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"To the Max"
"To the Max"
Promotional single by DJ Khaled featuring Drake
from the album Grateful
Released	June 5, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Jersey club
Length	3:13
Label	We the Best; Epic;
Songwriter(s)	Khaled Khaled; Aubrey Graham; Teairra Mari; Jodie Aysha; Joshua Joseph; Eamon Doyle; Kirk Robinson; Yared Williams; Selassie Ward;
Producer(s)	JayO

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"To the Max" is a song written and performed by American musician DJ Khaled, featuring Canadian rapper Drake. The song was released on June 5, 2017, by We the Best and Epic Records as a promotional single from Khaled's tenth studio album, Grateful (2017).^[2] It however was removed from the album and legal streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.^[3] The song contains a sample of the 2007 song "Heartbroken" by British artists T2 (who produced it) and Jodie Aysha (who wrote and performed it). American DJ Jayhood remixed "Heartbroken" in 2009 then later in 2015, Haitian-American producer JayO remixed DJ Jayhood's remix of "Heartbroken" and named it "Gus Get Em Right". All the above remixes of "Heartbroken" were used by DJ Khaled without credits to, or permission from T2 and Jodie Aysha.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] A further sample used includes "Lit" by 1WayFrank.

Composition

"To the Max" is in the key of D flat major. The tempo is 160 BPM with a time signature of 4/4 time.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	70
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	31
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[10]	32
France Downloads (SNEP)^[11]	200
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	83
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)^[13]	2
Portugal (AFP)^[14]	72
Scotland (OCC)^[15]	72
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[16]	80
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	49
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	53
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[19]	22
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[20]	39

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[21]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "OPINION - DJ Khaled & Drake's 'To The Max' Sounds Like Black Chicago • The TRiiBE". The Triibe. 6 June 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled's New Song 'To the Max' Featuring Drake Is on the Way". XXL. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled & Drake collaboration "To The Max" removed from 'Grateful". Mobo. June 23, 2017.
^ "New Jersey? Miami? London? Uncovering the Sample Chain in DJ Khaled and Drake's Latest Track 'To The Max'". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ "DJ Khaled And Drake's "To The Max" Samples T2's "Heartbroken"". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ Iadarola, Alexander (2017-06-06). "T2 Confirms That DJ Khaled and Drake's New Song Samples "Heartbroken"". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ "T2 Reminds Us Why He's A UKG Legend With 33-Track Compilation 'Bassline Classics'". Complex. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #425". auspOp. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled feat. Drake – To the Max" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 23, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled feat. Drake – To the Max". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 24. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "American single certifications – DJ Khaled – To the Max". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[1] "OPINION - DJ Khaled & Drake's 'To The Max' Sounds Like Black Chicago • The TRiiBE". The Triibe. 6 June 2017.

[2] "DJ Khaled's New Song 'To the Max' Featuring Drake Is on the Way". XXL. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[mobo-3] "DJ Khaled & Drake collaboration "To The Max" removed from 'Grateful". Mobo. June 23, 2017.

[4] "New Jersey? Miami? London? Uncovering the Sample Chain in DJ Khaled and Drake's Latest Track 'To The Max'". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

[5] "DJ Khaled And Drake's "To The Max" Samples T2's "Heartbroken"". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

[6] Iadarola, Alexander (2017-06-06). "T2 Confirms That DJ Khaled and Drake's New Song Samples "Heartbroken"". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

[7] "T2 Reminds Us Why He's A UKG Legend With 33-Track Compilation 'Bassline Classics'". Complex. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

[8] "ARIA Chart Watch #425". auspOp. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[sc_Flanders_Urban_DJ_Khaled_feat._Drake-9] "DJ Khaled feat. Drake – To the Max" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[sc_Canada_DJ_Khaled-10] "DJ Khaled Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[11] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 23, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[12] "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[13] "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[sc_Portugal_DJ_Khaled_feat._Drake-14] "DJ Khaled feat. Drake – To the Max". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[sc_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[sc_Slovakdigital2_-16] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 24. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[sc_UK_-17] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_DJ_Khaled-18] "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_DJ_Khaled-19] "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_DJ_Khaled-20] "DJ Khaled Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[United_StatesDJ_KhaledTo_the_MaxsingleCertRef-21] "American single certifications – DJ Khaled – To the Max". Recording Industry Association of America.

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-"'''To the Max'''" is a song written and performed by American musician [[DJ Khaled]] and Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. The song was released on June 5, 2017, by [[We the Best Music Group|We the Best]] and [[Epic Records]] as a promotional single from Khaled's tenth studio album, ''[[Grateful (DJ Khaled album)|Grateful]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/dj-khaled-new-song-to-the-max-drake-on-the-way/|title=DJ Khaled's New Song 'To the Max' Featuring Drake Is on the Way|publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref> The song contains a sample of "Gus Get Em Right" by Jay-O and vocal samples of [[Jodie Aysha]] from her song "[[Heartbroken (song)|Heartbroken]]" which was remixed by [[T2 (producer)|T2]] and "Lit" by 1WayFrank.
+"'''To the Max'''" is a song written and performed by American musician [[DJ Khaled]], featuring Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. The song was released on June 5, 2017, by [[We the Best Music Group|We the Best]] and [[Epic Records]] as a promotional single from Khaled's tenth studio album, ''[[Grateful (DJ Khaled album)|Grateful]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/dj-khaled-new-song-to-the-max-drake-on-the-way/|title=DJ Khaled's New Song 'To the Max' Featuring Drake Is on the Way|publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> It however was removed from the album and legal streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.<ref name="mobo">{{cite web |url=http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/dj-khaled-drake-collaboration-max-removed-grateful-tracklist-uk |title=DJ Khaled & Drake collaboration "To The Max" removed from 'Grateful | date=June 23, 2017 |work=Mobo}}</ref> The song contains a sample of the 2007 song "[[Heartbroken (T2 song)|Heartbroken]]" by British artists [[T2 (producer)|T2]] (who produced it) and [[Jodie Aysha]] (who wrote and performed it). American DJ Jayhood remixed "Heartbroken" in 2009 then later in 2015, Haitian-American producer JayO remixed DJ Jayhood's remix of "Heartbroken" and named it "Gus Get Em Right". All the above remixes of "Heartbroken" were used by DJ Khaled without credits to, or permission from T2 and Jodie Aysha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/news/2017/06/06/new-jersey-miami-london-uncovering-the-sample-chain-in-dj-khaled-and-drakes-latest-track-to-the-max/|title=New Jersey? Miami? London? Uncovering the Sample Chain in DJ Khaled and Drake's Latest Track 'To The Max'|website=www.whosampled.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/05/dj-khaled-drakes-to-the-max-t2-sample|title=DJ Khaled And Drake's "To The Max" Samples T2's "Heartbroken"|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/gypqax/t2-hearbroken-dj-khaled-drake-sample|title=T2 Confirms That DJ Khaled and Drake's New Song Samples "Heartbroken"|last=Iadarola|first=Alexander|date=2017-06-06|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/06/t2-bassline-classics|title=T2 Reminds Us Why He's A UKG Legend With 33-Track Compilation 'Bassline Classics'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> A further sample used includes "Lit" by 1WayFrank.
 == Composition ==
-"To the Max" is in the key of D Flat Major. The tempo is 150 BPM with a time signature of 4/4 time.{{cn|date=July 2017}}
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+! scope="row"| France Downloads ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=23|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 23, 2017)|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=fr|access-date=June 10, 2017}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2017-06-16|title=NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
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+==Certifications==
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+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=DJ Khaled
+|title=To the Max|relyear=2017|certyear=2018}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Listennn... the Album (2006) We the Best (2007) We Global (2008) Victory (2010) We the Best Forever (2011) Kiss the Ring (2012) Suffering from Success (2013) I Changed a Lot (2015) Major Key (2016) Grateful (2017) Father of Asahd (2019) Khaled Khaled (2021) God Did (2022) Til Next Time (TBA)
Singles	"Holla at Me" "Grammy Family" "Born-N-Raised" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood" "Out Here Grindin" "Go Hard" "Put Your Hands Up" "All I Do Is Win" "Welcome to My Hood" "I'm on One" "Take It to the Head" "I Wish You Would" "No New Friends" "I Wanna Be With You" "They Don't Love You No More" "Hold You Down" "How Many Times" "Gold Slugs" "For Free" "I Got the Keys" "Holy Key" "Do You Mind" "Shining" "I'm the One" "To the Max" "Wild Thoughts" "Top Off" "I Believe" "No Brainer" "Higher" "Just Us" "You Stay" "Popstar" "Greece" "Let It Go" "Every Chance I Get" "I Did It" "Body in Motion" "Staying Alive" "Beautiful" "Big Time" "Supposed to Be Loved"
Featured singles	"100 Million" "Speedin' (We the Best Remix)" "Cash Flow" "Foolish" (Remix) "Always Strapped (remix)" "Maybach Music 2.5" "Body 2 Body (remix)" "Ima Boss (remix)" "Cold" "Pride N Joy" "Bugatti" (Remix) "Dinero" "Big Energy" (Remix) "Love, Money, Fame"
Other songs	"Wish Wish" "Sorry Not Sorry" "God Did" "Use This Gospel" (Remix) "Juice Wrld Did"
Related articles	We the Best Music Group