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I Might Need Security (song)

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"I Might Need Security"
Single by Chance the Rapper
ReleasedJuly 19, 2018
Length4:01
Songwriter(s)Chancelor Bennett
Producer(s)Peter CottonTale, Bennett, Smoko Ono
Chance the Rapper singles chronology
"Wala Cam"
(2018)
"I Might Need Security"
(2018)
"No Brainer"
(2018)

"I Might Need Security" is a song written by American rapper Chance the Rapper. It was released as a single on July 19, 2018, and was produced by Chance, Peter CottonTale and Smoko Ono.

Background and composition

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The song samples one part of the piano session from the television special Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security. Chance the Rapper takes shots at his detractors, most notably Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel.[1] In the second verse, Chance criticizes how Chicago news outlets have been treating him, and reveals that he has purchased news website Chicagoist.[2]

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)[3] 5
Australia (ARIA Urban Singles)[3] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 80
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 94
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 25

References

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  1. ^ "Chance the Rapper Vows to Return to the Studio After 'I Might Need Security' Hits the Hot 100". Billboard. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. ^ "Chance The Rapper Samples Jamie Foxx & Addresses Buying 'Chicagoist' On "I Might Need Security"". Genius. July 19, 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  3. ^ a b "ARIA Report: Issue 1483" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Chance the Rapper Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chance the Rapper Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Chance the Rapper Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.