[26] 16 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 33 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 20 UK Singles (OCC)[30] 18 US Billboard Hot 100[31] 12 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[32] 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[33] 5 US Rolling Stone Top 100[34] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[35] 58 Latvia (LAIPA)[36] 54 Portugal (AFP)[37] 106 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 88 US Billboard Hot 100[39] 64 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[40] 29 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[41] 31 US Rolling Stone Top 100[42] 43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[44]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[46]	Gold	100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[47]	Gold	35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48]	Gold	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[49]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[50]	Platinum	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[52]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	May 23, 2019	Digital download streaming	300 Atlantic	[8]
United Kingdom	June 7, 2019	Urban contemporary		[53]