Imported (song)

"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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

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

6lack remix

Release

A remix of the song featuring 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.

Commercial performance

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

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

Music video

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

Live performances

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

Charts

Certifications