"Sexual" | ||||
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![]() Original artwork. The iTunes artwork depicts the same picture, pixellated. [1] | ||||
Single by Neiked featuring Dyo | ||||
from the album Best of Hard Drive | ||||
Released | 26 August 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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Length | 3:08 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Victor Rådström | |||
Neiked singles chronology | ||||
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Dyo singles chronology | ||||
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"Sexual" (also known as "Sensual" in censored versions [4] ) is a song by Swedish collective Neiked featuring vocals from English singer Dyo. [5] It was released for digital download on 26 August 2016 through Neiked Collective, Casablanca Records, Polydor Records and Republic Records. [6] [7]
"Sexual" is a high-energy pop track and has been described as having elements of funk. [8]
Mike Wass of Idolator described the song as a "future hit" and claimed that Dyo's vocals sounded like "Kiiara [if she] took a handful of happy pills". [9]
The song was a commercial success in the United Kingdom and Australia. On the UK Singles Chart dated 8 September 2016, the song debuted at number 83. Eight weeks later, on the chart dated 3 November 2016, the song rose to number 6, becoming Neiked's first top ten hit, and Dyo's fifth. [10] On its fifteen-week on the chart, dated 15 December 2016, the song moved to number five, becoming Dyo's fourth top five hit. [11] On the Australian Singles Chart dated 6 November 2016, "Sexual" debuted at number 33. On the chart dated 21 November 2016, it rose to number four, where it peaked. [12]
Maroon 5's 2017 single "What Lovers Do" contains interpolations of "Sexual", therefore Victor Rådström, Elina Stridh and Dyo are credited as songwriters. [13] [ unreliable source ]
In response to the Oliver Nelson remix of the song, Perez Hilton described the song as "killer" and that he predicted it was "soon to be burning up dancefloors worldwide". [14] [ unreliable source? ]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [47] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [48] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [50] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [51] | Platinum | 133,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [52] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [53] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [55] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [56] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 26 August 2016 | Digital download |
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Italy | 2 September 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [59] |
United States | 8 November 2016 | Rhythmic contemporary | Republic | [60] |