CN Tower

Album

Some Sexy Songs 4 U

Label

OVO Sound

Genre

Alternative R&B

Media Type

DD

Duration

4:01

Composer(s)

Jahron Braithwaite;Aubrey Graham

Entered Chart

Jan 3, 2025

Peak Date

Jan 3, 2025

Released

14 February 2025

Catalog #

OVO

The CN Tower, for those unfamiliar, is Toronto's way of saying, "Look at me." At a vertigo-inducing 553.3 meters (or 1,815.3 feet), it's been looming over the city's skyline since the mid-1970s. The tower held the title of the world's tallest free-standing structure until 2007, when the Burj Khalifa surpassed it. But even without that record, it remains a Toronto icon: beloved, towering, and occasionally lit up in colors that make you wonder if someone's just been having fun with a giant mood ring. Drake, a man who has never been shy about his Toronto roots, has long been fond of the CN Tower. He famously perched on top of it (at least in Photoshop form) for the cover of his 2016 album Views. In this collaboration with PartyNextDoor, the landmark becomes a metaphor for the ups and downs of a turbulent relationship. Because, much like Toronto weather and Drake's love life, the CN Tower's lights are always changing. "CN Tower" opens the PartyNextDoor and Drake collaborative album Some Sexy Songs 4 U, released in February 2025. The slow, melodic R&B song introduces the album's themes of love, reflection, and emotional complexity, setting the stage for Drake's return to the R&B genre alongside PartyNextDoor's signature sound. Produced by Noel Cadastre, Kid Masterpiece and Prep Bijan, the track is a warm reintroduction to Drake's softer side. Cadastre, an OVO mainstay, has been working with Drake for years, helping to shape the sonic landscape of his music. Kid Masterpiece has lent his touch to several other Drake tracks, including "Major Distribution," "Seeing Green" and "On The Radar Freestyle." Milwaukee-born producer and songwriter Prep Bijan contributed to four tracks on PartyNextDoor's 2024 PartyNextDoor 4 album. Just when you think the song is settling into its sultry groove, at 2:32 a sample from Lil Wayne's 2008 hit "Lollipop" kicks in, a callback to the man who put Drake on the map.

Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me
Yeah, yeah

The city is pretty when it's dead just like a flower
What color's the CN Tower? It's red tonight
Just like the text I sent you from the bed tonight
Read it 'cause I finally think I said things right

Thought you caught me slippin', had me dead to rights
Nothin' ever happened, girl, they fed you lies
Like a tiny house out back, I'm tryna shed some light
(Some things that you been hearin' 'bout me)
City is pretty when it's dead just like a flower
What color's the CN Tower? It's blue now
Like how I'm feelin' 'bout you now
I was too down, tell me what to do now, oh
City is pretty when it's dead just like a flower
What color's the CN Tower? It's lit up green (It's lit up green)
Like the envy in people's eyes, gettin' in between (In between)
Tryna sleep it off, but I just see you in my dreams
Ayy
I don't have your contact anymore
You blocked me, I lost you, it's a back and forth
Think I even hit your email as a last resort
Did you really read the message that I sent before?
Thought I laid that shit out perfect, put it on the floor
Put it on my son, I put it on the Lord
What else can I swear on, girl? There's nothing more
Why did you cut this thing off like you had somethin' more?
'Cause I just asked around, I just asked around
Your friends can't hold water, girl, they'd rather see you drown
Know they tell me everything when I end up downtown
And what? And what? Buy another round
And what do I know now? Surprise, surprise
I heard you ain't found nobody that's a ride-or-die
I heard that you went through hell and gotta dry your eyes
You pretend to be so happy, it's a bald-faced lie
So why, why do you lie, baby?

Oh
The city is pretty when it's dead just like a flower
What color's the CN Tower? It's red tonight
Just like the text I sent you from the bed tonight
Read it 'cause I-

Back with a plan tonight (Alright)
Cancel Japan tonight (Alright)
Tokyo down for the boy (Alright)
But the plane is on land tonight (Alright)
Girl, I'm a fan in real life (Alright)
You don't even post on that site (Alright)
The price, it definitely would've spiked (Alright)
Touchpad, turn off the lights (Alright)

The love (The love for you), the love (The love for you)
The love that I have for you is
I came to the
Out in Canada (The club)
Hundred thousand dollars (Oh)
Could've left that shit for real (For real)
Love at first sight when I met that bitch for real
For sure was a vibe, but I had to keep it player
Tellin' all the guys I'm not gon' take you there
Now's not the time to fall, but girl, come here, ayy
I'm, I'm, I'm tryna sleep it off, girl, I see ya
I see ya, oh, in my dreams
Oh, in my dreams
Yeah, in my dreams