Portland (song)

"Portland"
Single by Drake featuring Quavo and Travis Scott
from the album More Life
ReleasedMay 16, 2017
Recorded2017
StudioSOTA Studios, Studio 306 and Four Seasons, Toronto[1]
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Drake singles chronology
"Free Smoke"
(2017) 		"Portland"
(2017) 		"Glow"
(2017)
Quavo singles chronology
"Raf"
(2017) 		"Portland"
(2017) 		"Strip That Down"
(2017)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Butterfly Effect"
(2017) 		"Portland"
(2017) 		"Know No Better"
(2017)

"Portland" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rappers Quavo and Travis Scott from the former's mixtape More Life.[2] The song was sent to rhythmic crossover radio on May 16, 2017, as the fourth single from the tape.[3] The song also appears in the video game NBA 2K18.

Commercial performance

North America

On April 8, 2017, "Portland" entered the charts at number 6 and spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The song spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, entering the charts at number 9, its immediate peak, on April 8, 2017. As for the featured artists on "Portland," Quavo earned his first Hot 100 top 10 as a soloist (in addition to his first top 10 as a member of Migos, "Bad and Boujee"), while Travis Scott also achieved his first top 10 on the tally.

Internationally

The song has peaked in the top 40 in Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and has charted on the charts of Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 66
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] 6
France (SNEP)[6] 84
Germany (GfK)[7] 77
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 64
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 38
Portugal (AFP)[11] 46
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[12] 66
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 73
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 27
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 6
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[19] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] 95
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 52
US Streaming Songs (Billboard)[22] 67

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24] Gold 30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25] Gold 45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[26] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[28] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[30] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States May 16, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary
[3]

References

  1. ^ "Here Are the Credits for Drake's 'More Life'". XXL. 19 March 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "More Life by Drake". Apple Music. March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Drake". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  11. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI – SK Singles Digital – Top 100 – 13. týden 2017" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  13. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 31/3/2017 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 24/3/2017 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  17. ^ "Drake Breaks Hot 100 Records: Most Hits Among Solo Artists & Most Simultaneously Charted Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  19. ^ "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  20. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  21. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  22. ^ "Streaming Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2017. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  24. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Drake – Portland" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  25. ^ "Danish single certifications – Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  26. ^ "Italian single certifications – Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". Radioscope. Retrieved 2 February 2026. Type Portland in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  28. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  29. ^ "British single certifications – Drake Ft Quavo & Travis Scott – Portland". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 11, 2025. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Portland Drake Ft Quavo & Travis Scott in the "Search:" field.
  30. ^ "American single certifications – Drake – Portland". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
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