Tough (Quavo and Lana Del Rey song)

"Tough"
"Tough"
	Digital single cover
Single by Quavo and Lana Del Rey
from the album The Right Person Will Stay
Released	July 3, 2024
Genre	Country trap; alt-pop;
Length	3:08
Label	Quality Control Music; Motown;
Songwriter(s)	Lana Del Rey; Quavo; Andrew Watt; Clayton Johnson; Benny Negrin; Elysse Yulo; Jack Antonoff; Cirkut; Jaxson Free; Josh Dorr; Maddox Baston; Nick Bailey;
Producer(s)	Andrew Watt; Cirkut;
Quavo singles chronology
Lana Del Rey singles chronology
Music video
	"Tough" on YouTube

"Tough" is a song by American rapper Quavo and American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on July 3, 2024, through Quality Control Music and Motown Records.

Background and release

On May 9, 2024, a snippet of the song was shared on Instagram,^[1] with a second snippet of the song being shared on June 19.^[2] The following day, Del Rey performed at Fenway Park as part of her Festival Tour, where she brought out Quavo as a special guest and performed the song. After the song's release, a snippet of Del Rey and Quavo recording the song was shared by the latter on Instagram.^[3]

Critical reception

Upon release, Billboard said of the song; "A little bit country, a little bit trap and alt-pop, the Andrew Watt- and Cirkut-produced track has a dreamy hook that's tough to quit humming when the song's over".^[4] Clash described the song as a "country-trap masterclass", while giving it an 8/10.^[5]

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Tough" debuted at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated July 20, 2024, becoming Quavo's eighth top-forty song on the chart, and Del Rey's sixth.^[6] On the Billboard Global 200, "Tough" debuted at number twenty-one, becoming Del Rey's highest entry on the chart since "Say Yes to Heaven" (2023) peaked in number eighteen in March 2023, and tenth overall, and Quavo's fourth entry.^[7]^[8]

In the United Kingdom, "Tough" debuted at number thirty-two on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks in the top-fifty, and charted for a total of six weeks before departing. It also reached number one on the UK Physical Singles Chart and number two on the UK Singles Sales Chart, following its release on vinyl, for the week dated September 19, 2024.^[9] Elsewhere, the song reached the top-twenty in Switzerland, Greece and Latvia, while reaching the top-forty in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and Suriname.^[10]

Music video

The official music video for "Tough" was directed by Wyatt Spain Winfrey, Quavo, and Del Rey. It premiered via Quavo's Vevo channel on YouTube on July 3, 2024.^[11] It contains clips of the two singing with each other in open fields, in front of cars. The video ends with Del Rey in the passenger seat smiling at Quavo who is driving a truck.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Tough"
Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	40
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[13]	32
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[14]	28
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[15]	30
France (SNEP)^[16]	81
Germany (GfK)^[17]	38
Global 200 (Billboard)^[18]	21
Greece International (IFPI)^[19]	7
Ireland (IRMA)^[20]	24
Latvia (LAIPA)^[21]	12
Lebanon English Airplay (Lebanese Top 20)^[22]	11
Luxembourg (Billboard)^[23]	22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[24]	83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[25]	23
Norway (VG-lista)^[26]	39
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)^[27]	43
Portugal (AFP)^[28]	21
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[29]	22
South Korea BGM (Circle)^[30]	106
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)^[31]	21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[32]	54
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[33]	18
UK Singles (OCC)^[34]	32
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[35]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[36]	33

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Tough"
Chart (2024)	Peak position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál – Top 100)^[37]	85
Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100)^[38]	60

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Tough"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	July 3, 2024	Digital download streaming	Quality Control Music Motown	^[39]
Various	September 6, 2024	7-inch single	Interscope	^[40]

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v t e Quavo
Discography
Studio albums	Quavo Huncho (2018) Rocket Power (2023)
Collaborative albums	Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (with Travis Scott as Huncho Jack) (2017) Only Built for Infinity Links (with Takeoff) (2022)
Singles	"Champions" "Go Off" "Ice Tray" "Workin Me" "Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew)" "Turn Yo Clic Up" "Tough"
Featured singles	"Get Home" "Minnesota" "Pick Up the Phone" "Castro" "Good Drank" "Congratulations" "I'm the One" "Trap Paris" "Raf" "Portland" "Strip That Down" "Know No Better" "Savior" "Pineapple" "Bigger Than You" "No Brainer" "Bacc At It Again" "Had Enough" "Intentions"
Other songs	"OMG" "Rap Saved Me" "Boo'd Up" (Remix) "Flip the Switch" "Future" "Shake the Room" "Aim for the Moon" "Snitching" "West Coast Shit" "To The Bone"
Related articles	Migos Huncho Jack Quality Control Saweetie Control the Streets, Volume 1 Control the Streets, Volume 2

v t e Lana Del Rey songs
Discography Songs Unreleased songs
Born to Die	"Born to Die" "Off to the Races" "Blue Jeans" "Video Games" "National Anthem" "Dark Paradise" "Summertime Sadness"
Paradise	"Ride" "Cola" "Blue Velvet" "Gods & Monsters" "Bel Air" "Burning Desire"
Ultraviolence	"Ultraviolence" "Shades of Cool" "Brooklyn Baby" "West Coast"
Honeymoon	"Honeymoon" "Music to Watch Boys To" "Terrence Loves You" "High by the Beach" "Freak" "Burnt Norton" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Lust for Life	"Love" "Lust for Life" "Summer Bummer" "Groupie Love" "Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind" "Tomorrow Never Came" "Change" "Get Free"
Norman Fucking Rockwell!	"Norman Fucking Rockwell" "Mariners Apartment Complex" "Venice Bitch" "Fuck It I Love You" "Doin' Time" "Cinnamon Girl" "The Greatest" "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have – but I Have It"
Chemtrails over the Country Club	"White Dress" "Let Me Love You like a Woman" "Chemtrails over the Country Club"
Blue Banisters	"Arcadia" "Blue Banisters"
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd	"The Grants" "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" "A&W" "Candy Necklace" "Paris, Texas" "Let the Light In"
Collaborations	"Prisoner" "Stargirl Interlude" "Wait for Life" "God Save Our Young Blood" "You Must Love Me" "Woman" "Don't Call Me Angel" "Hallucinogenics (Remix)" "Snow on the Beach" "Tough"
Other songs	"Young and Beautiful" "Once Upon a Dream" "Big Eyes" "Goodbye Kiss" "Looking for America" "Season of the Witch" "Say Yes to Heaven" "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Spoken word	"LA Who Am I to Love You"