Soso (Omah Lay song)

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"Soso"
Single by Omah Lay
from the album Boy Alone
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022
Genre Afrobeats
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tempoe
Omah Lay singles chronology
"Attention"
(2022)
"Soso"
(2022)
"Reason"
(2023)
Music video
"Soso" on YouTube

"Soso" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by Nigerian singer Omah Lay released by KeyQaad as the second single from Lay's debut studio album, Boy Alone , on 15 July 2022. [1] [2] The song was written by Omah Lay and Tempoe who also produced the song. [3] In "Soso" Lay sings about his struggles with mental health and depression. [1] A remix featuring Puerto Rican singer Ozuna was released in 2023. [4] [5]

Contents

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Soso"
Chart (2022–2024)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [6] 194
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 79
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 50) [8] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 52
Portugal (AFP) [10] 196
UK Afrobeats Singles (OCC) [11] 13
US Afrobeats Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 12

Certifications

Certifications for "Soso"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Platinum80,000
France (SNEP) [14] Platinum200,000
Portugal (AFP) [15] Platinum10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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