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The London

"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released on May 23, 2019 by Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single from Young Thug's debut studio album So Much Fun on May 23, 2019.[2] Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.

This article is about the song. For the ship, see SS London (1864). For other uses, see London (disambiguation).

"The London"

May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)

Electric Lady[1]

3:20

T-Minus

Background[edit]

The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, California.[3][4]

Composition[edit]

"The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

Writing for Rolling Stone, Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track, and "outraps" Young Thug.[6]

Promotion[edit]

The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on May 11, 2019, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.[7]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official YouTube channel.[4]

– vocals, songwriting

Young Thug

– vocals, songwriting

J. Cole

– vocals, songwriting

Travis Scott

- songwriting

Babyface

– production, songwriting

T-Minus

Gosha Usov – recording

Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing

– mixing

Alex Tumay

Jimmy Cash – additional mixing

– mastering

Joe LaPorta

Shaan Singh – engineering

Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.[1][8]