Sheet 02 · Specimen #0000160 · Music & Sounds → TikTok breakthrough hits · 2017
I'm the One (DJ Khaled song)
Khaled's star-packed 2017 hit that broke streaming records
Rejected. It isn’t going to the Arctic.
“Five famous men, one Malibu mansion, a number one, and no meme. The plea's 'another one' joke comes from his Snapchat.”
Why Noah said no
It's DJ Khaled's 2017 single with Bieber, Quavo, Chance and Lil Wayne, and the page is chart runs and certifications. Khaled's internet moment was his Snapchat 'another one' catchphrase, which this page never mentions. A big hit isn't internet culture on its own, and Old Town Road already holds the online number one.
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What it is
A song by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne, released in April 2017. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to become certified Diamond, accumulating over 1.8 billion YouTube views. The track became a massive streaming success, crossing one billion Spotify streams by 2020.
Why it’s internet culture
It shows how a major-label pop-rap collaboration could still achieve dominant chart and streaming success in the 2010s, and how celebrity features and high production budgets could drive cultural reach online. The song's performance reflects what mainstream music sounded like when streaming numbers had begun to matter as much as radio play and sales.
A 2017 pop-rap posse cut that went straight to number one on star features and a label budget. The page records chart runs and a mansion video, with no sign of people doing anything with it online.
What Noah read
"I'm the One" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Khaled featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber and American rappers Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne. The song was released on April 28, 2017, by We the Best and Epic Records as the second single from Khaled's tenth studio album Grateful. On July 27, 2018, all artists, with the exception of Lil Wayne, were featured on Khaled's "No Brainer" from his eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd (2019). On October 19, 2020, the song surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. In December 2024, the single became certified Diamond by the RIAA, making it Khaled, Chance, and Quavo's first Diamond record, Bieber's fourth, and Wayne's third. Background DJ Khaled initially marketed the song in February 2017 by posting photos of the music video on his Instagram account. He announced the song's release date, title, and cover art on April 24, 2017. According to DJ Khaled, Quavo completed his verse for the song in five minutes after listening to the instrumentals. Composition The song is written in the key of G major, vocal range spans from D4 to B5 following a chord progression of G-Em-C-D. DJ Khaled introduces the song, Justin Bieber sings th…
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Rejected
“It's DJ Khaled's 2017 single with Bieber, Quavo, Chance and Lil Wayne, and the page is chart runs and certifications. Khaled's internet moment was his Snapchat 'another one' catchphrase, which this page never mentions. A big hit isn't internet culture on its own, and Old Town Road already holds the online number one.”