
Peak
1
Weeks
53
Score
12,921
Chart Year
2019
On October 19, 2018, a lyric video of the song was released. The video is composed of footage of the film. The lyrics are presented in the comic book style of the film, edited into the context of various scenes, such as graffiti scrawled by Miles Morales.[5] On January 10, 2019, an official music video of the song was released, which is live action. The video contains an exclusive look at the recording session for the song showing the film logo behind Malone and Lee and a live performance.[13] Since its release, the lyric video has received over 1.9 billion views on YouTube.
Post Malone hooks up with Rae Sremmurd's Swae Lee for this song recorded for the soundtrack of the animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The motion picture is set in a universe that features multiple Spider-Men, though the main hero is Miles Morales, a half-black, half-Puerto Rican teen from Brooklyn. Having said that we're not clear what a Spider-Verse is! The soundtrack has been billed as "a contemporary musical companion" to the film. It spans multiple music genres, in order "to portray what a teen like Miles is listening to across the country." The song has Post Malone and Swae Lee competing for the same girl, whom they call "Sunflower." However, though the two rappers show her a lack of affection, she remains loyal by their side. I know you're scared of the unknown You don't wanna be alone I know I always come and go But it's out of my control The sunflower has tough, deep root systems that enable it to penetrate hard soils as well as being able to retain its beauty in the face of environmental factors that would wilt most other flowers. Like the blossoming sunflower, the girl has shown resilience in the face of the bad treatment she receives from Post and Swae. "Sunflower" is the second collaboration between the two artists following Swae's guest verse on Malone's Beerbongs & Bentley's track, "Spoil My Night." The song features production by Post Malone's frequent collaborator Louis Bell as well as Carter Lang, who is known for his work with Rihanna ("Consideration"), SZA ("Love Galore") and Chance the Rapper ("Wala Cam"). Several other artists have recorded songs in which they use a sunflower as a metaphor for someone's else's strength and resilience. They include Heart, Basement Jaxx and Lenny Kravitz. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an living annual plant in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head. It is named because its round flower heads in combination with the ligules look like the sun. Here are some more sunflower fun facts from The Encyclopedia of Trivia: A sunflower looks like one large flower, but each head is composed of hundreds of tiny flowers called florets, which ripen to become the seeds. One sunflower can contain up to 2,000 seeds. The flowering head of the sunflower tracks the sun's movement, turning from east to west during the day, a phenomenon known as heliotropism. Sunflowers are native to America. They were cultivated in North America as far back as 3000 BC, when they were developed for dye, food, medicine and oil. The sunflower grew popular in Russia when people discovered that its seed oil was not banned during Lent, unlike the other oils the Russian Orthodox Church banned its patrons from consuming. By the 19th century, the country was planting two million acres of sunflowers every year. Before more modern materials were available, the pith within the sunflower stalk was used in life-jackets to provide buoyancy because of Its extreme lightness. The song spent 33 weeks in the Top 10 of the Hot 100, matching Maroon 5's "Girls Like You," and Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" for the longest Top 10 run in the chart's history. Post Malone later broke his own record when "Circles" spent 39 weeks in that region on the survey. "Sunflower" was the first song from a soundtrack to reach the top of the Hot 100 since Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop The Feeling!" from the Trolls soundtrack in May 2016.
Ay, ay, ay, ay (ooh) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh) Ay, ay Ooh, ooh, some things you just can't refuse She wanna ride me like a cruise and I'm not tryna lose Then you're left in the dust, unless I stuck by ya You're a sunflower, I think your love would be too much Or you'll be left in the dust, unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower, you're the sunflower Yo no sé lo que tú tienes Como hace' lo que quiera' con mi vida, tú te vas y luego vienes Yo no sé que tiene' tú, pero a la ve' yo pienso que no me convienes A veces trato de buscar una salida, rápido tú me detienes Así de loco tú me quieres Pero soy un loco por ti Tú no sabe' lo que por dentro yo siento por ti Y por má' que no quiero verte, vuelvo a repetir Y sentir cada parte de tu cuerpo cuando estas aquí No te puedo mentir Siempre estoy buscándote, yeah-yey Trato de alejarme y tú acercándote, yeah-yey De lo que nos pasa siempre culpándote, yeah-yey Pero se me olvida cuando te veo desnudándote Y no sé por qué And you'll be left in the dust, unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower, I think your love would be too much Or you'll be left in the dust, unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower, you're the sunflower Ese día que te conocí No sabia que iba a ser así El girasol más lindo del jardín Y verte en el amanecer Con un beso volví a caer Dime a dónde se fue, a dónde se fue Y ahora me quedo con la confusión Con sentimientos de amor y dolor Te juro que esa no fue mi intención La flor de antes cambió de color Uh, uh, uh, uuh En mi vida sólo existes tú Baby, tell what we're tryna prove Si tú sabes que yo soy tu luz And you'll be left in the dust, unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower, es que tu amor is just too much Or you'll be left in the dust, unless I stuck by ya You're the sunflower, you're the sunflower
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 3, 2018 | 9 | 117 |
| 2 | Nov 10, 2018 | 24 | 102 |
| 3 | Nov 17, 2018 | 23 | 103 |
| 4 | Nov 24, 2018 | 22 | 104 |
| 5 | Dec 1, 2018 | 16 | 110 |
| 6 | Dec 8, 2018 | 17 | 109 |
| 7 | Dec 15, 2018 | 17 | 109 |
| 8 | Dec 22, 2018 | 7 | 119 |
| 9 | Dec 29, 2018 | 4 | 122 |
| 10 | Jan 5, 2019 | 5 | 121 |
| 11 | Jan 12, 2019 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Jan 19, 2019 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | Jan 26, 2019 | 2 | 124 |
| 14 | Feb 2, 2019 | 3 | 123 |
| 15 | Feb 9, 2019 | 3 | 123 |
| 16 | Feb 16, 2019 | 4 | 122 |
| 17 | Feb 23, 2019 | 5 | 121 |
| 18 | Mar 2, 2019 | 3 | 123 |
| 19 | Mar 9, 2019 | 4 | 122 |
| 20 | Mar 16, 2019 | 4 | 122 |