Keep It Mello

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"Keep It Mello"
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Single by Marshmello featuring Omar LinX
from the album Joytime
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)
Genre
Length4:03
Label Joytime Collective
Songwriter(s) Omar Guzman, Marshmello [2]
Marshmello singles chronology
"Keep It Mello"
(2016)
"Colour"
(2016)
Music video
"Keep It Mello" on YouTube

"Keep It Mello" is a song by American electronic music producer and DJ Marshmello featuring Mexican-Canadian rapper Omar LinX, it was released on January 8, 2016, as lead single from Marshmello's debut studio album Joytime . [3]

Contents

Composition

The song is written in the key of F Minor, with a tempo of 142 beats per minute. [4]

Music video

An accompanying music video was released on April 8, 2016. The video cameoed by Dillon Francis, Mija, Getter, Ookay, and Borgore. According to a description by staffs of Billboard, it features as "traces its cartoonish protagonist and LinX on a journey from the convenience store to a star-studded backyard party." And marks "by marshmallow pong games and toasts". [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Keep It Mello"
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 25

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Keep It Mello"
Chart (2016)Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [7] 81

Certifications

Certifications for "Keep It Mello"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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