"Draco" | ||||
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Single by Future | ||||
from the album Future | ||||
Released | February 21, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Length | 3:45 | |||
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"Draco" is a song by American rapper Future released as the lead single for his eponymous fifth studio album Future (2017). The song was written by Nayvadius Wilburn and was produced by DJ Spinz. The single peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork described the song as "Future is shooting a starter pistol in the air mid-victory lap".[1] “Draco” refers to the Romanian pistol based on the AK-47 assault rifle.[2]
"Draco" debuted and peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 a week after release. It is the second highest-charting song taken from the album. On October 19, 2017, the song was certified platinum for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 62 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 46 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 17 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |