Popcaans TURN AND TURN The collaboration with Drake and PartyNextDoor was his first song as a lead artist to reach over 100 million plays on Spotify.
The dancehall star previously reached this milestone as a guest artist on Jamie xx’s I know there will be good times with Young Thug (167 million plays) and Gorillaz’s Saturnz Barz (165 million).
Published in August 2020, TURN AND TURN Was the first single from Popcaan’s FIXTAPE Album (OVO Sound/Warner Records). The track was produced by Canadian producer Anthony Paul Jefferies, known under his stage name Nineteen85 and also behind Drake’s hits. Hotline Bling, A DanceAnd Too good with Rihanna.
TURN AND TURN (together with EVERYTHING I NEED) was Popcaan’s first official collaboration with Drake, although the two had previously worked on unreleased tracks, including a version of steering. In 2023 they reconnected We made itpublished on Popcaans He is big Album.
Although there is no official music video, TURN AND TURN has over 17 million views on YouTube.
In the United States, the song spent one week at number 19 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, five weeks on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (peaking at number 36), and five weeks on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
The song also spent two weeks on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at number 47, and six weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 69.
The title was certified silver in the UK after selling over 200,000 units as of December 2022.
Other top streaming tracks by Popcaan on Spotify include We made it with Drake (59 million plays), My type (38 million), Be silent (35 million), Egg Dweet (31 million) and The only man she wants (25 million).
His top songs on Spotify include I am in control with AlunaGeorge (85 million), come over with Jorja Smith (78 million), Lighters up with Snoop Dogg and Mavado (39 million), Clarks with Vybz Kartel (36 million) and I should have been with Naughty Boy and Kyla (36 million).
Last year, Popcaan received over 275 million views on YouTube, including 21.5 million from Kingston, Jamaica, 13.9 million from New York, USA, 10.8 million from London, UK, 9.32 million from Nairobi, Kenya and 8.7 million from Georgetown, Guyana.
