Morning (Teyana Taylor and Kehlani song)

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"Morning"
Teyana Taylor - Morning.png
Single by Teyana Taylor and Kehlani
from the album The Album
ReleasedNovember 1, 2019
Length4:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Baruch "MIXX" Nembhard
  • Louis Gold
  • Tune Da Rula
Teyana Taylor singles chronology
"How You Want It?"
(2019)
"Morning"
(2019)
"We Got Love"
(2019)
Kehlani singles chronology
"Ride"
(2019)
"Morning"
(2019)
"You Know Wassup"
(2019)

"Morning" is a song by American singer-songwriters Teyana Taylor and Kehlani. It was released on November 1, 2019 with a music video directed by Taylor. It is the second track after "How You Want It?" on Taylor's third album titled The Album. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Charts

Chart performance for "Morning"
Chart (2019)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 27
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [10] 23
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [11] 50
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [12] 95

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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