Wizkid’s “Essence” Featuring Tems is Now the Most Shazamed Song in the U.S
Wizkid’s groundbreaking single, ‘Essence’ featuring Tems is now the most searched song on a music search platform, Shazam.
Earlier, Shazam’s official Twitter page disclosed:
“Big congrats to @wizkidayo!! #Essence is now the most Shazamed song in the United States.”
The song achieved this feat by climbing 28 places, from 44. In less than a year, Wizkid’s “Essence” becomes the second African song to hit a milestone on Shazam.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, Master KG’s “Jerusalema” became the most Shazamed song in the world.
“Essence,” a duet with Nigerian newcomer Tems from last year’s Made In Lagos LP, is WizKid’s biggest hit in America since “One Dance.”
WizKid has returned to the middle of the Hot 100 a couple of times since his spotlight moment alongside Drake, first as a featured artist on Tinie Tempah’s “Mamacita” and then on Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl.” But this latest track is the first time he’s cracked the chart as a lead artist, and it appears to be on a collision course with the top 10.
“Essence” reached a new peak of #16 last week after Justin Bieber jumped on a new remix of the track, which has been tacked on to the new deluxe version of Made In Lagos that dropped last Friday.
Congratulations Wizkid and Tems. We are rooting for more wins.