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"What You Know bout Love"
Single by Pop Smoke
from the album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
GenreR&B[1][2]
Length2:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tash
Pop Smoke singles chronology
"For the Night"
(2020)
"What You Know bout Love"
(2020)
"Black Mask" / "Double G"
(2020)
Audio video
"What You Know bout Love" on YouTube

"What You Know bout Love" is a song by American rapper Pop Smoke, from his debut studio album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020). It was released as the fourth single from album on October 9, 2020. It samples Ginuwine's "Differences". The song showcases Pop Smoke's sensitive side as he woos his lover. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for his range as a singer. Similarly to his other song, "Mood Swings", it went viral on TikTok, garnering chart success soon after.

Background

Pop Smoke played the song for his management team, who stated it was at this point they realized he was more than "just another drill rapper from Brooklyn". "What You Know bout Love" was one of the earlier songs Pop Smoke had when Steven Victor first signed him. Victor recalled how excited he was about it, because he always liked the original sample, which Pop Smoke found on his own on YouTube.[3]

The song went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok, where it was used in over 7 million videos by October 2020.[4]

Composition

The song prominently samples the instrumental of Ginuwine's 2001 hit, "Differences", one of several tracks from Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon to sample early 2000s songs.[5] Deemed a "sensual", sentimental reflection on love,[6] it finds Pop Smoke detailing his infatuation with his lover, and how eager he is to please her.[7]

Critical reception

NME's Dhruva Balram opined that the song shows that Pop Smoke "had ambitions to break into multiple genres".[1] Julyssa Lopez of The New Yorker reacted favorably to Pop Smoke's versatility, writing: "Softened performances on 'What You Know Bout Love' and 'Something Special' illuminate new sides of the artist, yet, even in those quieter glimpses, his presence looms large—an enduring force, too big to contain".[8] August Brown of the Los Angeles Times said the song showcases Pop Smoke's range, along with the album tracks "Yea Yea" and "Diana", which "have new open space and melody, with lyrics that are even sometimes tender".[9] In their album review, Hannah Giorgis of The Atlantic said, "of the slow jams that sample earlier hits, 'What You Know Bout Love' [...] is the clear highlight. Pop Smoke sings the chorus with an arresting warmth and opens the second verse with a rare admission of weakness: 'Look, baby, I said I ain't gon' front / You got my heart beating so fast to words I can't pronounce'".[10]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[11] 20
Australia (ARIA)[12] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 38
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 17
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 14
France (SNEP)[20] 28
Invalid chart entered Germany2 12
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[21] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 5
Italy (FIMI)[23] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 3
Portugal (AFP)[27] 5
Singapore (RIAS)[28] 24
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 10
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[34] 38

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] Gold 35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36] Platinum 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Balram, Dhruva (July 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke – 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon review: Brooklyn rapper's posthumous debut matches rising star's ambition". NME. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Gracie, Gracie (July 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke's Debut Album Solidifies His Legacy". Paper. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Skelton, Eric; Setaro, Shawn; McKinney, Jessica. "Cover Story: The Making of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'". Complex. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "What You Know Bout Love created by Pop Smoke | Popular songs on TikTok". Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via TikTok.
  5. ^ Schwartz, Danny (July 6, 2020). "Pop Smoke's Endless Summer Continues on 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Gomez, Jade (July 8, 2020). "Pop Smoke Transcends on Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon". Paste. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (July 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke – Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon review: Late rapper's album is brilliant and bittersweet". The Independent. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Lopez, Jylyssa. "Pop Smoke: "Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon"". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Brown, August (July 5, 2020). "Pop Smoke's posthumous album: A chart-topping debut and a frustrating farewell". LA Times. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Giorgis, Hannah (July 7, 2020). "Pop Smoke Made the Soundtrack of a Lost Summer". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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  12. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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  19. ^ "Pop Smoke: What You Know Bout Love" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  20. ^ "Top Singles (Week 44, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  23. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 44" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  24. ^ "Pop Smoke – What You Know Bout Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  25. ^ "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  26. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 42, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  27. ^ "Pop Smoke – What You Know Bout Love". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  28. ^ "RIAS International Top Charts Week 43". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on October 27, 2020.
  29. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202045 into search. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  30. ^ "Pop Smoke – What You Know Bout Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  31. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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  33. ^ "Pop Smoke Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  34. ^ "Pop Smoke Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  35. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  36. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Pop Smoke – What You Know bout Love". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 14, 2020.[dead link]