295 (song)

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"295"
Single by Sidhu Moose Wala
from the album Moosetape
Language Punjabi
ReleasedJuly 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)
Recorded2021
Genre Progressive hip hop Conscious hip hop
Label Sidhu Moose Wala
Songwriter(s) Sidhu Moose Wala
Producer(s) The Kidd
Sidhu Moose Wala singles chronology
"Calaboose"
(2020)
"295"
(2021)
"IDGAF"
(2022)
Music video
"295" on YouTube

"295" is a song recorded by Punjabi singer-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, released on 14 July 2021. [1] The song was written by Sidhu Moose Wala and produced by The Kidd and was featured on his third studio album Moosetape (2021). This song matched with his death date 29/5

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Commercial performance

"295" peaked at the 62nd position in the Canadian Hot 100 and 37th in the New Zealand Hot 40 Singles chart.

In June 2022, following Moose Wala's death, "295" reached 154th in the Billboard Global 200 [2] and 73rd in the Billboard Global Excl. US. [3] It was the first Punjabi artist that entered the Billboard Global 200. [1]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "295"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 62
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [5] 154
India (Billboard) [6] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 37

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