Emiliana (song) explained

Emiliana
Cover:CKay Emiliana cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:CKay
Album:Sad Romance
Length:2:44
Label:Warner Music South Africa
Prev Title:Love Nwantiti (German remix)
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:By Your Side
Next Year:2021

"Emiliana" is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay, released on 3 December 2021, by Warner Music South Africa.[1]

Background

On 4 December 2021, CKay performed a live version of "Emiliana" at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[2]

Commercial performance

"Emiliana" peaked at number one for 7 consecutive weeks on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart.[3] On 6 December 2021, it was named song of the day by The Native,[4] and debuted at number forty-four on TurnTable Top 50 on 13 December.[5] On 16 December, it peaked at number forty-one on TurnTable Top 50 streaming songs chart.[6] On 24 December, it peaked at number thirty-nine on TurnTable Top 50 Airplay chart.[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Genius.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
France (SNEP)[9] 9
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] [11] 176
Luxembourg (Billboard)[12] 20
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 50)5
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[13] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 90
UK Afrobeats Singles (OCC)1
US Afrobeats Songs (Billboard)[15] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 76
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 80
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 65
US Afrobeats Songs (Billboard)[19] 19

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Various3 December 2021Warner Music South Africa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Music: CKay – Emiliana + By Your Side feat. Blxckie . BellaNaija . 30 December 2021 . 5 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Tv . Bn . Watch CKay’s Acoustic Performance of "Love Nwantiti" on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" . BellaNaija . 30 December 2021 . 10 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Official Afrobeats Chart Top 20 Official Charts Company . www.officialcharts.com . 30 December 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Songs of the Day: New Music from Guchi, Zlatan, DJ Spinall & More . The NATIVE . 30 December 2021 . 6 December 2021.
  5. Web site: TurnTable Top 50 chart . Turntable Charts . 30 December 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: Turntable Top 50 Streaming Songs . Turntable Charts . 30 December 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: TurnTable Top 50 Airplay . Turntable Charts . 30 December 2021 . en.
  8. Web site: CKay Emiliana Lyrics. Genius. 30 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Top Singles (Week of May 13, 2022). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 2 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Billboard Global 200: Week of October 16, 2021. Billboard. 12 October 2021.
  11. billboardcharts. 1447640168014532608. The Global 200 top 10 (chart dated Oct. 16, 2021). 11 October 2021. 12 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Luxembourg Songs: Week of April 30, 2022. Billboard. April 26, 2022.
  13. Web site: Top 5 11 Augustus 2022. Top 5 August 11, 2022. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 8 August 2022. July 7, 2023. nl.
  14. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 4. Sverigetopplistan. January 29, 2022.
  15. Web site: Cusson . Michael . Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs . Billboard . 29 March 2022 . 29 March 2022.
  16. Web site: Rapports annuels 2022. Ultratop. fr. 13 January 2023.
  17. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022. MegaCharts. nl. 4 January 2023.
  18. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. 27 December 2022.
  19. Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.