Successful (song)

"Successful"
Single by Drake and Trey Songz featuring Lil Wayne
from the album So Far Gone and Ready
Released	February 13, 2009
Recorded	2008; PMCK Studios (Toronto, Ontario)
Genre	Hip hop Alternative R&B[1]
Length	6:16 (mixtape version) 5:51 (EP version) 4:27 (album version without Lil Wayne) 3:25 (radio edit)
Label	Young Money Cash Money Motown
Songwriter(s)	Aubrey Graham Tremaine Neverson Noah "40" Shebib Dwayne Carter[A]
Producer(s)	Noah "40" Shebib
Drake singles chronology
"Best I Ever Had" (2009) "Successful" (2009) "Every Girl" (2009)
Trey Songz singles chronology
"I Need a Girl" (2009) "Successful" (2009) "LOL :-)" (2009)

"Successful" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American singer Trey Songz featuring a guest appearance from Drake's mentor/labelmate American rapper Lil Wayne. The song was written by the trio and producer Noah "40" Shebib. The song served as the second single from Drake's mixtape, So Far Gone, and was included on Trey Songz's third studio album, Ready, sans Wayne and the addition of a new verse by Songz. Accompanied by a dark tone, the song's lyrics contain quips of self-determination.

"Successful" received critical acclaim from critics, some of which referred to the song as a standout track on Ready. While reaching seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at two and three, respectively, on the Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The accompanying music video features Drake and Songz venturing off into Toronto nightlife, interspersed with contemplative scenes. The song received several accolades, including being ranked seventeen on Rolling Stone's "25 Best Songs of 2009" list, and ranking ten on Spin's "The 20 Best Songs of 2009" roll. Complex named it the 82nd best song of the decade. Two years after its initial release, the track was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States alone and would later be certified platinum in June 2018.^[2]