Am I Wrong Explained

Am I Wrong
Cover:Nico-Vinz-Am-I-Wrong.png
Type:single
Artist:Nico & Vinz
Album:Black Star Elephant
Released:12 April 2013
Recorded:2012
Producer:Cisse Methods
Chronology:Nico & Vinz
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"Am I Wrong" is a song by Norwegian musical duo Nico & Vinz. It was written by group members Nico Sereba and Vincent Dery, Abdoulie Jallow, and William Wiik Larsen.[1] The song was initially released as a digital download single in Norway on 12 April 2013, credited to the duo's previous name Envy, and became a hit in various Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

Upon being released internationally, and following the duo's name change to Nico & Vinz, the song attained commercial success in various other countries, reaching number one in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the top five in Australia, and the United States, among other nations. It is certified 14-times Platinum in their home country of Norway, 6-times Platinum in the US, Australia, and Canada, and Gold or higher in nine additional countries.

Background

During an interview on Good Morning America, when asked about the meaning of the song and what inspired them to make it, Nico Sereba said: "Inspiration is coming from a small country, but having huge dreams and people telling you, man, that's not realistic, come on, you can't be on the top of America or the top of the world or whatever we dream of."[2]

Release

"Am I Wrong" was originally released on 12 April 2013, following the moderately successful singles under their name Envy "Set to Go" (2010), "One Song" (2011) and "Go Loud" (2012) and their name change to Nico & Vinz by the end of 2012 to avoid being confused with other artists with a similar name.[3]

Critical reception

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard wrote that while "lines like 'Am I wrong/For trying to reach the things that I can't see?' [are sung] with dead-eyed earnestness... the slide guitar and backing harmonies keep the song an airy affair."[4]

Commercial performance

Envy's "Am I Wrong" charted in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland and was credited as such in the charts of those countries. The single peaked at number two in Norway in June 2013 and in Denmark and Sweden in August 2013, and at number five in Finland in November 2013.

Following the success of the single in the Scandinavian countries and the duo's name change to Nico & Vinz, the song entered several other international singles charts. In the United States, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song by a Norwegian artist since a-ha's "Take On Me" in 1985.[5] The song reached its first million sales mark in the US in June 2014,[6] and its second million in September 2014, having sold 2.2 million by the year's end.[7] [8] In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number one, making Nico & Vinz the first Norwegian act to top the UK Singles Chart since a-ha's "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." in 1986.[9]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Am I Wrong" was first released onto YouTube on 21 June 2013 at a total length of five minutes and five seconds. The video was directed and edited by Kavar Singh.[10] The video takes place in Africa – namely Maun in Botswana as well as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia – where the duo walk around with a TV each, trying to find a signal to locate the other.[11] According to the band, it was put together in an effort to present a positive side of Africa, with the continent too often mired in negative news stories.[12]

Cover versions

Remix

Track listings

  1. "Am I Wrong" – 4:07
  1. "Am I Wrong" – 4:08
  2. "Am I Wrong" – 4:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–2015)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[15] 1
Greece (IFPI)[16] 2
Italy (FIMI)[17] 10
Luxembourg (Luxembourg Digital Songs)[18] 3
scope="row"
Slovenia (SloTop50)[19] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 26
Chart (2014)! scope="col"
Position
scope=rowAustralia (ARIA)[21] 16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 23
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 42
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 56
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 13
France (SNEP)[26] 61
Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 18
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[28] 98
Israel (Media Forest)[29] 15
Italy (FIMI)[30] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 13
Poland (ZPAV)[34] 8
Romania (Airplay 100)[35] 10
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[36] 4
Slovenia (SloTop50)[37] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 58
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 30
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[40] 68
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[42] 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[43] 10
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[44] 10
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[45] 33
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[47] 18
Chart (2015)! scope="col"
Position
Brazil (Crowley)[48] 72
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[49] 13
Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Position
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[50] 40

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Finland[51] 12 April 2013Digital download
Norway[52]
Australia[53] 21 January 2014Warner Bros.
Germany[54]
United States[55]
Germany[56] 21 February 2014CD single
United States[57] 1 April 2014Contemporary hit radio
United Kingdom[58] 4 August 2014Digital download
Canada 7 November 2020Digital downloadWarner Bros

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch Nico & Vinz's 'Am I Wrong' Official U.S. Video Premiere . . 11 August 2014 . 21 August 2014 . Nostro . Lauren.
  2. Nico & Vinz . . Nico & Vinz Take Music World by Storm . . New York . 22 July 2014 . Good Morning America.
  3. Web site: Exit Envy, Hello Nico & Vinz . . 18 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915193956/http://www.nicoandvinz.com/post/81329914691/exit-envy-hello-nico-vinz . 2016-09-15 . dead .
  4. Am I Wrong . . 10 May 2014 . 126 . 15 . 43 . Lipshutz, Jason.
  5. Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues U.S. Chart Invasion . . 24 June 2014 . 18 October 2014 . Trust, Gary.
  6. News: Chart Watch: Maroon 5 Beats Coldplay . . . 25 June 2014 . 25 June 2014 . Grein, Paul.
  7. Web site: Chart Watch: Women Own The Pop Chart. Paul Grein. September 3, 2014 . Yahoo! Music .
  8. Web site: The Big 9 in 2014: Warner Bros. . HITS Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures . December 12, 2014 . December 12, 2014 .
  9. Web site: Nico & Vinz score first Number 1 for a Norwegian act since A-ha . . 8 October 2014 . 18 October 2014 . Myers, Justin.
  10. Web site: Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong [Official Music Video] ]. . 20 June 2013 . 18 October 2014 . Nico & Vinz . Nico & Vinz.
  11. News: On the Verge: 'Wrong' plays strong for Nico & Vinz . . 25 May 2014 . 25 May 2014 . Caballero, Martin.
  12. Web site: Nico & Vinz make their breakthrough in Africa with 'Am I Wrong' . . 13 August 2014 . 18 October 2014 . https://archive.today/20141018100111/http://www.muzu.tv/blog/2014/08/nico-vinz-make-their-breakthrough-in-africa-with-am-i-wrong/ . 18 October 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: Lower Than Atlantis cover Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles". Alternative Press. Kraus, Brian. 6 November 2015. 24 November 2015.
  14. Web site: Tar Jeg Feil - Single by Nico & Vinz . . 16 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Hot 100 Billboard Brasil — weekly . . June 1, 2015 . June 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150601220338/http://www.billboard.com.br/tipo_lista/top-100/20150601/ . June 1, 2015 .
  16. Web site: IFPI Greece International Digital Singles chart . 2019-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190128120525/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html . 2019-01-28 . dead .
  17. Web site: Top Digital Download – Classifica settimanale WK 33 (dal 11-08-2014 al 17-08-2014) . . it . 22 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115016/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1866 . 2014-08-26 . dead .
  18. Luxembourg Digital Songs – April 5, 2014 . . 27 March 2014 . subscription .
  19. Web site: SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart. SloTop50. sl. 29 June 2014. 6 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063712/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2014&week=26. dead.
  20. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2013. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 9 October 2019.
  21. Web site: End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014. ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 February 2015.
  22. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2014. austriancharts.at. 7 January 2020.
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2014. Ultratop. 9 October 2019.
  24. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2014. Ultratop. 9 October 2019.
  25. 2014 Year End Charts – Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 27 December 2014. 2 January 2013.
  26. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2014. SNEP. fr. 16 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. de . . offiziellecharts.de . 10 August 2015.
  28. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2014. 9 October 2019. Mahasz.
  29. Web site: סיכום 2014 בהשמעות רדיו: "מסתובב", אריק איינשטיין ופאר טסי. January 2015.
  30. Web site: FIMI - Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana . . it . 19 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113005101/http://www.fimi.it/5233 . 13 January 2015 .
  31. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014. Dutch Top 40. 9 October 2019.
  32. Web site: JAAROVERZICHTEN – Single 2014. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. 9 October 2019.
  33. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2014. Recorded Music NZ. 27 December 2014.
  34. Web site: Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. January 21, 2015.
  35. Web site: Airplay 100 – Top of the Year 2014. Kiss FM. ro. 31 March 2020. 28 December 2014.
  36. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2014. TopHit. ru. 1 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401100816/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2014-01-01. 1 April 2023.
  37. Web site: SloTop50 Slovenian official year-end singles charts. sl. 31 January 2018. 7 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407061046/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2014. dead.
  38. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2014. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 9 October 2019.
  39. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 9 October 2019.
  40. Web site: Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2014). . 10 August 2019.
  41. Web site: The Official Top 100 Biggest Songs of 2014 revealed. Copsey. Rob. 31 December 2014. Official Charts Company. 31 December 2014.
  42. 2014 Year End Music: Top 100 Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 27 December 2014.
  43. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 4 September 2019.
  44. Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 4 September 2019.
  45. Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 4 September 2019.
  46. Pop Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 4 September 2019.
  47. Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 4 September 2019.
  48. Web site: Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2015. April 3, 2018. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. January 30, 2022.
  49. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 29 September 2019.
  50. Web site: As 100 Mais Tocadas nas Rádios Jovens em 2016. Billboard Brasil. January 4, 2017. September 7, 2017. pt. September 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215359/http://www.billboard.com.br/noticias/as-100-mais-tocadas-nas-radios-jovens-em-2016/. dead.
  51. Web site: Am I Wrong – Single by Nico & Vinz . . Finland . . 4 June 2014.
  52. Web site: Am I Wrong – Single by Nico & Vinz . . Norway . . 4 June 2014.
  53. Web site: Am I Wrong – Single by Nico & Vinz . . Australia . . 4 June 2014.
  54. Web site: Am I Wrong – Single von Nico & Vinz . . Denmark . . 4 June 2014 . de.
  55. Web site: Am I Wrong – Single by Nico & Vinz . . United States . . 4 June 2014.
  56. Web site: Am I Wrong (2track) [Single] ]. . 4 June 2014 . de.
  57. Web site: Top 40/Mainstream Future Releases . All Access Music Group . 4 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413195804/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases . 13 April 2014 . live .
  58. Web site: Am I Wrong – Single by Nico & Vinz . . United Kingdom . . 4 June 2014.

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