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Type For Free in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Select Silver in the Certification field. ^ "British single certifications – DJ Khaled – For Free".^ "Canadian single certifications – DJ Khaled – For Free".^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016".Australian Recording Industry Association. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Rhythmic)".^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Pop Songs)".^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)".^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 23, 2016)" (in French).^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)"."Hip Hop Single Sales: DJ Khaled, Drake & Desiigner". "Drake and DJ Khaled Release New Track 'For Free '". Soundtrack to event created by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland for Verzuz TV. DJ Khaled & Drake Team Up On New Summer Anthem, "For Free "". The epic beat battle between two of todays hottest producers in hip-hop. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 25, while peaking at number 47 in Canada and at number 79 in France, making it Khaled's most successful single in those countries until the release of " I'm the One" in the UK and Canada and " Wild Thoughts" in France. It became DJ Khaled's fourth highest-charting single, peaking at number 13 in its ninth week (behind 2011's " I'm on One" with Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne and 2017's " Wild Thoughts", with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller and " I'm the One", with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne).
On the chart dated June 25, 2016, "For Free" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 18, powered by first-week digital download sales of 104,748 copies. It was released as the intended lead single from Waynes twelfth studio album, Tha Carter V, however the song was omitted from the.
The song features a guest appearance by Canadian rapper Drake. It was serviced to urban contemporary radio stations on May 6, 2014, in the United States and was released as a digital download on May 28, 2014. One of Drake's verses pays homage to Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly song, " For Free? (Interlude)". 'Believe Me' is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne. The hip hop song samples lyrics and cadences from Too Short's "Blow the Whistle", produced by Lil Jon, and interpolates Akinyele's "Fuck Me For Free", produced by platinum producer Frankie Cutlass. On Snapchat, DJ Khaled talked about "the Drake vocals finally in", referencing the then unreleased song.