Peak
5
Weeks
14
Score
1,668
Chart Year
2022
A music video directed by RT! was released alongside the single. The video was shot at York University. The visual takes place in the fictional Khaled Khaled Hospital, and stars DJ Khaled as head of general surgery, Lil Baby as head of cardiothoracic surgery, and Drake as head of neuro surgery.[5][1][2][6] Wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope, Drake smokes hookah and takes shots with the staff, and also mindlessly signs charts and waves off nurses.[4][7][8] Meanwhile, Lil Baby smokes a blunt while performing surgery,[2][4] and then wears a white doctor's coat while partying in a club within the hospital. Later, the three artists meet at the hospital's parking lot, surrounded by ambulance
Here, DJ Khaled links up with frequent collaborators Drake and Lil Baby. "Staying Alive" begins with the chorus where an Auto-Tuned Drake interpolates the 1977 Bee Gees disco classic of the same name. He uses it to clap back at all the naysayers who doubted him on his come up. Drake then takes on the first verse before passing the baton to Lil Baby. Both artists talk about women and the changes in their relationships with them now they're living lavish lifestyles. The song continues Khalid's long list of collaborations with Drake. They include "Fed Up," "I'm On One," "No New Friends," "Summer Sixteen," "For Free," and "To The Max." "Staying Alive" is the fourth collaboration between DJ Khaled and Lil Baby, following "You Stay," "Weather The Storm," and "Every Chance I Get." However, this marks the first time the music mogul has dropped a track with both Drake and Lil Baby spitting bars. Khaled, Drake and Lil Baby wrote "Staying Alive" with the track's producers, Nyan and Tim Suby. Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees also get credited as lyricists. Nyan and Suby also co-produced Drake's Honestly, Nevermind track "Liability." DJ Khaled released "Staying Alive" as the first single from God Did on August 5, 2022. When the anthem king first teased the album, he posted a short video featuring NBA legend LeBron James repeating the words. "They didn't believe in us, God did!" The R.T. Thorne-directed video takes place in a hospital. Drake raps his verse dressed as a neurosurgeon in blue scrubs while Lil Baby portrays the head cardiothoracic surgeon and Khaled the head of general surgery. All three come together in the hospital parking lot for the song's final chorus.
Try me a hunnid times Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die (real life) Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive (another one) Yeah Try me a hunnid times Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die (DJ Khaled) Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive How she in love and she been over once? It's not like I known her for months This life, it allowed me to take what I want It's not like I know what I want It's not like I know what I need I get some time, but it's no guarantees When I was broke, she was bein' a tease Four pockets full, now she down on her knees Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Baby gon' hit it and send her to me, yeah Or I'ma hit it and send her to Baby That's how I get when this life get too crazy Whoa, whoa, for real, for real, whoa They tryna seal the deal See me up under a sheet, parade in the streets Yeah Try me a hunnid times Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive Yeah Try me a hunnid times Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, for real (oh, yeah) For real, for real I put my feelings aside, you want me to die But baby, I'm stayin' alive 'Posed to be one of a kind, you puttin' on miles I thought you was down for the ride I'm tryna turn up her style, we goin' Chanel She get everything in her size She in some shit with another guy, I don't even care Whenever I see you, you mine Drizzy hit her and then he send her to me I don't talk, definition of P Hood nigga turned superstar But I fuck her good like I'm still in the streets No response, you can see that I read it I'm with all that whenever you ready Sure be happy if I fell off, but I'm still there They gon' have to accept it Try me a hunnid times (yeah) Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive Try me a hunnid times Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die (wanted me to die) Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, for real (for real) For real, for real (for real, for real)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 20, 2022 | 5 | 121 |
| 2 | Aug 27, 2022 | 23 | 103 |
| 3 | Sep 3, 2022 | 27 | 99 |
| 4 | Sep 10, 2022 | 21 | 105 |
| 5 | Sep 17, 2022 | 30 | 96 |
| 6 | Sep 24, 2022 | 34 | 92 |
| 7 | Oct 1, 2022 | 42 | 84 |
| 8 | Oct 8, 2022 | 42 | 84 |
| 9 | Oct 15, 2022 | 48 | 78 |
| 10 | Oct 22, 2022 | 49 | 77 |
| 11 | Oct 29, 2022 | 66 | 60 |
| 12 | Nov 5, 2022 | 74 | 52 |
| 13 | Nov 12, 2022 | 81 | 45 |
| 14 | Nov 19, 2022 | 100 | 26 |