Oyi (song)

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"Oyi"
Official Cover for Flavour's Oyi Remix Single.jpg
Single by Flavour N'abania featuring Tiwa Savage
from the album Uplifted
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2012
Genre R&B, highlife
Length3:20
Label 2nite Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Flavour N'abania singles chronology
"Odiro Easy"
(2011)
"Oyi"
(2012)
"Kwarikwa (Remix)"
(2012)
Music video
"Oyi Remix" on YouTube

"Oyi" is a song by Nigerian singer Flavour N'abania. It was featured on the singer's second studio album, Uplifted (2010), and was released on June 22, 2011. Singer Tiwa Savage contributes vocals to the official remix of "Oyi". [1] [2]

Contents

Background and music video

Flavour N'abania and Tiwa Savage composed the remix of "Oyi". Before the song's music video was released, Flavour promoted the song on Twitter. [3] Savage recorded her own version of the song prior to recording the official remix with Flavour. A Nigerian studio served as the location for the "Oyi" (Remix) music video. Unnamed places in Nigeria were also used for filming the original version. [4] [5]

Accolades

The remix of "Oyi" was nominated for Best R&B Single at The Headies 2011. The song's music video won Best R&B Video at the 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards.

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oyi (Remix)"Flavour N'abania and Tiwa Savage3:20
2."Oyi (Remix) (Tiwa Savage remix)"Tiwa Savage [6] 1:45

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