Piece of My Heart is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter Wizkid featuring vocals from American singer Brent Faiyaz.[1][2] It was released on 18 October 2024 by RCA as the lead single from Wizkid's forthcoming studio album Morayo.[3][4] The song samples Wu-Tang Clan's 1994 single 'Can It Be All So Simple'.[3]
"Piece of My Heart" | ||||
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Single by Wizkid featuring Brent Faiyaz | ||||
from the album Morayo | ||||
Released | 18 October 2024 | |||
Genre | Afrobeats R&B | |||
Length | 4:19 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
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Wizkid singles chronology | ||||
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Brent Faiyaz singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editIn 2022, Wizkid released his fifth studio album More Love, Less Ego following the success of his previous album Made in Lagos.[2][5] A year later Wizkid released his sophomore EP Soundman Vol. 2 before taking a hiatus from releasing his own songs and appearing only as a featured artist. In September 2024, Wizkid released a snippet of the song via Instagram and revealed it as the lead single from his forthcoming album Morayo.[1] Shortly after, a listening party was held in London to promote the single and the official release date was announced.[6]
Charts
editChart (2024) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] | 13 |
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[7] | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 61 |
UK Afrobeats (OCC)[9] | 1 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[10] | 20 |
US Afrobeats Songs (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b Rys, Heran Mamo,Dan (2024-10-31). "Afrobeats Fresh Picks: Wizkid, Tyla, Odeal, BNXN x Rema, Black Sherif, Ckay & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Conteh, Mankaprr (2024-10-18). "Wizkid Taps Brent Faiyaz for 'Piece of My Heart'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b Adebiyi, Adeayo (2024-10-18). "Wizkid releases highly anticipated single 'Piece of My Heart'". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Peters, Mitchell (2024-10-20). "Fans Choose Wizkid & Brent Faiyaz's 'Piece of My Heart' as This Week's Favorite New Music in All-Genre Poll". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Adebiyi, Adeayo (2024-10-02). "Wizkid previews two new songs as he gears up for the release of 'Morayo'". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100". TurnTable. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Afrobeats Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs: Week of November 2, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "World Digital Song Sales: Week of November 2, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2024.