The Nigerian singer and songwriter Rema, signed to Mavin, topped the charts all worldwide with his hit single “Calm Down.”
Rema has been consistently on the ascent since his debut, counting on an always developing fanbase and piling up worldwide fame.
As of this writing, “Calm Down” has nearly 388,000,000 streams on Spotify, while its viral remix with Selena Gomez from the United States has racked up 717,512,920 streams on the same music streaming service.
The 2022 worldwide hit impacted the world history when it soar to the highest point of The official MENA chart, not long after the launch of the chart itself.
The hit, which serves as the second lead single from Rema’s debut album Rave & Roses, discusses the singer’s search for love.
The singer decides to make an effort to get closer to a girl wearing a yellow dress who stands out from the others at a party.
The hit packed away a few designations and consistently positioned at the highest point of global charts, reaching Top 3 in Belgium, France, Portugal and Netherlands (in the midst of different nations).
The remix with Selena was nominated for Best Social Trend Song at the Global Awards in 2023.
The IFPI (Federation of the Phonographic Industry) made the announcement on November 29, 2022, that the song had become the first to top the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) music streaming chart.
“Music fans will be able to celebrate the top streaming tracks on a weekly basis with the regional top 20 tracks,” according to the newly launched Official MENA chart.
The weekly Top 20 features data from 13 MENA nations, representing a combined population of more than 300 million people, and it is released every Thursday.
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