Calm Down is a song from Rema’s debut studio album Rave & Roses which was released in 2022
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has made another mark globally after his hit song ‘Calm Down,’ ranked as the most shazamed song of 2023.
The song apart from this, also made history as the first African song to top the Global Shazam Year-End list.
To achieve this feat, ‘Calm Down’ beat Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Bloody Mary’ which ranked second and third respectively.
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Meanwhile, a remix of the song featuring Selena Gomez has been ranked number 12 most streamed song in the world on Apple Music in 2023.
It is ranked the No.45 most-streamed song of 2023 in the U.S. on Apple Music.
Rema also records the most appearances for an African artiste on the 2023 Billboard Year-End Charts (34), including artistes’ year-end charts, airplay, albums, and song chart entries.
‘Calm Down’ is a song from Rema’s debut studio album Rave & Roses. It was released on 11 February 2022, through Jonzing World and Mavin as the album’s second single.