"Love Nwantiti" is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay, released in 2019 as the second track from his second extended play Ckay the First by Chocolate City through Warner Music Group. A remix of the song titled "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" featuring Nigerian singer Joeboy and Ghanaian singer Kuami Eugene, released as a single in February 2020, became a commercial success in Nigeria, Middle East, North Africa and in many European club venues, as well as the subject of collaborations with few local artists for localised variations. The French version included vocals by French rapper Franglish.
In 2021, the song charted across Europe, Australia, Latin America, and New Zealand, reaching number one in India, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, and gained popularity across TikTok. It also peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number one on the UK Indie Singles Chart. It also reached No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 and appeared on the Canadian Hot 100. On 4 October 2021, it peaked at number 30 on the Nigeria TurnTable Top 50 chart and reached number 14 on 20 October 2021.
Although in most countries the main remix by CKay featuring Joeboy and Kuami Eugene was released, another version, the North African remix with ElGrandeToto became a hit in Germany, Italy, Austria and Denmark.LesCharts: CKay feat. ElGrande Toto - Love Nwantiti (North African Remix) A version by De La Ghetto made a brief appearance in France, although the main CKay/Joeboy/Kuami Eugene version topped the French Singles Chart.
Music videos A music video for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" was released on 14 February 2020, it was directed by Naya visuals and it became the first Afrobeats music video to surpass 300 million views on YouTube. A video for the North African remix featuring ElGrande Toto was released on 4 November 2021. It was shot in Lagos and was directed by TG Omori, it surpassed 34 million views after a month of release on YouTube.
A performance video for the acoustic version was also released in 2020 and has since garnered 220 million views on YouTube.
Impact CKay's Spotify monthly listeners increased to over 34 million following the rising popularity of the song, it also has been subject to five remixes. Various covers performed around the world with different instruments and sung in a variety of languages most notably Hindi, French and Spanish have also been uploaded on social media platform attracting their own popularity, the song trended across TikTok and in the middle east and Asia, it also soundtracked over three million TikTok videos and was subject to many local variants.
The song is a sleeper hit. It first appeared on his 2019 extended play; however, it took two years from that appearance for the song to actually gain mass popularity from TikTok and other platforms.
Dance routine A dance routine for the song was created by TikToker Tracy Joseph, which has been used in several videos by people participating in the #Lovenwantitichallenge.
As of December 2021, "Love Nwantiti" is the most certified Afrobeats song. It also became the second song by a Nigerian artist to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200 after "Essence”.
Versions 2019: "Love Nwantiti" 2020: "Love Nwantiti" (Acoustic Version) 2020: "Love Nwantiti" (Remix) (featuring Joeboy and Kuami Eugene)
Collaborations "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" (Remix) (Digital Chocolate City / Warner) – 3:08 "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" (North African Remix) – CKay featuring ElGrandeToto – 2:15 "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" (French Remix) – CKay featuring Franglish – 2:15
Accolades Year Awards ceremony Award description(s) Results2020City People Music AwardBest Collabo of the Year2022Brit AwardsBest International Song2022BMI Awards LondonMost Performed International Song
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Chart (2020–2024) Peakposition Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) 58 Brazil (Top 100 Brasil) Note: In "SEMANA REFERÊNCIA" select 25/10/2021 - 29/10/2020. To access the full Top 100, click on "VER TOP 100 COMPLETO" and enter your name and email. Then enter the code you received by email. 97 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 5 Colombia (Promúsica) 19 Costa Rica (FONOTICA) 8 Denmark (Tracklisten) 6 Global 200 (Billboard) 2 Greece International (IFPI) 4 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 11 India International Singles (IMI) 1 Italy (FIMI) 20 Lebanon (OLT20) 12 Lithuania (AGATA) 12 Luxembourg (Billboard) 5 Malaysia (RIM) 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 2 Nigeria (TurnTable)14 Peru (UNIMPRO) 13 Romania (Radiomonitor) 8 Singapore (RIAS) 5 South Africa (RISA) 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 46 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 4 US Billboard Hot 100 26 US Afrobeats Songs (Billboard) 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 20 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 1 US Rolling Stone Top 100 9
+ Chart performance for "Love Nwantiti" by De La Ghetto Chart (2021) Peakposition
Year-end charts +2021 year-end chart performance for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Chart (2021) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 43 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 86 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 71 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 88 Denmark (Tracklisten) 64 France (SNEP) 11 Germany (Official German Charts) 59 Global 200 (Billboard) 102 Hungary (Single Top 40) 53 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 48 India International Singles (IMI) 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 10 Norway (VG-lista) 38 Portugal (AFP) 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 65 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 21 UK Singles (OCC) 58 +2022 year-end chart performance for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 169 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 101 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 35 Germany (Official German Charts) 89 Global 200 (Billboard) 17 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 74 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 29 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 98 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 17 UK Singles (OCC) 78 US Billboard Hot 100 55 US Afrobeats Songs (Billboard) 3 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 8
+2023 year-end chart performance for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Chart (2023) PositionHungary (Dance Top 40) 87
+2024 year-end chart performance for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Chart (2024) PositionHungary (Dance Top 40) 81
+2025 year-end chart performance for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Chart (2025) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 96
Certifications
Release history + Release history for "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" Region Date Format(s) Label Italy 1 October 2021 Contemporary hit radio United States 26 October 2021
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