"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.
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| Single by Ari Lennox | ||||
| from the album Age/Sex/Location | ||||
| Released | September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
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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]
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]
| Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
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| 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] | 3 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000 |
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