"Pressure"
Single by Ari Lennox
from the album Age/Sex/Location
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
GenreR&B
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Bryan-Michael Cox
Ari Lennox singles chronology
"Set Him Up"
(2021)		 "Pressure"
(2021)		 "My Favorite Things"
(2021)
Music video
"Pressure" on YouTube

"Pressure" is a song by American singer Ari Lennox, released as a single on September 10, 2021, through Dreamville and Interscope Records. It is the lead single from Lennox's second studio album Age/Sex/Location, and samples the bass line from Shirley Brown's 1977 song "Blessed Is the Woman (With a Man Like Mine)". Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, "Pressure" is Lennox's highest-charting solo single, reaching number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Critical reception

Latesha Harris of NPR described the track as "a half-Motown, half-808s fantasia about being the center of attention during foreplay" and wrote that it "elevates [Lennox's] status as a neo-soul touchstone, referencing the soul divas before her and leading the way for those to come with fearless, intoxicating charm".[1]

Music video

The music video was released on September 11, 2021, and written and directed by Chandler Lass. It is partly an homage to singers Diana Ross and Donna Summer.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Pressure"
Chart (2021–2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[3] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 66
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 20
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Pressure"
Chart (2022) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 44

Certifications

Certifications for "Pressure"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Latesha (September 14, 2021). "Ari Lennox, 'Pressure' : #NowPlaying". NPR. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ Mowatt, Robyn (10 September 2021). "Ari Lennox Channels Diana Ross & Donna Summer in Sultry 'Pressure' Video". Okayplayer. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 18, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ari Lennox Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ari Lennox Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ari Lennox Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "American single certifications – Ari Lennox – Pressure". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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