The Motto
Drake featuring Lil Wayne
2012
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2011
Release: 2011Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original Drake and Lil Wayne recording was issued in 2011 and included in the Take Care bonus program. The 2012 annual appearance and later Tyga remix are separate events.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2012.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Take Care - original program and preceding singles
The original 2011 program identifies the selected album recordings and named guests. Headlines and Marvins Room have earlier same-year single dates. The Motto is the Lil Wayne recording included in the 2011 bonus program; a later Tyga remix is not selected.
Drake Related - Take Care release archive
The official artist archive confirms the original album in November 2011. This supports project chronology, without claiming a song-specific private inspiration.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song popularized the phrase "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) and celebrates living life to the fullest.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2012.html, position 20
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2012.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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