"I'm the One"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne
from the album Grateful
Released	April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded	2016–2017
Genre	Hip hop[1] pop-rap[2]
Length	4:49
Label	We the Best Epic
Songwriter(s)	Khaled Khaled Justin Bieber Quavious Marshall Chancelor Bennett Dwayne Carter Jr. Nicholas Balding Jason Boyd Robert Brackins III David Park Ray Jacobs
Producer(s)	DJ Khaled Nic Nac
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Shining" (2017) "I'm the One" (2017) "Wild Thoughts" (2017)
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"Despacito (Remix)" (2017) "I'm the One" (2017) "2U" (2017)
Quavo singles chronology
"Go Off" (2017) "I'm the One" (2017) "Trap Paris" (2017)
Chance the Rapper singles chronology
"All Night" (2017) "I'm the One" (2017) "May I Have This Dance (Remix)" (2017)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Light My Body Up" (2017) "I'm the One" (2017) "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" (2017)
Music video
"I'm the One" on YouTube

"I'm the One" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Khaled featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber and American rappers Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne. The song was released on April 28, 2017, by We the Best and Epic Records as the second single from Khaled's tenth studio album Grateful.^[1][3][4] On July 27, 2018, all artists, with the exception of Lil Wayne, were featured on Khaled's "No Brainer" from his eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd (2019). On October 19, 2020, the song surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.^[5]

Background

DJ Khaled initially marketed the song in February 2017 by posting photos of the music video on his Instagram account.^[6] He announced the song's release date, title, and cover art on April 24, 2017.^[7] According to DJ Khaled, Quavo completed his verse for the song in five minutes after listening to the instrumentals.^[8]

Composition

The song is written in the key of G major, following a chord progression of G-Em-C-D.^[9] DJ Khaled introduces the song, Justin Bieber sings the chorus, and Quavo, Chance The Rapper, and Lil Wayne take the verses.

Chart performance

"I'm the One" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first number-one single on the chart for DJ Khaled, Chance the Rapper,^[10] and Quavo (as a solo performer apart from Migos). It became the first hip hop song to do so since "Not Afraid" by Eminem in 2010.^[1] It became Bieber's fourth chart-topper, following the first three singles off Purpose. Lil Wayne topped the chart for the third time in his career, but for the first time since 2009.^[11] The song also entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, a first for DJ Khaled, Quavo, Lil Wayne, and Chance the Rapper; it was Bieber's fifth chart-topping song in the UK.^[12] It also entered at number one in Australia, Scotland, and Canada, and debuted in the top ten in countries including Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Music video

The music video for "I'm the One", directed by Eif Rivera,^[13] was uploaded onto Khaled's YouTube channel on April 28, 2017.^[14] Models Alexa Lawrence and Iryna Ivanova and Quavo's fellow Migos members, Offset and Takeoff, make cameo appearances in the video. The video was filmed at a luxury mansion in 26848 CA-1, Malibu, CA 90265, USA, erroneously reported to be Khaled's own.^{[citation needed]} As of July 2022, it has received more than 1.6 billion views on YouTube.^[15]

Usage in media

"I'm the One" is featured and remixed in YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017.^[16]

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2017
• List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2017 (U.S.)
• List of number-one rap songs of 2017 (U.S.)
• List of number-one singles of 2017 (Australia)
• List of number-one urban singles of 2017 (Australia)
• List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2017
• List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s

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