The song was produced by Metro Boomin and Frank Dukes, and additionally produced by Louis Bell. It was originally released as a promotional single on November 4, 2016. The fifth single, " Congratulations", which features American rapper Quavo, was sent to rhythmic radio on January 31, 2017. It peaked at number 75 on the Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The song was produced by Frank Dukes and Vinylz. The album's fourth single, " Deja Vu", which features Canadian singer Justin Bieber, was released on September 9, 2016. It peaked at number 76 on the Hot 100 and was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA. The song was produced by Rex Kudo and Charlie Handsome. The album's third single, " Go Flex", was released on April 21, 2016. The song was produced by Foreign Teck, Rico Evans, and Justin Mosley. The album's second single, " Too Young", was released on October 9, 2015. It peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song was solely produced by Malone himself. The album's lead single, " White Iverson", was released on August 14, 2015. The updated version of the album included instrumentals of every song on the album besides "White Iverson" and "Feeling Whitney." Singles On December 9, 2021, which was the album's fifth anniversary, Malone released Stoney (Complete Edition) on streaming platforms. The title of the mixtape was a reference to the original release date of the album. On May 12, 2016, in preparation for the release of Stoney, Malone released his debut mixtape, August 26th. I made a HIP HOP mixtape promoting my HIP HOP album." I shouldn't be chastised for expressing myself in whichever way I see fit." He went on to explain that his mixtape, as well as his then-upcoming album are both hip hop: "I have a hip-hop album coming out in August. He was going into more of a rock / pop / country direction." Malone denied these claims, saying: "My love of music should never be questioned. In June 2016, XXL editor-in chief Vanessa Satten, revealed that Malone was considered to be on XXL 's "2016's Freshmen Class" magazine cover, however, she was "told by his camp that he wasn't paying attention to hip hop so much. On June 9, 2016, Malone made his national television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing the song, " Go Flex". Malone and Canadian singer Justin Bieber verged into a friendship, when Bieber made Malone as one of the opening acts for his Purpose World Tour to support the release of his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Due to his success with that single, Malone got the attention of a number of prominent rappers such as Kanye West and Young Thug, among others. On August 14, 2015, Post Malone released his debut single, " White Iverson". The single " Congratulations", which features Quavo, was certified 11× platinum by the RIAA and was Malone's biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit at the time. The album was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Stoney debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and later peaked at number four on the chart. The production on the album was handled by Malone himself, Mustard, Metro Boomin, Vinylz, Frank Dukes, Illangelo, Charlie Handsome, Rex Kudo, Foreign Teck, and Pharrell Williams, among others. It features an additional guest appearance from 2 Chainz. The deluxe edition was released on the same day. The album features guest appearances from Justin Bieber, Kehlani, and Quavo. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Republic Records. Stoney is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Post Malone.