Drake and Don Toliver released "Solar Eclipse" today, October 2, 2026. The track interpolates Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," the country song that spent 23 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and rebuilds it as slow, atmospheric R&B. It's one of 4 new tracks on HABIBTI (FOMO), an expansion of Drake's HABIBTI album. Here's what the song sounds like, why the source material is a bigger deal than it might seem, and what else dropped alongside it.

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When "Solar Eclipse" Came Out

"Solar Eclipse" dropped on October 2, 2026 as part of HABIBTI (FOMO). The song didn't arrive cold. All 4 tracks on the expansion first appeared in FOMO, a self-funded short film Drake premiered on September 15, 2026, about two and a half weeks before the official release.

(More: Drake's FOMO four-pack: all four tracks and how to stream them.)

"Solar Eclipse" Lyrics Meaning

The song is about a complicated romance with a woman from Texas. Drake is drawn to her but can't hold onto her. That tension carries the whole track.

Drake's verse is dense with Texas geography: he name-checks College Station, River Oaks, Sugar Land, Pearland, The Woodlands, Fort Bend, and Katy. He also references former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, wood-grain car interiors, and drinking. It's Houston-coded from start to finish. Don Toliver, who's from the Houston area himself, carries that same regional feel into the chorus. The two are telling the same story from the same place.

The title comes straight from one of Drake's lines: "It's a solar eclipse tomorrow and your period hit in the morning." It's the kind of specific, almost mundane detail Drake uses to make a romance feel real rather than abstract.

The emotional core isn't far from "Choosin' Texas." Both songs are about wanting someone you're not sure you can keep. Drake and Don Toliver just tell it slower, and at night.

If you're a Drake fan who doesn't follow country, here's the short version of who Ella Langley is and why her song matters. (More: Ella Langley and the country summer of 2026, explained.)

How the Collab Happened

To understand why "Choosin' Texas" was worth sampling, you need to know what that song actually did.

"Choosin' Texas" spent 23 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That's the longest number-one run in the chart's history, passing Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You." During the summer of 2026, it drew 407 million official U.S. streams. It topped Billboard's Songs of the Summer 2026 chart, part of the first time country songs ever took the top 3 spots on that list.

On February 9, 2026, "Choosin' Texas" became the first song by a female artist to reach No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. Ella Langley won a VMA for the track, her first ever.

That's the record Drake pulled from. Not just the biggest country song of the summer. The longest-running No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history.

Pulling that melody into an R&B track is a deliberate crossover move. It puts "Solar Eclipse" in front of both Drake's audience and Ella Langley's.

What Else Is New

The full HABIBTI (FOMO) expansion includes 4 tracks:

Don Toliver appears on 2 of the 4. "Cold Shoulder" adds singer Yebba alongside him.

HABIBTI originally came out in May 2026 as part of an unprecedented three-album drop. Drake released HABIBTI, ICEMAN, and MAID OF HONOR together that month. HABIBTI had 11 tracks at launch. The FOMO expansion adds 4 more.

Why It Matters

Drake released 3 albums in May 2026. This expansion of HABIBTI adds 4 more tracks, and the lead single reaches directly into the biggest song of the summer. Taking a record with 407 million streams and a 23-week chart run and rebuilding it as atmospheric R&B is a specific choice.

It also bridges two audiences that don't always overlap. Fans of Ella Langley who hear their song's melody rebuilt as something nocturnal and slow are likely to find their way to "Solar Eclipse" too. That kind of reach across genre lines is harder to manufacture than it looks.

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"Solar Eclipse" is late-night and slow-burning, with Don Toliver's voice adding something dreamier underneath Drake's. These 3 scenes fit where the song lives.

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Drake "Solar Eclipse" FAQ

What song does "Solar Eclipse" sample?

"Solar Eclipse" interpolates "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley, re-recording its melody into a slower, atmospheric R&B arrangement.

When did Drake release "Solar Eclipse"?

Drake and Don Toliver released "Solar Eclipse" on October 2, 2026, as part of HABIBTI (FOMO), a 4-track expansion of the HABIBTI album.

How big was Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas"?

"Choosin' Texas" spent 23 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest chart run in the history of that chart, and drew 407 million U.S. streams during the summer of 2026 alone.

What are all the tracks on HABIBTI (FOMO)?

The 4 tracks are "Solar Eclipse" feat. Don Toliver, "Cold Shoulder" feat. Don Toliver and Yebba, "Quebec," and "Classic Pt. 2." All first appeared in Drake's self-funded short film FOMO, which premiered September 15, 2026.

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