Sober (Childish Gambino song) - Wikipedia
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| "Sober" | |||
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| Single by Childish Gambino | |||
| from the album Kauai | |||
| Released | September 14, 2014 | ||
| Recorded | 2014 | ||
| Genre | |||
| Length | 4:12 | ||
| Label | Glassnote | ||
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| Childish Gambino singles chronology | |||
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"Sober" is the first single from American recording artist Childish Gambino's 2014 EP Kauai.
The song's music video features Donald Glover dancing in a take-out restaurant while intoxicated, trying to impress a woman (Amber-Lauren Jones) 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.[2] On March 21, 2015, "Sober" won the mtvU Woodies Award for Best Video Woodie.[3] As of May 2022, "Sober" has accumulated over 110 million views on YouTube.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Childish Gambino – Sober". Radioscope. Retrieved January 26, 2025. Type Sober in the "Search:" field.
- ^ "British single certifications – Childish Gambino – Sober". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 27, 2022.