Pinacolada (song)

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"PINACOLADA"
PINACOLADA.jpeg
Single by Thisizlondon, Ayra Starr, 6LACK
Released15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
Genre Afropop
Length2:04
Label
  • Rogue Collective
  • LVRN
Songwriter(s) Michael Hunter, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, Ricardo Valentine, Yinka Bankole
Producer(s)
  • Thisizlondon
  • Fwdslxsh
  • AoD
Thisizlondon singles chronology
"PINACOLADA"
(2024)

"Pinacolada" is a song by Nigerian record producer Thisizlondon, released on 15 August 2024 through Rogue Collective, under exclusive license to Love Renaissance. [1] The single features guest appearances from Ayra Starr, and 6lack. "Pinacolada" was produced by Thisizlondon, Fwdslxsh, and AoD for Rogue Collective and LVRN. The song debuted at number 15 on Nigeria's Official Nigeria Top 100 on 26 August 2024, [2] and debuted at number 16 on Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs for the week of 31 August 2024. [3]

Contents

Background

A month after the release of "Pinacolada", LVRN CEO and co-founder Tunde Balogun, spoke with Billboard, on the signing of London (now. Thisizlondon) and his forthcoming project to be released through LVRN. “We’re excited to welcome ThisizLondon to the family. He’s one of the most talented producers to emerge from the continent, and I’ve been a fan for a while,” he added “My team and I are eager to support him on his musical journey.” Before the single's release, London signed an exclusive publishing deal with LVRN. [4]

Commercial performance

On 25 August 2024, "Pinacolada" debuted at number 10 on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart. [5] On 26 August 2024, it peaked at number 5 on Nigeria radio, [6] number 15 on Nigeria's Official Nigeria Top 100 songs, [2] and number 12 on Nigeria's Top Afro-Pop Songs. [7] On 31 August 2024, it debuted at number 16 on Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs. [3]

Rankings

Select rankings of PINACOLADA
PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard Billboard's Afrobeats Fresh Picks of August 2024
5
[8]

Charts

Chart performance for "PINACOLADA"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
NG Official Top 100 ( TurnTable )15
NG Top Afro-POP Songs ( TurnTable )12
NG Official Radio Songs ( TurnTable )5
US Afrobeats (Billboard)16
UK Afrobeats (OCC) [9] 10

Release history

Release history for "PINACOLADA"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various15 August 2024
  • Rogue Collective
  • LVRN

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