"Unavailable" is a song by Nigerian singer Davido. It features vocals by South African singer Musa Keys and was released on 11 April 2023, as the second single his fourth studio album Timeless (2023). "Unavailable" peaked at number 1 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart for five weeks and reached number 3 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. On 12 May 2023, Davido released an extended play of five remixed versions of the track. "Unavailable" was nominated at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance.
Background The song features complementary vocals by South African singer Musa Keys and was co-produced by Ragee and Magicsticks. On the day of the album's release, Davido launched a dance challenge on TikTok, which has received over 600,000 posts. The official music video for "Unavailable" was directed by Dammy Twitch and filmed in South Africa. A remix of "Unavailable", featuring Major Lazer, was released on 11 August. Another remix of the song was released on 18 August, and features a rap verse by American rapper Latto.
Composition Afrocritik defined "Unavailable" as "a tightly-controlled, message-filled, highly danceable club tune".
Commercial performance The song debuted at number eight on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and at 13 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales. The song also made it to Spotify's 2023 Songs of Summer predictions.
Track listing and formats One-track digital single "Unavailable" – 2:49
Five-track digital single "Unavailable" (sped up version) – 2:22 "Unavailable" (sped up faster version) – 2:11 "Unavailable" (slowed down version) – 3:24 "Unavailable" (instrumental version) – 2:49 "Unavailable" (a cappella version) – 2:59
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Spotify. Davido – vocals, songwriting Musa Keys – vocals, songwriting Ragee – production Magicsticks – co-producer
Charts + Weekly chart performance for "Unavailable" Chart (2023–2024) Peakposition France (SNEP) 134 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 19Nigeria (TurnTable Top 50) 2 Suriname (Nationale Top 40) 4 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 3
Certifications
Release history +Release history and formats for "Unavailable" Region Date Format Label Various 11 April 2023
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