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|Producer = Noah "40" Shebib |Certification = Gold |Chronology = Drake singles |Type = single |Last single = "Best I Ever Had" (2009) |This single = "Successful" (2009) |Next single = "Every Girl" (2009) |Misc= }} "Successful" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake. American R&B singer Trey Songz is featured as well as Drake's mentor and labelmate Lil Wayne. It was produced by Noah "40" Shebib. The song was written by the trio and its producer, Noah "40" Shebib. The song served as the second single from Drake's mixtape, ''So Far Gone'', and was included on Trey Songz's third studio album, ''Ready'', sans Wayne and the addition of a new verse by Songz. Accompanied by a dark tone, the songs lyrics contain quips of self-determination. "Successful" received critical acclaim from critics, some of which referred to the song as a standout track on ''Ready''. While reaching seventeen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song peaked at two and three, respectively on the Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The accompanying music video features Drake and Songz venturing off into Toronto nightlife, interspersed with contemplative scenes. The song received several accolades, including being ranked seventeen on ''Rolling Stone'' ==Background== The song was first released as Drake's follow-up track to "Best I Ever Had" for his ''So Far Gone'' mixtape, with Songz and Lil Wayne received featuring credits.〔 After the success of the two singles, Drake decided to release a retail version of the mixtape in the form of an extended play, including the song.〔 On Songz's third album, ''Ready'', he included the track, however Drake's verse was moved to the middle and Lil Wayne's rap was taken out in order to include a new verse by Songz.〔 The song was originally set to be on Drake's debut album, ''Thank Me Later'', but after Drake forwent the song, he insisted that Songz include it on ''Ready''.〔 Songz stated in an interview what fan reception to the track mostly had been that he should put a verse in on "Successful", but Songz told ''BallerStatus'', "I was like, 'That's my homie's song.' Then initially, Drake came up to me with the idea like 'Nah dog. That's your song. I'm not putting it on my album. So it's going to be a waste. So it's going to be a big record with no one to go retrieve it.' So we put the verse on there just to give me a little more presence on the record for it to be on my album."〔 〕In an interview with MTV News, Drake explained how the song came about, stating, "It has this pocket, and there was no melody yet. I remember (Noah '40' Shebib ) kind of making the joint, and then he hit this sound, which is the chords that are in there. It was so eerie. Like it was haunting, almost. I was like, 'Yo, that's it. You need to use that.' He started playing this patch, and just every note that he played fell into place. I had this beat sitting here that I love so much, and I didn't know what to do with it..."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Successful (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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