{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{short description|2020 single by Headie One and Drake}} {{Infobox song | name = Only You Freestyle | cover = Only You Freestyle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Headie One]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] | album = [[Edna (album)|Edna]] | released = 20 July 2020 | recorded = 2020 | studio = | genre = [[UK drill]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/headie-one-and-drake-unite-on-cold-drill-track-only-you-freestyle|title=Headie One and Drake unite on cold drill track "Only You Freestyle"|work=The Line of Best Fit|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> | length = {{duration|m=4|s=09}} | label = * [[Relentless Records|Relentless]] * [[OVO Sound|OVO]] | writer = * [[Headie One|Irving Adjei]] * [[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]] | producer = M1onthebeat | chronology = [[Headie One]] | prev_title = Rose Gold | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = Impress Me | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] | type = single | prev_title = [[Greece (song)|Greece]] | prev_title2= [[Popstar (DJ Khaled song)|Popstar]] | prev_year = 2020 | title = Only You Freestyle | year = 2020 | next_title = [[Laugh Now Cry Later]] | next_year = 2020 }}{{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|znQriFAMBRs|"Only You Freestyle"}}}} }}
"'''Only You Freestyle'''" is a song by written and performed by British rapper [[Headie One]] and Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], released on 20 July 2020 by [[Relentless Records]] and [[OVO Sound]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/20/headie-one-and-drake-share-only-one-freestyle|title=Headie One and Drake share "Only You Freestyle"|work=The Fader|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/headie-one-teases-drake-collaboration-2711188|title=Headie One shares collaboration with Drake, 'Only You Freestyle'|work=NME|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-headie-one-share-new-song-only-you-freestyle-listen/|title=Drake and Headie One Share New Song "Only You Freestyle": Listen|work=Pitchfork|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> It served as the lead single to the former's debut studio album, ''[[Edna (album)|Edna]]'' (2020).
==Background== The song was announced and teased the day before release via social media by the two artists.<ref name="new">{{cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/2020/07/listen-to-a-new-track-from-headie-one-and-drake/|title=Listen to a new track from Headie One and Drake|work=Crack Magazine|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/117603-headie-one-and-drake-to-drop-collaboration-tonight/|title=Headie One and Drake to drop collaboration tonight|work=The List|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> Commenting on the collaboration, Drake stated: "I had to go hard, especially on a track with one of the best drill artists in the world. Scratch that—the best drill artist in the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/7/drake-headie-one-only-you-freestyle-new-song-stream|title=Drake and Headie One Connect for New Song "Only You Freestyle"|work=Hypebeast|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-only-you-freestyle-1031195/|title=Drake Enlists Headie One for Swaggering 'Only You Freestyle'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/263944-headie-one-and-drake-team-up-on-only-you-freestyle-new-song|title=Headie One & Drake Team Up On "Only You Freestyle"|work=HotNewHipHop|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
"Only You Freestyle" is a [[UK drill]] track produced by M1onthebeat, who "gives the pair an eerie backdrop laden with drilly 808s and lurching bass for them to deliver their barrage of crud talk and bravado."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/drake-headie-one-only-you-freestyle|title=Headie One And Drake Unite In The Name Of Drill On "Only You Freestyle"|work=Trench Magazine|date=20 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> It is the third drill-styled track released by Drake in 2020, following "[[War (Drake song)|War]]" and "Demons" from his commercial mixtape, ''[[Dark Lane Demo Tapes]]'' (2020).<ref name="new" />
==Critical reception== ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' complimented the production by M1onthebeat, writing that the producer "uses just a few key elements to huge effect—an ethereal vocal harmony here, some clicking 808s there and a shuddering bass line throughout—all of it coming together for a mood that's grand and cinematic in its scope. Like all good drill instrumentals though, the crucial part is that it holds back just enough to let the bars take the limelight."<ref>{{cite web|title=5 Takeaways From Headie One and Drake's "Only You Freestyle"|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/headie-one-drake-only-you-freestyle-review|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
==Music video== A music video directed by Nathan James Tettey and Theo Skudra was released alongside the song on 20 July 2020 via Headie One's [[YouTube]] channel. Drake performs his verse in a parking lot accompanied by OVO affiliates, with Headie One performing in a dimly-lit building. Artwork was created by British artist MLDNCM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/07/drake-headie-one-only-you-freestyle/|title=Drake Teams Up With Headie One for New Song "Only You Freestyle": Stream|work=Consequence of Sound|date=21 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 August 2020|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1587|date=3 August 2020}}</ref> | 51 |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|24|artist=Headie One X Drake|song=Only You Freestyle|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2020}} |- {{single chart|Canada|37|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2020}} |- {{single chart|Ireland4|13|date=20200731|rowheader=true|access-date=31 July 2020}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|54|artist=Headie One X Drake|song=Only You Freestyle|rowheader=true|access-date=31 July 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-07-24|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=27 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> | 6 |- {{single chart|Scotland|76|date=20200724|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|75|artist=Headie One X Drake|song=Only You Freestyle|rowheader=true|access-date=2 August 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|5|date=20200731|rowheader=true|access-date=31 July 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|18|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=4 August 2020}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Headie One|title=Only You Freestyle|certyear=2021|award=Gold|type=single|access-date=30 September 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Headie One And Drake|title=Only You Freestyle|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=22 March 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Headie One/Drake|title=Only You Freestyle|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|access-date=November 28, 2025|id=16758-5405-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history for "Only You Freestyle" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | 8 May 2020 | {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}} | {{hlist|Relentless|OVO}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/only-you-freestyle-single/1524296400|title=Only You Freestyle - Single by Headie One & Drake on Apple Music|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> |}
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