Trust Issues
2019 song by Drake
"Trust Issues" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It was originally released as a free download on June 21, 2011, and released in the UK on June 8, 2014, via Harlem King Entertainment. "Trust Issues" was initially unavailable on major music streaming services until its re-release on his compilation album Care Package, which was released on August 2, 2019, by OVO Sound. It is a slow, melodic, atmospheric R&B track about the complexities of trust, loyalty, and betrayal in relationships under the pressure of fame. "Trust Issues" served as a promotional single to his 2011 studio album Take Care.
Written by Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, N. Cobey, DJ Khaled, T-Minus, Nikhil Seetharam, and Noah "40" Shebib, the track also explores themes of coping through substances such as purple lean. Production was handled by 40 and T-Minus. "Trust Issues" also incorporates elements from DJ Khaled's "I'm on One", which features Drake.
Commercially, upon re-release, "Trust Issues" peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 63 on the Canadian Hot 100. Certifications include platinum in Australia and New Zealand, and silver in the United Kingdom.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Trust Issues” as 2019 song by Drake. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 2019 song by Drake. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q130358894. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011, 2014 and 2019.
Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.
- Identifying works and editions
- Tracing reception history
- Finding collection records
The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Trust Issues”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Trust Issues primary sources, Trust Issues archive and Trust research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Trust Issues”?
- Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
- Which edition, object, performance or recording is being described?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Trust Issues” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.