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| SinglebySummer Walker with JT from City Girls | ||||
| from the album Still Over It | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15) | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 3:46 | |||
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"Ex for a Reason" is a song by American singer Summer Walker with rapper JT of hip hop duo City Girls, released on October 15, 2021, as the lead single from Walker's second studio album, Still Over It (2021).
"Ex for a Reason" is an uptempo pop-rap song that conveys "emotions behind dating someone that’s moved on from a past relationship".[1][2] Walker first announced the song via a teaser trailer on October 4, 2021.[3] Walker revealed its artwork, along with the release date as October 15.[4][5]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic described the song as "a Miami-meets-Atlanta bass jam and one of the era's most flavorsome crossover R&B hits."[6]
Alyric video was released to accompany the release of "Ex for a Reason" on October 15, 2021.[7] The official music video, directed by Lacy Duke, was released on October 19, 2021.[8] The video begins with Summer and her friends sitting at a local gas station and then riding through Atlanta, Georgia in an Oldsmobile 442 convertible with "Forever Atlanta" on the license plate,[8] before later arriving to a house party.[9] JT is seen rapping her verse while standing in front of a mirror.[9]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 75 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[11] | 51 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] | 18 |
| South Africa (TOSAC)[13] | 27 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 42 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[15] | 20 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[16] | 33 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] | 12 |
| USRhythmic (Billboard)[18] | 15 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
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| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 98 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[20] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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