Laugh Now Cry Later by Drake Still Going Strong on the Charts

“Laugh Now Cry Later” is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Lil Durk. It was released as the lead single from Drake’s upcoming sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy through Republic Records and OVO Sound on August 14, 2020.

Commercially, the song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and number-one in Drake’s native Canada.

“Sometimes we laugh and sometimes we cry, but I guess you know now, baby
I took a half and she took the whole thing, slow down, baby
We took a trip, now we on your block and it’s like a ghost town, baby
Where do these niggas be at when they say they doing all this and all that?”

The song’s official music video was released on August 13, 2020, and was directed by Dave Meyers. It was shot at Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, thus receiving criticism for advertising the company and resembling a commercial. The video features shots predominantly of Drake engaging in different sporting activities: boxing underwater (as a reference to Muhammad Ali), running on a treadmill in Nike’s sports-science lab, and going on a shopping spree in a closed down Nike store, as well as Durk and Drake riding jet skis and Drake posing in oversized white, and cream colored suits with Durk (as a reference to LeBron James). The video also includes several cameos from athletes, including Kevin Durant, Odell Beckham Jr., and Marshawn Lynch.

On charts dated December 29th, the song currently sits at #3 nationwide.

Watch the music video here.

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