Drake performing in July 2016. Photo: The Come Up Show via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Drake dug back into the archives to mark the 15th anniversary of his 2011 album Take Care, unearthing a previously rare cut from the original sessions: "Hate Sleeping Alone," according to Pitchfork. Take Care was released on Nov. 15, 2011.
Longtime fans know the track from exclusive digital editions, and it has floated around Apple Music for years. The difference now: it is on YouTube and most major streaming platforms, though notably not Spotify, for reasons that have not been publicly explained, Pitchfork reports.
The release lands in the middle of a heavy 2026 for Drake. He dropped three albums on one day in May — Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour — collected as the short film FOMO, then remixed Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" with Don Toliver and joined Future, Loe Shimmy and Travis Scott on last week's "Ya Hit."
Take Care turned 15 as one of the defining rap albums of its era. Reopening the vault — even with a song that has legally circulated for years — is a pointed reminder of how deep that era's well still runs, and it arrives while Drake is rebuilding momentum after the Kendrick Lamar feud.
