Down in the DM debuted at number 87 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated December 19, 2015. Following the release of the
Nicki Minaj-assisted remix, the song climbed from number 31 to a new peak at number 18 on the chart, eventually topping out at number 13 in March 2016. The Hot 100 lift came largely thanks to a 154% increase in weekly sales. The song shifted 51,349 paid US downloads during the February 5–11 tracking period and ranked as that week’s number 12 digital song. The arrival of the remix additionally soared streams for the song by 59% to 7.2 million, with Spotify leading with 38% of overall plays across streaming providers. On May 29, 2020, the single was certified
triple platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming units of over three million units in the United States. ==Music video==