It’s become a full-on viral phenomenon, particularly with a sped-up version of the song surging across platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels.
However, it began to take off again last winter, jumping from 2.8 million weekly streams in October to 12.4 million by February, according to data from Luminate.
1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay docket just months after its original release. Miguel hitting the top slot at Pop radio isn’t his first time topping a chart, though “Sure Thing” caught fire when it first dropped, hitting No. While Miguel has earned a Grammy and 13 nominations, including Song of the Year for “Adorn” at the 2013 awards, these new chart placements are his top accomplishments in those realms. It’s at the eleventh spot on the Hot 100 this week too. 1 song on Pop radio right now and has spent five weeks in that spot. “Sure Thing” - a contemporary classic that Miguel first wrote around 2007 and released as his first album’s second single in 2011 - is the No. Though R&B singer Miguel has been widely beloved in his genre since his major label debut thirteen years ago, the 37-year-old is besting himself in huge ways right now.