Time Flies
Drake | Artist Essentials
First released: 2020 (year verified)
Original 2020 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeating melodic figure makes a compact, reflective pause late in the sequence.
YouTube opens a title-and-artist search. The selected recording and date are identified below.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2020 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 2020. Only year precision is assigned; later album placements, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace that release year.
Recording: Original 2020 studio recording
Credit: Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Dark Lane Demo Tapes
Dark Lane Demo Tapes - original program and earlier tracks
The original 2020 program identifies Time Flies and the earlier same-year Toosie Slide and Chicago Freestyle. The selected official releases are not dated from an unofficial leak, and the earlier 2019 War recording is outside this selection. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
In the yearly lists
This selected recording is beyond the current yearly lists.
About Drake
Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, worked as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation before his recording breakthrough. Best I Ever Had helped establish his rap career, followed by the debut studio album Thank Me Later and the subsequent Take Care. His catalog includes solo songs such as Hotline Bling and separately credited collaborations, including the album Her Loss with 21 Savage.
Artist background sources
Drake - Recording Academy artist biography
Toronto identity, earlier acting, Best I Ever Had, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Hotline Bling and documented Her Loss collaboration. Award-year metadata is not converted into release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Continue listening
Recommended positions express one editorial listening sequence. They are not measured quality scores.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.