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Imported (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Imported'" is a song by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez from her second extended play 'Being Human in Public' (2018). The original version of the song featured Jamaican singer JRM. Both artists wrote the song alongside its producer Hennedub.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Hennedub producer, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion, recording engineer
* Anders Soe guitar
* Riley Bell mixer
6lack remix
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| name = Imported
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| type = single
| artist = Jessie Reyez and 6lack
| album = Before Love Came to Kill Us
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| genre = R&B
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* FMLY
* Island
| writer =
* Jessie Reyez
* Ricardo Valentine
* Henrik Bryld Wolsing
* Jaramye Daniels
| producer = Hennedub
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}}
Release
A remix of the song with American singer and rapper 6lack was released as a single by FMLY and Island Records on April 9, 2019 as the second single of Reyez's debut studio album 'Before Love Came to Kill Us' (2020). The 6lack remix of "Imported" premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on April 9, 2019. It was released on digital platforms the same day.Commercial performance
In the US, "Imported" peaked at 14 on the R&B Songs chart and ranked at 33 on its year-end chart. The song did not enter the 'Billboard' Hot 100 but peaked at 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. It also reached a peak of 36 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and 19 on the Rhythmic chart."Imported" received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million track-equivalent units in the US and a platinum certification from Music Canada for selling forty thousand track-equivalent units in Canada.
Music video
The music video for "Imported" was released on April 10, 2019 on YouTube. It was directed by Zac Facts. Jessie Reyez and 6lack portrayed two people going through a heartbreak.Live performances
Jessie Reyez and 6lack performed "Imported" with a live band on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on June 11, 2019. They provided backing vocals to each other's verses and sang the last chorus together.Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:2018 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:6lack songs
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Jessie Reyez songs
Category:Songs written by 6lack
Category:Songs written by Jessie Reyez
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