Patience (KSI song)

2021 song by KSI featuring Yungblud and Polo G

"Patience"

Single by KSI featuring Yungblud and Polo G
from the album  All Over the Place
Released| 12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
Genre| Synth-pop
Length| 3:01
Label|

* RBC

Songwriter(s)|

* Olajide Olatunji
* Dominic Harrison
* Taurus Bartlett
* Matt Schwartz
* Nicholas Gale
* Richard Parkhouse
* George Tizzard
* James Bell
* Sam Gumbley
* Diego Avendano
* Yoshiya Ady
* Peter Jideonwo

Producer(s)|

* Matt Schwartz

KSI singles chronology
| "Don't Play"
(2021)  | "Patience"
(2021)  | "Holiday"
(2021)

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Yungblud singles chronology
| "Acting Like That"
(2020)  | "Patience"
(2021)  | "Fleabag"
(2021)

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Polo G singles chronology
| "GNF (OKOKOK)"
(2021)  | "Patience"
(2021)  | "Headshot"
(2021)

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Music video
"Patience" on YouTube

"Patience" is a song by British YouTuber and musician KSI featuring fellow British musician Yungblud and American rapper Polo G. It was released for digital download and streaming by RBC Records and BMG on 12 March 2021 as the third single from the former's second studio album, All Over the Place. The artists wrote the song alongside Digital Farm Animals, Red Triangle, YAMI, S-X, Diego Ave, Yoshi, Peter Jideonwo, and producer Matt Schwartz.

The song received positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart and it has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for exceeding sales of 200,000 units in the UK. The song entered the singles charts of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden. The music video was released on 15 March 2021. An acoustic version was released one week after the release of the song, excluding Polo G.

## Writing and production

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Speaking to MTV, Yungblud said, "We wanted to do something that is unexpected and bizarre and wacky. We were just mates in a studio making music and it sounded good, so we put it out."[1]

## Release and promotion

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"Patience" was released for digital download and streaming by RBC Records and BMG on 12 March 2021 as the third single from KSI's second studio album. The song's cover art depicts the three artists as cartoon characters, standing around an hourglass in the centre of a purple background. An audio video was released to KSI's YouTube channel on the same day as the song's release.[2] A lyric video was released to Yungblud's YouTube channel one day later.[3]

An acoustic version of "Patience" was released alongside an audio video on 19 March 2021.[4]

## Music video

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The music video for "Patience" was co-directed by Troy Roscoe and Nayip Ramos. It premiered on KSI's YouTube channel on 15 March 2021.[5] A behind-the-scenes video of the music video shoot was released by MTV two days before.[1] KSI uploaded a reaction video in which he and Yungblud watch the music video to YouTube on 29 March 2021.[6]

## Commercial performance

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In the United Kingdom, "Patience" was the most downloaded song of that week. It debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest-placed new entry of that week.[7][8] It stood as KSI's sixth UK top 10 single and first for Yungblud and Polo G.[7] On 11 June 2021, "Patience" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for exceeding sales of 200,000 track-equivalent units in the UK.[9] On 9 August 2022, Music Week reported that "Patience" has sold 331,573 units in the UK.[10]

In Ireland, "Patience" debuted at number eight on the Irish Singles Chart, making it the highest-placed new entry of that week.[11][12] Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted at number 37 in Denmark, number 15 in Hungary, number 85 in Lithuania and number 37 in Norway. In Australia, "Patience" debuted at number 61 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[13] In Canada, "Patience" debuted at number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100. In the United States, "Patience" peaked at number five on the Digital Songs Sales charts and earned KSI a spot on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart. "Patience" charted at number 102 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.

## Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

* KSI - songwriting, vocals
* Yungblud - songwriting, vocals
* Polo G - songwriting, vocals
* Matt Schwartz - production, songwriting
* Digital Farm Animals - songwriting
* Red Triangle - songwriting
* YAMI - songwriting
* S-X - songwriting
* Diego Ave - songwriting
* Yoshi - songwriting
* Peter Jideonwo - songwriting
* John Hanes - engineering
* Serban Ghenea - engineering
* Joe LaPorta - engineering
* Chris Greatti - production, engineering (acoustic version only)

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Patience"  Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[13] | 61
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders R&B/Hip-Hop)[15] | 47
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Airplay)[16] | 50
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] | 94
Croatia (HRT)[18] | 36
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] | 37
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] | 2
Global 200 (Billboard)[21] | 102
Hungary (Single Top 40)[22] | 15
Ireland (IRMA)[23] | 8
Lithuania (AGATA)[24] | 85
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[25] | 19
Netherlands (Single Tip)[26] | 8
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[27] | 4
Norway (VG-lista)[28] | 37
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] | 75
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[30] | 5
UK Singles (OCC)[31] | 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[32] | 5

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Patience"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver  | 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Patience"  Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Version  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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Various  | 5 March 2021  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Acoustic  |

* RBC
* BMG

| [33]
11 March 2021  | Instrumental  | [34]
12 March 2021  | Original  | [14]

## See also

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* List of UK top-ten singles in 2021
* List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2020s
* List of top 10 singles in 2021 (Ireland)

## References

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1. ^ a b "KSI x YUNGBLUD x Polo G - Patience Behind The Scenes | MTV Music". 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021 - via YouTube.
2. ^ "KSI – Patience (feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G) [Official Audio]". 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021 - via YouTube.
3. ^ "KSI – Patience (feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G) [Official Lyric Video]". 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021 - via YouTube.
4. ^ "KSI – Patience (feat. YUNGBLUD) (Acoustic) [Official Audio]". 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021 - via YouTube.
5. ^ "KSI – Patience (feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G) [Official Video]". 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021 - via YouTube.
6. ^ "A video with a new special guest". 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021 - via YouTube.
7. ^ a b "Nathan Evans' Wellerman hits Number 1 on Official Singles Chart: 'We made it!'". Official Charts Company. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
8. ^ "KSI | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
9. ^ a b "British single certifications – Ksi Ft Yungblud & Polo G – Patience". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
10. ^ Paine, Andre (9 August 2022). "Can Atlantic Records deliver a first ever No.1 for KSI?". Music Week. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
11. ^ "Tiesto scores first Number 1 single on the Official Irish Singles Chart with The Business". Official Charts Company. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
12. ^ "Discography KSI". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
13. ^ a b "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 March 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1620\. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 March 2021. p. 4.
14. ^ a b "KSI / Patience (feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G) / Credits". Tidal. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
15. ^ "Ultratop Flanders R&B/Hip-hop (20 March 2021)". Ultratop. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
16. ^ "Ultratop Wallonia Airplay (24 April 2021)". Ultratop. 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
17. ^ "KSI Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
18. ^ "ARC 100 - datum: 17. svibnja 2021" [ARC 100 - date: 17 May 2021] (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
19. ^ "KSI – Patience". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
20. ^ "KSI Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
21. ^ "KSI Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
22. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
23. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
24. ^ "2021 11-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" [2021 Week 11 Most Listened (Top 100)] (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
25. ^ "KSI Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
26. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 20/03/2021". MegaCharts. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
27. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
28. ^ "Yungblud – Patience". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
29. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 31. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
30. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11" [Weekly chart Heatseeker, week 11]. Sverigetopplistan. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
31. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
32. ^ "KSI Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
33. ^ "Patience (feat. YUNGBLUD & Polo G) [Acoustic] – Single by KSI on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
34. ^ "Patience (Instrumental) – Single by KSI on Apple Music". Apple Music (UK). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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KSI

* Discography
* Songs

Studio albums|

* New Age (2019) (with Randolph)
* Dissimulation (2020)
* All Over the Place (2021)

EPs|

* Keep Up (2016)
* Jump Around (2016)
* Space (2017)
* Disstracktions (2017)

Singles|

* "Lamborghini"
* "Keep Up"
* "Friends with Benefits"
* "Jump Around"
* "Uncontrollable"
* "On Point"
* "Down Like That"
* "Wake Up Call"
* "Poppin"
* "Houdini"
* "Killa Killa"
* "Really Love"
* "Don't Play"
* "Patience"
* "Holiday"
* "Lose"
* "Not Over Yet"
* "Summer Is Over"
* "Voices"
* "Easy"
* "Thick of It"

Featured singles|

* "Lighter"
* "Loose"
* "Swerve"
* "Locked Out"

Other songs|

* "Pull Up"
* "Cap"
* "Domain"
* "Number 2"
* "No Time"
* "Gang Gang"

Charity singles|

* "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
* "Christmas Drillings"

Boxing matches|

* KSI vs Logan Paul
* KSI vs. Paul II
* KSI vs Temperrr
* KSI vs Fournier
* KSI vs Fury
* KSI vs Danis
* KSI vs Jake Paul

Film and television|

* Laid in America (2016)
* The Sidemen Show (2018)
* KSI: In Real Life (2023)
* Inside (2024–present)
* Britain's Got Talent series 18 (2025)

Related articles|

* Sidemen
* Prime
* Lunchly
* Baller League

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* t
* e

Yungblud

Discography

Studio albums|

* 21st Century Liability
* Weird!
* Yungblud
* Idols

Singles|

* "11 Minutes"
* "I Think I'm Okay"
* "Tongue Tied"
* "Obey"
* "Cotton Candy"
* "Acting Like That"
* "The Funeral"
* "Tissues"
* "I'm a Mess"
* "Zombie"
* "Changes"

Featured singles|

* "Patience"

* v
* t
* e

Polo G

Discography

Studio albums|

* Die a Legend (2019)
* The Goat (2020)
* Hall of Fame (2021)
* Hood Poet (2024)

Deluxe albums|

* Hall of Fame 2.0 (2021)

Singles|

* "Finer Things"
* "Pop Out"
* "Heartless"
* "Go Stupid"
* "DND"
* "Martin & Gina"
* "Epidemic"
* "GNF (OKOKOK)"
* "Headshot"
* "Rapstar"
* "Gang Gang"
* "Better Days"
* "Bad Man (Smooth Criminal)"
* "Distraction"
* "Bag Talk"
* "My All"
* "No Time Wasted"
* "Heartbroken"
* "Barely Holdin' On"
* "Sorrys & Ferraris"
* "Angels in the Sky"
* "We Uh Shoot"

Featured singles|

* "3 Headed Goat"
* "The Code"
* "Patience"
* "Richer"
* "Last One Standing"
* "Jumpin"
* "Waddup"

Other songs|

* "Through da Storm"
* "Hate the Other Side"
* "Flex"
* "21"

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