"Congratulations" is a song by American musician Post Malone featuring American rapper Quavo. The song, at first released as a promotional single from Malone's debut studio album Stoney (2016) on November 4, 2016, was released on January 31, 2017, as the fifth official single from the album. Malone and Quavo wrote the song with Carl Rosen and producers Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Louis Bell. A remix, which includes an additional feature from fellow American rapper Future, was released on June 16, 2017.
Background Producers Frank Dukes, Metro Boomin, and Louis Bell began working with Post Malone on tracks for his debut album after the success of the single "White Iverson." During the writing process, they were watching the 2016 Summer Olympics and were inspired to create a triumphant song. At one point during the session, Post's manager Dre London shouted 'congratulations,' inspiring the chorus of the song.
Post Malone debuted the track while performing in Austin, Texas in September 2016, two months before the song's official release.
On May 9, 2017, the track was performed to Post Malone by a mariachi band, commissioned by Indonesian rapper Rich Brian.
On June 16, 2017, the official remix was released featuring an additional verse from Future.
Composition The song is written in the key of F♯ major with a tempo of 110 beats per minute.
Music video The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 23, 2017, on Post Malone's Vevo account on YouTube. The music video was directed by James DeFina. It features cameo appearances from Murda Beatz, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and fellow members of the Migos crew. , the music video has been viewed over 1.6 billion times.
Chart performance The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Post Malone's second top 20 hit, following his debut single, "White Iverson", and first top 10 hit, and has spent a total of 50 weeks on the chart. The song was later certified Diamond (11× Platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over 11 million units in the United States.
Personnel Adapted from TIDAL.
Production
Frank Dukes – production, songwriting; programming Metro Boomin – production, songwriting; programming Louis Bell – additional production, songwriting Post Malone – songwriting; vocals Carl Rosen – songwriting Quavo – songwriting; vocals
Technical
Frank Dukes – recording Louis Bell – recording Manny Marroquin – mixing Chris Galland – assistant mixer Jeff Jackson – assistant mixer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position France (SNEP) 19 Latvia (DigiTop100) 27
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA) 36 Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) 182 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 17 Denmark (Tracklisten) 61 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 32 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 21 Portugal (AFP) 17 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 74 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 62 US Billboard Hot 100 10 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 12 Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) 100 Portugal (AFP) 104US Streaming Songs (Billboard) 72
Certifications
Release history Country Date Format Label United States November 4, 2016 Republic January 31, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary radio
See also List of highest-certified singles in Australia
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