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]

Accolades

Award and nominations for "Moonlight"
YearCeremonyAwardResultRef.
2023 WME Awards Latin American SongNominated [4]

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. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Moonlight"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [6] 29
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 64
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] 74
Lithuania (AGATA) [9] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 26
Portugal (AFP) [11] 162
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 95
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 25
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [15] 31

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Moonlight"
Chart (2023)Position
Global 200 (Billboard) [16] 131
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [17] 53

Certifications

Certification for "Moonlight"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [18] 2× Diamond320,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [19]
Sped Up Viral 		Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [20] 2× Platinum160,000‡
France (SNEP) [21] Gold100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [22] 2× Platinum+Gold350,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] Platinum30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [24] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [25] Gold5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [26] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [28] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡
Streaming
Central America (CFC) [29] Platinum7,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for "Moonlight"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousFebruary 23, 2023 Geffen [2]
United StatesApril 25, 2023 Rhythmic contemporary radio [30]

References

  1. ↑ "Review: Kali Uchis' new single 'Moonlight' is a heavenly dreamscape".
  2. 1 2 Daly, Rhian (February 24, 2023). "Kali Uchis Shares Sultry New Single 'Moonlight'". udiscovermusic. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Caraab, Sophie (April 22, 2023). "Kali Uchis Delivers Sultry "Moonlight" Music Video". Hypebeast . Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Stramasso, Carolina (December 15, 2023). "WME 2023: Veja a lista completa de vencedoras!" [WME 2023: See the complete list of winners!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). POPline. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Saikia, Rishiraj (August 23, 2023). "COLORs: What is it about?" . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2023 23-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. June 9, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kali Uchis – Moonlight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Kali Uchis – Moonlight". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kali Uchis Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Sped Up Viral – Moonlight (Kali Uchis)" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight". Music Canada . Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  21. ↑ "French single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved October 18, 2023.Type Kali Uchis in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Moonlight in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight". Radioscope. Retrieved January 10, 2025.Type Moonlight in the "Search:" field.
  24. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 27, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Moonlight in the search box.
  25. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  27. ↑ "British single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  28. ↑ "American single certifications – Kali Uchis – Moonlight". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana . Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Top 40/Rhythmic Future Releases". all access music group. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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