| "Lonely at the Top" | ||||
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| Single by Asake and H.E.R. | ||||
| from the album Work of Art | ||||
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| Released | 15 November 2023 | |||
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| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | YBNL | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ahmed Ololade Asake | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Ahmed Ololade Asake | |||
| Producer(s) | Blaisebeatz | |||
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"Lonely at the Top" is a song by Nigerian artist Asake from his second studio album Work of Art (2023). The song was released on 16 June 2023, through YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution. It was the first song to hit 100 million streams on Audiomack.[1] As of September 2023, the song was the longest-running number-one song on Nigerian Radio Chart.[2] It was also number one on the TurnTable Official Top 100, an aggregate chart that combines TV, radio and streaming platforms. It spent 12 weeks at number one.[3] It was also one of the most streamed songs on Spotify in Nigeria.[4]
It was also the most searched song of 2023 in Nigeria.[5]
On 15 November 2023, a remix of the song with American R&B singer H.E.R. was released. In April 2024, British rapper Stormzy sampled the song in his track "Cry No More", featuring British rapper Headie One.[6]
- ^ Adebiyi, Adeayo (7 November 2023). "Asake makes history as 'Lonely At The Top' reaches 100 million Audiomack streams". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Adebiyi, Adeayo. "'Lonely At The Top' becomes joint longest #1 song on Nigerian Radio chart". Pulse.ng. Pulse. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Anazia, Daniel. "Asake's lonely at the top is Nigeria's all-time longest No.1 song". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Elimian, Godfrey. "Spotify Wrapped: Asake, Davido, Arya Starr dominate Nigeria's music scene in 2023". Technext. Technext. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ BBC News Pidgin. "Peter Obi, 'Lonely at the top', Mohbad - Wetin Nigerians search for pass for 2023". BBC News Pidgin. BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Nigerian Bulletin. "Nigerian Fans Ecstatic Over Stormzy's Use of Asake's Song in Latest Track". Nigerian Bulletin. Nigerian Bulletin. Retrieved 2 May 2024.