Sober (Childish Gambino song)

"Sober" is the first single from American recording artist Childish Gambino's 2014 EP Kauai.

"Sober"
Single by Childish Gambino
from the album Kauai
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:12
LabelGlassnote
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Childish Gambino
  • Ludwig Goransson
Childish Gambino singles chronology
"Sweatpants"
(2014)		 "Sober"
(2014)		 "Together"
(2016)

Music video

The song's music video features Donald Glover dancing in a take-out restaurant while intoxicated, trying to impress a woman waiting for her food. It explores themes similar to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video, but with a different outcome.[1] On March 21, 2015, "Sober" won the mtvU Woodies Award for Best Video Woodie.[2] As of September 2020, "Sober" has accumulated over 100 million views on YouTube.

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 29
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4] 32

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Harris, Aisha (January 9, 2015). "Childish Gambino's Great, Weird Video for "Sober" Is Anything But". Slate. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. "Woodies 2015 Winners". MTV. 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Childish Gambino Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  5. "ARIA Australian Top 20 Dance Tracks". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.


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