Motivation (Normani song)

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"Only the most iconic MTV Video Music Awards performances go down as important historical events, and guess what? Normani just joined the ranks of Britney Spears and that snake, Lady Gaga covered in blood, and Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement with her unreal performance of "Motivation."

— Cosmopolitan discussing Normani's MTV Video Music Award performance [77]

The song was additionally performed at Jingle Ball in 2019. [78] Normani closed out the 9th Annual Streamy Awards with a rendition of "Motivation". [79]

Accolades

"Motivation"
Normani - Motivation.png
Single by Normani
ReleasedAugust 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ilya
Normani singles chronology
"Dancing with a Stranger"
(2019)		"Motivation"
(2019)		"Diamonds"
(2020)
21 Savage singles chronology
"Floating"
(2019)		"Motivation (Savage Remix)"
(2019)		"Immortal"
(2019)
YearAwardCategoryResult
2019 Soul Train Music Awards [80] Best Dance Performance Nominated
W Magazine Award [81] Song of The Summer That Was Released Too LateWon
Dance Magazine Awards [82] Best Music VideoNominated
2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards [83] Favorite Music Video choreographyNominated
NAACP Image Awards [84] Outstanding Song - ContemporaryNominated
NME Awards [85] Best Music VideoNominated
MTV Video Music Award [86] Best ChoreographyNominated

Cover versions and usage in media

The synth-pop group Muna released an official cover of "Motivation" in 2019. [87] Brie Larson also shared a rendition of the song to her Instagram. [88] [89] The X Factor: Celebrity formed girl group V5 covered the song on the first season of the show. [90] Furthermore singer Nia Correia recreated Normani's 2019 MTV Video Music Award performance of the song on the American Spanish-language television show Tu cara me suena. [91]

"Motivation" was included on an episode of the sixth series of Love Island. [92] The song also appeared in the Pandora Radio TV commercial, "Be You: Afternoon" (2019). [93] Jeff Goldblum went viral after he put on an impromptu dance performance to the song at an LGBTQ New Orleans Pride Parade while taping an episode of his National Geographic show The World According to Jeff Goldblum for Disney+. [94] [95] Stephen "tWitch" Boss and his then pregnant wife Allison Holker conducted a dance routine to "Motivation" as part of his guest hosting gig for The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [96]

The song was played during an episode of the first season of the Lena Waithe comedy series Twenties on BET. [97] It was also used during the swimsuit competition segment of Miss Universe 2019. [98] In 2020, it was featured in the Netflix movie Work It. [99] Lil Nas X recreated a scene from the "Motivation" music video that he posted on social media. [100] Furthermore, a photograph of Sasha Obama wearing an outfit that heavily resembles the outfit Normani wore in the music video for the single went viral and sparked a social media debate. [101] [102]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [103]

Charts

Chart performance for "Motivation"
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [104] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [105] 40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [106] 24
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [107] 11
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [108] 29
Colombia (National-Report) [109] 73
Croatia (HRT) [110] 84
France (SNEP) [111] 59
Greece (IFPI) [112] 22
Ireland (IRMA) [113] 20
Lithuania (AGATA) [114] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [115] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [116] 55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [117] 22
Portugal (AFP) [118] 68
Romania (Airplay 100) [119] 52
Scotland (OCC) [120] 20
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [121] 63
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [122] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [123] 27
US Billboard Hot 100 [124] 33
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [125] 22
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [126] 9
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [127] 15
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [128] 30
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [129] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [130] Platinum70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [131] Diamond160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [132] Gold40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [133] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [134] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [135] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 16, 2019 [12]
Australia Contemporary hit radio [136]
United StatesAugust 20, 2019 [137]
CanadaAugust 21, 2019 Sony Music Canada [138]

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