Since its release in 2022, Rema’s Calm down and its remix featuring American popsinger Selena Gomez has been a worldwide hit. The song has been on an amazing slide, topping charts and making history. It was the most played song on Spotify in 2022 and It has received 5 platinum certifications, 6 gold certifications, 1 diamond certification and 1 silver certification.
As at March 2023, the song hit 400million views on YouTube, Rema became the first African artist to hit that milestone on the platform.
Calm down became the first No 1 hit on the world first regional streaming chart,the official MENA(Middle, East and North Africa) chart,for this he won an acknowledgement by the Guinness World Records earning a Guinness World Records title.
In May 2023, Calm down stood at 388,000,000 streams on Spotify, while it’s remix had 717,572,920 streams.
Rema became the first Nigerian Pop Artiste to reach No.1 on US Pop Radio with the song Calm down.
Calm down has given Rema his first entry into the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and it is currently the longest charting Afrobeats song in Billboard 100 history.
Recently, US star Selena Gomez has expressed her gratitude to the singer for featuring her on the remix of calm down on a post she made July 2,2023.
“This man has changed my life forever. Rema thank you for choosing me to be a part of one of the biggest songs in the world,love you forever.”
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