"Nights Like This" | ||||
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Single by Kehlani featuring Ty Dolla Sign | ||||
from the album While We Wait | ||||
Released | January 10, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Sir Nolan | |||
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Ty Dolla $ign singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Nights Like This" on YouTube |
"Nights Like This" is a song by American singer Kehlani featuring Ty Dolla Sign. It was released on January 10,2019,on Zane Lowe's World Record on Beats 1,as the lead single from their mixtape While We Wait . [1] The song has surpassed over 550 million streams on Spotify as of February 2024.
"Nights Like This" was announced by Kehlani via their Instagram on January 7,2019. [2] The song was written by Kehlani,Nolan Lambroza and Ty Dolla Sign and produced by Sir Nolan.
The song's lyrics dissect a failed relationship,in which Kehlani questions the intentions of their former lover,a girl who is alluded to as being bisexual. Ty Dolla Sign's verse describes the perspective of the male referred to in the song. [3]
The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 10,2019,on Kehlani's YouTube account,and as of August 2023 it has surpassed over 55 million views on YouTube. [4]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [21] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [22] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [23] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [25] | 3×Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | January 10,2019 | [26] |
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