Hotline Bling
Drake
2015
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: 2015
Release: 2015Source checked
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 licensed recording retains its original 2015 date within the later Views program. The 2016 album is a later placement, not this recordings first release.
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 2015.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Views - original program and recording dates
The original 2016 program identifies One Dance with Wizkid and Kyla, the official Controlla, Too Good with Rihanna and Feel No Ways. The Hotline Bling track retains its earlier 2015 release date; its later album placement does not redate the recording. Pop Style edition variants are outside this selection.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by Drake's experiences with long-distance relationships and communication.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2015.html, position 28
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 2015.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.