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

"Emiliana"
Single by CKay
from the album Sad Romance
Released3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
Length2:44
LabelWarner Music South Africa
Producer(s)
CKay singles chronology
"Love Nwantiti (German remix)"
(2021)
"Emiliana"
(2021)
"By Your Side"
(2021)

Background

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

Commercial performance

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"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

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Credits adapted from Genius.[8]

  • CKay – vocals, songwriting, production, mixing engineer
  • Oboratare Abraham – additional vocals
  • Bmh – songwriting, production, mixing engineer

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Emiliana"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Gold 40,000
France (SNEP)[27] Diamond 333,333
Netherlands (NVPI)[28] Gold 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for "Emiliana"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 3 December 2021 Warner Music South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "New Music: CKay – Emiliana + By Your Side feat. Blxckie". BellaNaija. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ Tv, Bn (10 December 2021). "Watch CKay's Acoustic Performance of "Love Nwantiti" on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon"". BellaNaija. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Official Afrobeats Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Songs of the Day: New Music from Guchi, Zlatan, DJ Spinall & More". The NATIVE. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "TurnTable Top 50 chart". Turntable Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Turntable Top 50 Streaming Songs". Turntable Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. ^ "TurnTable Top 50 Airplay". Turntable Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. ^ "CKay Emiliana Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ^ "CKay – Emiliana" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 35. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Top Singles (Week of May 13, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of October 16, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ^ @billboardcharts (11 October 2021). "The Global 200 top 10 (chart dated Oct. 16, 2021)" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Luxembourg Songs: Week of April 30, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  16. ^ "CKay – Emiliana" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  17. ^ "CKay – Emiliana". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Top 5 | 11 Augustus 2022" [Top 5 | August 11, 2022] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 8 August 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 4". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "CKay – Emiliana". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  21. ^ Cusson, Michael (29 March 2022). "Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Rapports annuels 2022" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  25. ^ "Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Ckay – Emiliana". Music Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  27. ^ "French single certifications – Ckay – Emiliana" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  28. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Ckay – Emiliana" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved September 6, 2022. Enter Emiliana in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2022 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  29. ^ "British single certifications – CKay – Emiliana". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  30. ^ "CKay - Emiliana". Spotify. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.