"No Candle No Light" | ||||
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Single by Zayn featuring Nicki Minaj | ||||
from the album Icarus Falls | ||||
Released | 15 November 2018 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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"No Candle No Light" on YouTube |
"No Candle No Light" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Zayn featuring the American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on 15 November 2018 by RCA Records,as the sixth and final single from his second studio album Icarus Falls (2018). [1]
On 14 November 2018,Zayn shared on Twitter a teaser for the song with only the word "Thursday" spelled out on the screen and Minaj's signature "Young Money" in the background. [2]
The Fader called the song a "tropical house bop" and compared its synths to those in "Sorry" by Justin Bieber. [3] Rolling Stone called the track an EDM-pop exploration of "romantic frustration". [4] Exclaim! noted the song's "booming EDM beat with Zayn's trademark emotional croon",and pointed out that Minaj sings instead of rapping. [5]
Complex noted the song's "cigarette-assisted cover art",which shows Malik holding a cigarette to his mouth. [6]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [8] | 95 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [9] | 10 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [10] | 6 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 4 |
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [12] | 49 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 15 November 2018 | RCA | [13] [14] | |
United States | 20 November 2018 | Contemporary hit radio | [15] |