{{Short description|2023 single by NF}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Hope | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[NF (rapper)|NF]] | album = [[Hope (NF album)|Hope]] | released = February 16, 2023 | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = 4:24 | label = * NF Real Music * [[Caroline Records|Caroline]] * [[Capitol Music Group|Capitol]] | writer = * [[Nate Feuerstein]] * [[Tommee Profitt]] | producer = * Profitt * Feuerstein * Jeff Sojka | prev_title = [[Lost (NF song)|Lost]] | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = [[Motto (NF song)|Motto]] | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tsmPCi7NKrg|"Hope"}}}} }} "'''Hope'''" is a song by American rapper [[NF (rapper)|NF]], released on February 16, 2023, as the lead single from his [[Hope (NF album)|fifth studio album of the same name]]. Written with [[Tommee Profitt]], the two produced it with Jeff Sojka.
In 2025, the song became popular in the niche sport of the arts circuit [[Winter Guard International]]. With various groups ranging from A Class to World Class using the song as their soundtrack for the season.
==Composition== "Hope" is split into two parts. The song begins with "plucky" piano chords before segueing into staccato stringed instruments and a pulsing echo of voices in the background,<ref name="MMM">{{cite web |last1=Lorge |first1=Melinda |title=NF Releases New Single "HOPE," Announces 13-Track Album |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/nf-releases-new-single-hope-announces-13-track-album/ |website=Music Mayhem Magazine |access-date=February 26, 2023 |date=February 16, 2023}}</ref> and features tempo changes and crescendos.<ref name="Shifter">{{cite web |last1=Bourne |first1=Kevin |title=NF Wrestles With Himself On His New Single And Music Video "Hope" |url=https://shiftermagazine.com/music/nf-drops-new-song-hope |website=Shifter Magazine |access-date=February 26, 2023 |date=February 16, 2023}}</ref> Lyrically, the song deals with NF overcoming his internal conflicts,<ref name="MMM" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Robles |first1=Jonathan |title=NF is at war with himself in the video for his gripping new single 'Hope' |url=https://variancemagazine.com/sights/13885-nf-new-single-hope-video |website=[[Variance (magazine)|Variance]] |access-date=February 26, 2023 |date=February 16, 2023}}</ref> as he raps about topics such as faith, fatherhood, pain and success,<ref name="Shifter" /> especially on trusting one's gut and being authentic while still holding onto the best qualities of oneself. In the second part, he reflects on his past self and focuses on being a voice of reason without giving up the qualities of who he once was.<ref name="MMM" />
==Critical reception== ''[[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]]'' gave a positive review of the song: "'Hope' is dramatic and cinematic, expertly crafted in its build up to a rousing climatic. NF brings the nuanced delivery and thoughtful lyricism that we have grown to love from him."<ref>{{cite web |title=Don Toliver, IAMDDB and Krept & Konan Star In Wonderlist |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/02/25/wonderlist-163/ |website=[[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]] |access-date=February 26, 2023 |date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
==Music video== The official music video, released on the same day as the song, was directed by NF and Patrick Tohill. It opens with NF stranded on a wooden raft in the middle of an ocean and in an all-white outfit,<ref name="MMM" /><ref name="Shifter" /><ref name="HipHopDX">{{cite web |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |title=NF Goes On A Quest For 'Hope' With New Single & Album Announcement |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/nf-new-single-album-hope |website=[[HipHopDX]] |access-date=February 26, 2023 |date=February 16, 2023}}</ref> rapping as he finds his way to the shore. Later, a clone of himself clothed entirely in black misguides NF around the island before mocking him and pushing him through the roof of an abandoned mansion.<ref name="MMM" /><ref name="HipHopDX" /> Wandering through, NF confronts a different version of himself in every room he enters, each of them representing NF during a particular era of his musical career. He is eventually transported to a mountain top, looking lost as he raps.<ref name="MMM" /><ref name="Shifter" />
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Hope" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Austria|42|artist=NF|song=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=March 1, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Canada|40|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Czechdigital|82|year=2023|week=8|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Germany|73|songid=2350118|artist=NF|song=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|64|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Ireland3|49|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|61|artist=NF|song=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-02-24|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> | 7 |- {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|89|year=2023|week=8|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|54|artist=NF|song=Hope|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |- {{single chart|UK|48|date=20230302|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|49|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2023}} |}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Hope"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2025|award=Gold|access-date=December 5, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Gold|certyear=2023|title=Hope|artist=NF|type=single|access-date=March 29, 2025|relyear=2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|certyear=2023|title=Hope|artist=NF|type=single|access-date=July 31, 2023|relyear=2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
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