Too Much

"Too Much" pairs Drake with a piercing, melancholic hook from Sampha to explore family estrangement and the disorienting effect of success on the people closest to him. The verses dwell on relatives he feels distant from, the discomfort of watching loved ones settle for less, and the loneliness of being the one who left and changed. The track is widely read as one of Nothing Was the Same's emotional peaks, a continuation of the candid family writing on "From Time" but aimed outward at a wider circle. Sampha's vocal - then largely unknown to a mainstream audience - became one of the album's most memorable elements and a notable early platform for him. Fans frequently cite it as the song that best captures the record's argument that getting everything can quietly cost you everyone.