Deserve (song)

2017 single by Kris Wu

"Deserve"

Single by Kris Wu featuring Travis Scott
from the album  Antares
Released| October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)
Recorded| 2016
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 3:02
Label| Ace Unit Culture
Songwriter(s)|

* Wu Yi Fan
* Jacques Webster

Producer(s)|

* Louis Bell

Kris Wu singles chronology
| "I Choose the Road"
(2017)  | "Deserve"
(2017)  | "Miss You"
(2017)

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Travis Scott singles chronology
| "4 AM"
(2017)  | "Deserve"
(2017)  | "Blue Pill"
(2017)

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Music video
"Deserve" on YouTube

"Deserve" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Kris Wu featuring American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on October 12, 2017, through Ace Unit Culture, as the first single of Wu's debut studio album Antares (2018). The song was written by the performing artists and produced by Louis Bell. A music video for the song was directed by Colin Tilley and released on October 16, 2017.

## Recording and composition

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"Deserve" was written by Kris Wu and Travis Scott, while production was handled by Louis Bell. The song was recorded in summer 2016 in Los Angeles. Wu told Zane Lowe, host of Apple Music 1: "[...] One of the homies said that he had reached out to Travis Scott, and he was actually in New York. Then we threw out this idea of collaborating and he was really down. He flew out from New York to L.A. and then we met in the studio, kicking it, vibe out a little bit, and then we just got on the record and made this amazing record."[1] Wu later told Beatrice Hazlehurst of Paper that the songs creation "was super organic, Travis was out of town but we had this idea for a collaboration, you know, East and West."[2] The song has been described as an "Auto-Tune driven" hip hop song, which features "harmonizing vocals and mellow raps"[3][4]

## Reception

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Billboard's Tamar Herman described "Deserve" as a "trap-laden banger built to be played in clubs around the world."[3]

## Music video and live performance

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A Colin Tilley directed music video for the song was released on October 16, 2017.[4] On the release day, Wu and Scott performed the song in the Up&Down Club in New York City, organized by 88 Rising.[5]

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Deserve"  Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] | 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 44

## References

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1. ^ Cowen, Trace William (October 11, 2017). "Travis Scott Links With Kris Wu for Smooth Collab "Deserve"". Complex. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
2. ^ Hazlehurst, Beatrice (October 19, 2017). "Kris Wu is the Bridge Between the East and West We've Been Waiting For". Paper. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
3. ^ a b Tamar, Herman (October 11, 2017). "Kris Wu Teams Up with Travis Scott for 'Deserve': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
4. ^ a b Lamarre, Carl (October 16, 2017). "Kris Wu & Travis Scott Pledge to Give Women Everything They 'Deserve' in Their New Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
5. ^ Frances, Lai (October 14, 2017). "Kris Wu and Travis Scott Take Over New York with 'Deserve'". Popcrush. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
6. ^ "Kris Wu Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
7. ^ "Kris Wu Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

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Days Before Rodeo|

* "Drugs You Should Try It"

Rodeo|

* "3500"
* "90210"
* "Nightcrawler"
* "Antidote"

Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight|

* "Through the Late Night"
* "Beibs in the Trap"
* "Goosebumps"
* "Pick Up the Phone"

Astroworld|

* "Stargazing"
* "Carousel"
* "Sicko Mode"
* "R.I.P. Screw"
* "Stop Trying to Be God"
* "No Bystanders"
* "Skeletons"
* "Wake Up"
* "Yosemite"
* "Can't Say"
* "Butterfly Effect"

JackBoys|

* "Highest in the Room"
* "Out West"
* "What to Do?"
* "Gatti"

Utopia|

* "Hyaena"
* "Thank God"
* "Modern Jam"
* "My Eyes"
* "God's Country"
* "Sirens"
* "Meltdown"
* "Fein"
* "Delresto (Echoes)"
* "I Know ?"
* "Topia Twins"
* "Circus Maximus"
* "K-pop"
* "Telekinesis"

Other songs|

* "Whole Lotta Lovin'"
* "Champions"
* "Go Off"
* "Watch"
* "Chopstix"
* "Power Is Power"
* "Antisocial"
* "The Scotts"
* "TKN"
* "The Plan"
* "Franchise"
* "Durag Activity"
* "Bubbly"
* "Escape Plan"
* "Mafia"
* "Down in Atlanta"
* "Raindrops (Insane)"
* "Trance"
* "Niagara Falls (Foot or 2)"
* "Krzy Train"
* "Water" (remix)
* "Get Off Me"
* "Née-Nah"
* "Type Shit"
* "Cinderella"
* "Parking Lot"
* "Oh Shhh..."
* "Active"
* "South of France" (remix)
* "4x4"
* "Reflections Laughing"
* "Crush"
* "Philly"
* "Charge Dem Hoes a Fee"
* "Wake Up F1lthy"
* "Backr00ms"

As featured artist|

* "Chimes" (RMX)
* "Workin"
* "Bake Sale"
* "Baptized in Fire"
* "Kelly Price"
* "Love Galore"
* "Portland"
* "Know No Better"
* "Sky Walker"
* "4 AM"
* "Deserve"
* "Ghostface Killers"
* "Krippy Kush" (Remix)
* "Dark Knight Dummo"
* "Go Legend"
* "Close"
* "Champion"
* "Zeze"
* "Overdue"
* "Mile High"
* "First Off"
* "The London"
* "Take What You Want"
* "Hot" (Remix)
* "Give No Fxk"
* "Turks"
* "Solitaires"
* "Top Floor"
* "Wash Us in the Blood"
* "Buss It" (Remix)
* "Hats Off"
* "Praise God"
* "Fair Trade"
* "Flocky Flocky"
* "Hold That Heat"
* "Never Sleep"
* "Pussy & Millions"
* "Open Arms"
* "Embarrassed"
* "Wit da Racks"
* "Aye"
* "Say My Grace"
* "At the Party"
* "Fuk Sumn"
* "FTCU" (SleezeMix)
* "Ice Age"
* "Can U Be"
* "Stuff"

As an uncredited vocalist|

* "Space Cadet"
* "Young Wheezy"
* "Low"
* "Creepin'"

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