Levels (NorthSideBenji song)

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"Levels"
Levels 2019.jpg
Single by NorthSideBenji
Released25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
Genre Canadian hip hop
Label Music 4 Life
Songwriter(s) NorthSideBenji, Houdini
Producer(s) DanberryBeatz
NorthSideBenji singles chronology
"Confessions"
(2017)
"Levels"
(2019)
"Frienemy"
(2019)
Music video
"Levels" on YouTube

"Levels" is a song by Canadian rapper NorthSideBenji, featuring Houdini. It was released as a single on January 25, 2019. [1] in which it speaks of the heart of getting out of their current circumstances and living a life of "Caviar Dreams". [2] It was featured on his debut EP, "Caviar Dreams". [1]

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Levels" Jadin Watson, Dimarjio JenkinsDanberryBeatz2:34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [3] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 Cruz, Josephine (January 30, 2019). "NorthSideBenji Reaches New "Levels" with His Latest Music Video". Complex .
  2. "NorthSideBenji enlists Houdini for the "Levels" video". HipHopCanada. February 3, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. "Canadian single certifications – NorthSideBenji". Music Canada . Retrieved November 6, 2020.