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Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ Hits Another Milestone In US
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Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ has entered the history books of record after the song was certified double platinum in the US.
- On September 2, 2021, Nigerian superstar, Wizkid’s released the leading single, ‘Essence’ and was recently certified Gold in the United States.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that on October 5, 2021, it was reported that ‘Essence,’ Wizkid and Tems’ summer banger has been certified platinum in the US. It also becomes the first African song to hit that milestone.
And on March 3, 2022, ‘Essence’ got certified double platinum in the US. This comes after it became the first Nigerian song to be certified platinum in the US.
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An album or single is certified platinum when it moves the equivalent of two million physical sales in the United States.
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This was revealed by Charts Data, via its Twitter account.
To be clear, this is the version that features only Tems, and peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, not the version which features Justin Bieber, and has since peaked at No. 10 on the same chart.
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