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"In the Bible"
Song by Drake featuring Lil Durk and Giveon
from the album Certified Lover Boy
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021
Length4:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • 40
  • Thomas
  • Eli Brown
  • Austin Powerz

"In the Bible" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Lil Durk and American singer-songwriter Giveon. It was released on September 3, 2021, as the fourth track on Drake's sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy.

Background[edit]

The track sees Drake put himself below his son, Adonis Graham, to "explain away emotional stuntedness" on the chorus, in which he sings the line: "You don't know love, you don't love me like my child".[1] He also boasts about his body count and asks a woman for her body count.[2] Drake delivers an "intriguing" vocal turn throughout the song.[3] He also raps a verse. Lil Durk received praise for rapping about his girlfriend, India Royale, in his verse, specifically promoting her cosmetics line.

Commercial performance[edit]

"In the Bible" debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, earning 41.4 million streams and 489 thousand in airplay audience and selling 800 thousand copies in its first week.[4] It became one of the nine Top 10 songs on the chart. The song also peaked at number 18 in Canada, and at number nine on the Billboard Global 200 chart.[5][6][7]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart performance for "In the Bible"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 14
Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles (ARIA)[9] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 18
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 28
France (SNEP)[12] 33
Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 9
Greece (IFPI)[14] 40
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[15] 29
Italy (FIMI)[16] 86
Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 40
Portugal (AFP)[18] 26
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 71
South Africa (RISA)[20] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 63
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[22] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] 6

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "In the Bible"
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 81

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "In the Bible"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yu, Brandon (September 3, 2021). "Drake Offers a Risk-Free Playlist of His Greatest Tropes in 'Certified Lover Boy': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (September 5, 2021). "Drake's Tedious Descent Into Villainy". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Craig (September 8, 2021). "Everything Is Exactly the Same". New York. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (September 20, 2021). "Drake Dominates With Record 9 of Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Way 2 Sexy' at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Clarke, Naomi (September 17, 2021). "Manic Street Preachers secure first number one album in 23 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Brandle, Lars (September 10, 2021). "Drake Smashes Australian Chart Record as 'Certified Lover Boy Debuts' Blasts to No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (September 13, 2021). "The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Keeps Atop Global Charts, Drake Soars in With New Top 10s". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon – In the Bible". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 40 HIP HOP/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Singles (Week 36, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 36 2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög - Vika 36 – 2021" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  16. ^ "Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon – In the Bible". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 36-os SAVAITĖS (rugsėjo 3 – rugsėjo 9 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon – In the Bible". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202136 into search. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: Week 36". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  21. ^ "Drake feat. Lil Durk & Giveon – Champagne Poetry". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  23. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  24. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  25. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  26. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Drake – In the Bible". Music Canada. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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