Moonlight (Kali Uchis song)

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"Moonlight"
Kali Uchis Moonlight.png
Single by Kali Uchis
from the album Red Moon in Venus
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2023
Genre Neo soul [1]
Length3:07
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kali Uchis singles chronology
"I Wish You Roses"
(2023)
"Moonlight"
(2023)
"Muñekita"
(2023)
Music video
"Moonlight" on YouTube

"Moonlight" is a song by American singer Kali Uchis. It was released on February 23, 2023 as the second and final single from her third studio album, Red Moon in Venus . [2]

Contents

Background

On November 20, 2022, Uchis first teased "Moonlight" through her TikTok account.[ citation needed ]

Music video

The official music video was officially released on April 20, 2023, a date associated with cannabis-oriented celebrations, which could be a parallelism to the song's lyrics. It was directed by Colin Tilley and Sarah McColgan. [3]

Virality

In August 2023, the song received viral media attention after being featured in various edited clips depicting an anime boy turning into a girl from the music video for "Colors" by Hiroyuki Sawano and Motohiro Hata. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Moonlight"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [5] 29
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 64
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [7] 74
Lithuania (AGATA) [8] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 26
Portugal (AFP) [10] 162
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 95
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 25
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [14] 31

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Moonlight"
Chart (2023)Position
Global 200 (Billboard) [15] 131
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [16] 53

Certifications

Certification for "Moonlight"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [17] Diamond160,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [18]
sped up viral
Gold20,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [19] 2× Platinum+Gold350,000
Poland (ZPAV) [20] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [22] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for "Moonlight"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousFebruary 23, 2023 Geffen [2]
United StatesApril 25, 2023 Rhythmic contemporary radio [23]

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