"Mi Gna" () is a song in Armenian and English by Armenian-American rapper Super Sako (Sarkis Balasanyan) and features vocals by the Armenian rabiz singer Spitakci Hayko (Hayk Ghevondyan). The song samples "In Da Club" by 50 Cent.
"Mi Gna" was written by Artak Aramyan with added English lyrics by Super Sako and appeared in his 2016 album Love Crimes. The song was uploaded to YouTube on August 17, 2016, and without the release of any official music video for the song, it became a huge hit in Armenia, the Armenian diaspora, Turkey, the Arab countries, and elsewhere worldwide. The video attracted 50 million views by June 2017, making it the most viewed song on YouTube by Armenian artists. The video has garnered more than 186 million views as of December 2019.Super Sako YouTube channel: Super Sako - Mi Gna ft. Hayko
Maître Gims Remix
The song was covered by Congolese singer and rapper Maître Gims in a trilingual Armenian, French and English version titled "Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix)". This version included additional French-language lyrics by Maître Gims and Araik Mouradian and was produced by Gims and MG Mouradian. The remix was released on 19 January 2018 in France. The release was accompanied by an official music video filmed in New York and Directed By Adam Nael. The video with Maître Gims version has attracted 255 million views as of August 2022.
In its first week of release in France on Chahawat / B1 labels and distributed by Sony Music, "Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix)" entered the French Singles Chart at number 7, peaking eventually at number 4. It also reached #14 on the SNEP Telecharged Singles chart and #35 on SNEP "Top Singles - Streaming" chart. In Belgium, where the single is released by Play Two and distributed by Warner Music, it reached number 38 in the Belgian Ultratop Wallonia chart.Ultratop.be/fr/ - Maître Gims & Super Sako feat. Hayko - Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix) song page and peaked at number 8 on Belgian Wallonia Urban Top 50 Chart. The single also charted in the Swiss Hitparade, entering at number 74.
"Mi Gna" was included in Maître Gims' 2018 album Ceinture noire that made it to the number one position on the French SNEP Albums chart, on the Swiss Hitparade Albums chart and on the Ultratop Belgian (Wallonia) Albums chart.
Versions
Language versions The song has been subject to a great number language versions including: Language Performer Original title Title English transliteration Link Arabic includingdialects Balti Mi Gna Mi Gna link (archived)Maya توحشتك آنا - Mi Gna (Cover Mashup Song) Twahachtek Ana - Mi Gna (Cover Mashup Song) link (archived)Big Shift & Dr Black تانبغيك أنا Tanibghik ana link (archived)Bulgarian Toni Storaro and Fiki feat. UstataМоята жена Moyata zhena link (archived)French Maître Gims & Super Sako(feat. Hayko) Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix) link (archived)Georgian Shai Gal დღე არის თუ ღამეა Dghe aris tu ghamea link (archived)Greek Grigoris Markelis feat. Patro Όσα έρθουν Osa ertun link (archived)Super Sako feat. Panos Kiamos & Bo Θέλω να σε ξαναδώ Thelo na se xanado link (archived)Hebrew Dj Avi Panel feat. Zehava Cohen מי גנה Mi Gna link (archived)Kurdish Navid Zardi & Hardi Salami Ishqt (ئيشقت) Your Love link (archived)Romanian Elis Armeanca feat Mr Juve Cine e inima mea link (archived)Turkish Berat Toksöz feat. Barış Koçak Bitti Artık Bu Sevda link (archived)Serbian Vanja Mijatović x Gasttozz Скупо би те платио Skupo bi te platio link (archived)
There are also versions in Albanian, Assyrian, Dutch, German and Russian amongst many.
Samplings and adaptations Armenian singer Agas released an adaptation "Nazani, Mi Gna, Sirun Kuku" sampling heavily from the song.
"Mi Gna" has also been subject to many remixes, samplings and adaptations notably by DJ Pantelis (Greece).
In 2021, the South Asian artist CAPS sampled on the song in his hit "Shoulda Never" that charted in UK's Asian Charts.5starcaps YouTube channel: Caps - Shoulda Never (Official Music Video) (ProdbyCJ)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Bulgaria (ARC Top 40) 14 Romania (Airplay 100) 2
Year-end charts Chart (2018)Position Romania (Airplay 100) 8
Certifications
References
External links Super Sako Official website Super Sako YouTube channel Super Sako YouTube channel: Super Sako - "Mi Gna" ft. Hayko Maître Gims YouTube channel: Maître Gims & Super Sako - "Mi Gna" ft. Hayko