She Will

"She Will"
Single by Lil Wayne featuring Drake
from the album Tha Carter IV
ReleasedAugust 16, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length5:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Dwayne Carter
  • Aubrey Graham
  • Tyler Williams
Producer(s)T-Minus
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"How to Love"
(2011) 		"She Will"
(2011) 		"It's Good"
(2011)
Drake singles chronology
"Headlines"
(2011) 		"She Will"
(2011) 		"It's Good"
(2011)

"She Will" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Written alongside producer T-Minus, it was released on August 16, 2011 as the fourth single from the former's ninth studio album Tha Carter IV.[2][3] It was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 4 million units on September 27, 2022.[4]

In 2025 the song went viral due to it being associated with a TikTok dance trend, leading to a resurgence of streams of the song on Spotify.[5]

Background

On August 7, 2011, a video of a recording session of the song was released with Lil Wayne previewing his verse to Drake on Skype. It was directed by DJ Scoob Doo, and was showcased on MTV News.[6] The song was to be titled "Maybe She Will",[7] to be recorded by Drake and to feature a verse from Rick Ross, but after hearing the song, Drake asked Lil Wayne to have it.[8]

Chart performance

On August 18, 2011, it debuted on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 48 and eventually ascended to number 1.[9] In its first week, it sold 255,000 digital copies, debuting at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This made it the highest-charting single from the album as well as Wayne's second highest-charting song as a lead artist, behind "Lollipop". The song also topped the Digital Songs chart on the week of September 3, reaching 255,000 digital sales.[10][11]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[31] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
United States
August 16, 2011 Digital download[2]
Rhythmic contemporary airplay[3]

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