 "Otis" debuted at position 47 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on the week ending August 6, 2011, after a partial week of sales and airplay in which it sold 44,000 digital copies and received an audience of 22 million impressions on all radio formats.The following week, "Otis" jumped into the Hot Digital Songs top 10 at number 9 selling 113,000 copies, and reached number 12 on the Hot 100.The song also debuted at 15 on "Billboard"'s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 13 on "Billboard"'s Hot Rap Songs.