Buga (song)

"Buga"
Single by Kizz Daniel featuring Tekno
from the album Maverick
Released4 May 2022 (2022-05-04)
Genre
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kizz Daniel singles chronology
"Lie"
(2021) 		"Buga"
(2022) 		"Cough (Odo)"
(2022)
Tekno singles chronology
"Jinja"
(2022) 		"Buga"
(2022) 		"Full Current (That's My Baby)"
(2022)
Music video
"Buga" on YouTube

Buga is a song by Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel. Featuring vocals from fellow Nigerian singer Tekno, it was released on 4 May 2022 through Flyboy I.N.C and Empire Distribution as the second single from Daniel's fourth studio album Maverick (2023) and was produced by Reward Beatz, Blaisebeatz, and Yung Willis.[2] The song reached No. 1 on Apple Music's Nigeria Top 100 chart three days after its release,[3][4] and topped the TurnTable Top 100 for seven weeks and ultimately emerging as the year's leading song. With a record-breaking 57.9 million streams, it achieved the highest streaming numbers ever in a single calendar year in Nigeria. It later became the most Shazamed song in the world after claiming the No. 1 spot in 13 countries.[5] In addition to topping the streaming charts, "Buga" secured top-five positions in both radio and TV impressions.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Music in Africa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Eze, Chinelo (5 May 2022). "Kizz Daniel And Tekno Drop New Collaboration 'Buga'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ Tenadu, Nana (6 May 2022). "Kizz Daniel And Tekno's 'Buga' Tops Apple Music's Top 100: Nigeria Chart". Unorthodox Reviews. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ Afeez, Ademoye (6 May 2022). "Kizz Daniel & Tekno's 'Buga' Becomes No. 1 Song In Nigeria, SEE DETAILS". NotJustOk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ^ Tenadu, Nana (16 May 2022). "Kizz Daniel's 'Buga' is the Most Shazamed Song in The World". Unorthodox Reviews. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  6. ^ Oriowo, Ayomide (26 December 2022). "Kizz Daniel's "Buga (Lo Lo Lo)" with Tekno is the No. 1 Song of 2022 in Nigeria, Asake Dominates the Top Ten with Four Entries". TurnTable Top 100. Retrieved 8 November 2024.