Mwaki

"Mwaki"
Single by Zerb featuring Sofiya Nzau
from the EP Surrender
Language	Kikuyu
English title	"Fire"
Released	10 November 2023 (2023-11-10)
Genre	Progressive house [1]
Length	3:28
Label	Th3rd Brain
Songwriters	Matheus Zerbini Massa Sofiya Nzau
Producer	Zerb
Zerb singles chronology
"Use Somebody" (2023) "Mwaki" (2023) "Addicted" (2024)
Sofiya Nzau singles chronology
"Saufiya" (2023) "Mwaki" (2023) "Just Another Woman" (2023)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Mwaki" Chart (2023–2024) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 46 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [7] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9] 6 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) [10] 3 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11] 37 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [12] 7 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) [13] 8 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [14] 24 France (SNEP) [15] 50 Germany (GfK) [16] 25 Global Excl. US ( Billboard ) [17] 123 Greece International (IFPI) [18] 10 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [19] 6 Italy (FIMI) [20] 69 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [21] 9 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [22] 5 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [23] Tiësto's VIP Mix 88 Lithuania (AGATA) [24] 97 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [25] 17 Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [26] 15 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) [27] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [28] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [29] 19 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [30] 49 Portugal (AFP) [31] 38 Romania ( Billboard ) [32] 13 Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay) [33] 2 Romania (Romania TV Airplay) [34] 2 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [35] 9 San Marino Airplay (SMRTV Top 50) [36] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] 18 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) [38] 1 UK Singles Sales (OCC) [39] 56

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Mwaki" Chart (2023–2024) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [40] 4 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [41] 8 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [42] 37 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [43] 17 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [44] 13 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [45] Tiësto's VIP Mix 91 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [46] 22 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) [47] 1 Romania Airplay (TopHit) [48] 6 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [49] 12 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Mwaki" Chart (2024) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [50] 22 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [51] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [52] 22 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) [53] 2 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [54] 20 France (SNEP) [55] 170 Germany (GfK) [56] 45 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [57] 15 Italy (FIMI) [58] 100 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [59] 26 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [60] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [61] 37 Portugal (AFP) [62] 93 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [63] 26 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [64] 25

Certifications

Certifications for "Mwaki"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [65]	Platinum	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [66]	Platinum	100,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [67]	2× Platinum	4,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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