"Die Trying" is a song recorded by Canadian musicians PartyNextDoor and Drake, and American singer Yebba for the former two's collaborative studio album, Some Sexy Songs 4 U. Produced by Jordan Ullman, it was released along with the rest of the album on February 14, 2025, by Santa Anna Label Group, OVO Sound and Republic Records. It was released as a single on April 18, 2025.
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Composition
"Die Trying" is 3 minutes and 15 seconds long. Produced by Jordan Ullman of Majid Jordan, it was mixed by 40 with assistance from OUPSiNG, and mastered by Chris Athens assisted by Dave Huffman. Jordan's brother, Kenneth Rockwell Ullman plays the guitar in the song.
Critical reception
The song received mixed reviews. Billboard's Michael Saponara ranked the song as the thirteenth best track on Some Sexy Songs 4 U. Saponara wrote that Drake and Party "slow the pace down and bring out the guitars for an airy instrumental that Natasha Bedingfield could’ve meshed with" and that "Yebba’s soothing coo brings [the song] tastefully across the finish line". However, Alphonse Pierre for Pitchfork wrote that the track is a "half-assed attempt to get the Nashville bag". Writing for Exclaim!, Alex Hudson described the track as an "unexpectedly cute acoustic pop ditty".
Credits and personnel
Credits were adapted from the liner notes.
Recording
S.O.T.A Studios – Florida, United States
Sanctuary Studios – Nassau, The Bahamas
Musicians
PartyNextDoor – vocals, songwriter
Drake – vocals, songwriter
Yebba – vocals, songwriter
Jordan Ullman – producer, keyboards, programming
Kenneth Ullman – guitar
Technical
40 – mixing engineer
Chris Athens – mastering engineer
Noel Cadastre – recording engineer
Prep Bijan – recording engineer
Dave Huffman – assistant mastering engineer
OUPSiNG – assistant mixing engineer