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| SinglebyDJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby | ||||
| from the album God Did | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
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"Staying Alive" is a song by American record producer DJ Khaled featuring Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Lil Baby, released on August 5, 2022 as the lead single from the former's thirteenth studio album God Did (2022). The song contains an interpolation of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
The song begins with the chorus, in which Drake sings in Auto-Tuned vocals and interpolates the chorus of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees: "Try me a hundred times / Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die / Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive".[3][4] Drake performs the first verse, while Lil Baby performs the second verse.[4] The song features "sharp hi-hats" in the production[5] and has been considered a midtempo track.[6]
A music video directed by RT! was released alongside the single. The video was shot at York University. The visual takes place in the fictional Khaled Khaled Hospital, and stars DJ Khaled as head of general surgery, Lil Baby as head of cardiothoracic surgery, and Drake as head of neuro surgery.[7][3][4][8] Wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope, Drake smokes hookah and takes shots with the staff, and also mindlessly signs charts and waves off nurses.[6][9][10] Meanwhile, Lil Baby smokes a blunt while performing surgery,[4][6] and then wears a white doctor's coat while partying in a club within the hospital. Later, the three artists meet at the hospital's parking lot, surrounded by ambulances.[6][10]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[11] | 16 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] | 65 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] | 3 |
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[14] | 44 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] | 31 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[16] | 60 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[17] | 10 |
| Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[18] | 11 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[19] | 26 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[20] | 58 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] | 79 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] | 19 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[23] | 31 |
| Portugal (AFP)[24] | 64 |
| South Africa (TOSAC)[25] | 4 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] | 36 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 22 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 21 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[29] | 5 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[30] | 5 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[31] | 3 |
| USPop Airplay (Billboard)[32] | 31 |
| USRhythmic (Billboard)[33] | 1 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
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| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34] | 33 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[35] | 36 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[36] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[38] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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