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"Imported" is a song by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez from her second extended play Being Human in Public (2018). The original version of the song featured Jamaican singer JRM. Both artists wrote the song alongside its producer Hennedub.

"Imported"
Song by Jessie Reyez featuring JRM
from the EP Being Human in Public
Length	4:06
Label	FMLY Island
Songwriter(s)	Jessie Reyez Henrik Bryld Wolsing Jaramye Daniels
Producer(s)	Hennedub

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]

• Hennedub – producer, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion, recording engineer
• Anders Soe – guitar
• Riley Bell – mixer

6lack remix

"Imported"
Single by Jessie Reyez and 6lack
from the album Before Love Came to Kill Us
Released	April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)
Genre	R&B[2][3]
Length	3:45
Label	FMLY Island
Songwriter(s)	Jessie Reyez Ricardo Valentine Henrik Bryld Wolsing Jaramye Daniels
Producer(s)	Hennedub
Jessie Reyez singles chronology
"Dear Yessie" (2018) "Imported" (2019) "Feels Like Home" (2019)
6lack singles chronology
"It's Not U It's Me" (2019) "Imported" (2019) "U Say" (2019)
Music video
"Imported" on YouTube

Release

A remix of the song with American singer and rapper 6lack was released as a single by FMLY and Island Records on April 9, 2019 as the second single of Reyez's debut studio album Before Love Came to Kill Us (2020). The 6lack remix of "Imported" premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on April 9, 2019. It was released on digital platforms the same day.[4]

Commercial performance

In the US, "Imported" peaked at 14 on the R&B Songs chart[5] and ranked at 33 on its year-end chart.[6] The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[7] It also reached a peak of 36 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart[8] and 19 on the Rhythmic chart.[9]

"Imported" received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million track-equivalent units in the US[10] and a platinum certification from Music Canada for selling forty thousand track-equivalent units in Canada.[11]

Music video

The music video for "Imported" was released on April 10, 2019 on YouTube. It was directed by Zac Facts.[12] Jessie Reyez and 6lack portrayed two people going through a heartbreak.[3]

Live performances

Jessie Reyez and 6lack performed "Imported" with a live band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on June 11, 2019.[13] They provided backing vocals to each other's verses and sang the last chorus together.[14]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Imported"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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