Whatever You Need (Meek Mill song)

"Whatever You Need" is a song by American rapper Meek Mill featuring American singers Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign. The lead single from the former's third album Wins & Losses (2017), it is a hip hop and R&B song that contains a sample of Tony! Toni! Toné!'s 1990 song "Whatever You Want" and from 1983 song "A Dream" by DeBarge.^[3][4][5][6]

"Whatever You Need"
Single by Meek Mill featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign
from the album Wins & Losses
Released	June 1, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	3:29
Label	Maybach Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Robert Williams Christopher Brown Tyrone Griffin Jr. Dijon McFarlane James Royo Larrance Dopson Carl Wheeler D'wayne Wiggins
Producer(s)	DJ Mustard[1] James Royo (co.) Rance 1500(co.) [2]
Meek Mill singles chronology
"Glow Up" (2017) "Whatever You Need" (2017) "Young Black America" (2017)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Privacy" (2017) "Whatever You Need" (2017) "African Bad Gyal" (2017)
Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology
"F with U" (2017) "Whatever You Need" (2017) "Love U Better" (2017)

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whatever You Need" (featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign)	3:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[7]	10
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	51
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	20
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[10]	9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11]	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Meek Mill - Whatever You Need Feat. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign (Prod. By DJ Mustard) | Stream [New Song]". Hotnewhiphop.com. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
2. "Instagram". Instagram. 2017-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
3. Craighead, Olivia (2017-05-31). "Meek Mill Taps Chris Brown And Ty Dolla $ign For "Whatever You Need"". The Fader. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
4. "Meek Mill Drops 'Whatever You Need' With Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign - XXL". Xxlmag.com. June 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
5. "Meek Mill, Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Whatever You Need' sample of Tony! Toni! Toné!'s 'Whatever You Want'". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
6. Billboard (2017-01-06). "Meek Mill's New Song 'Whatever You Want': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
7. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. n.d. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
8. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
9. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
10. "Meek Mill Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
11. "Meek Mill Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
12. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
13. "American single certifications – Meek Mill – Whatever You Need". Recording Industry Association of America.