Levels (Sidhu Moose Wala song)

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"Levels"
Single by Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton
LanguagePunjabi and English
Released25 May 2022 (2022-05-25)
Genre
Length3:52
Label Sidhu Moose Wala
Songwriter(s) Sidhu Moose Wala
Sunny Malton
Producer(s) The Kidd
Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Sunny Malton singles chronology
"The Last Ride"
(2022)
"Levels"
(2022)
"SYL"
(2022)
Music video
"Levels" on YouTube

"Levels" is a song by Indian rapper-singer Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Canadian rapper Sunny Malton. The song was written by him and was released four days before his assassination on 29 May 2022 in a village named Jawarkhe near his village Moosa. [1]

Contents

Lyrical content

In the song, Sidhu speaks about his personal feuds with singers who he made famous such as Prem Dhillon, Nseeb and his old rivals like Karan Aujla and Babbu Maan. [2]

Commercial performance

It received over 200,000,000 views on Youtube. [3]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Levels"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)32
Global Excl. US ( Billboard )195
India (Billboard)4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)15
UK Asian (Official Charts Company)1

Certifications

Certifications for "Levels"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [4] Platinum80,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Moose Wala murder: 8 shooters, who killed the singer, identified, say sources". Hindustan Times. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/trending/watch-viral-video-of-dancers-doing-bhangra-on-sidhu-moosewalas-levels-is-too-good-to-miss-417444".{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  3. LEVELS - Official Video | Sidhu Moose Wala ft Sunny Malton | The Kidd , retrieved 6 May 2023
  4. "Canadian single certifications – Sidhu Moose Wala & Sunny Malton – Levels". Music Canada . Retrieved 17 September 2023.