Wanna Take This Downtown?

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Wanna Take This Downtown?
Wanna Take This Downtown%3F EP Cover.jpg
EP by
Niki
Released17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Genre
Length11:06
Label
Producer
Niki chronology
Zephyr
(2018)		Wanna Take This Downtown?
(2019)		 Moonchild
(2020)
Singles from Wanna Take This Downtown?
  1. "Lowkey"
    Released: 24 April 2019

Wanna Take This Downtown? (stylized in all lowercase) is the second EP by Indonesian singer-songwriter Niki. It was released on 17 May 2019, through 88rising and 12Tone.

Contents

Background

In 2017, Niki signed with the American record label 88rising. [2] The following year, she released her debut EP, Zephyr . [3] After its release, she began working on new music, including "Sugarplum Elegy," which came out in December 2018. [4]

In April 2019, she released the song "Lowkey". [5] [6] After its release, she continued writing new songs, which eventually led to the creation of a four-song EP. [7] In an interview with Kompas , she stated that the EP came together unexpectedly, as she initially planned to release only "Lowkey," but ended up writing "Urs" the following week. [8] [9]

Critical reception

Robin Murray from Clash stated, "Blending R&B with elements of her own heritage, the new EP marks a remarkable comeback. Combining both classic and experimental R&B influences, the EP is infused with a deeply personal touch, thanks to her honest and candid lyricism". [1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify. [10]

Wanna Take This Downtown? track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lowkey"
2:51
2."Urs"Zefanya
  • Niki
  • Jimmie Gutch
2:37
3."Move!"
  • Hill
  • Palmer
2:36
4."Odds"Zefanya
  • Niki
  • Gutch
3:03
Total length:11:06
Notes

References

  1. 1 2 Muuray, Robin (20 May 2019). "NIKI Surges Into New Territory On 'wanna take this downtown?'". Clash . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "How Nicole Zefanya became NIKI". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  3. ↑ "NIKI Shines on Debut Project 'Zephyr'". Complex. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. ↑ Rudas, Matthew (6 December 2019). "NIKI Welcomes the Winter With the Bittersweet Ballad "Sugarplum Elegy"". Ones to Watch . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Liotta, Edoardo (24 April 2019). "NIKI's Single 'lowkey' Could Be the Summer's Sweetest Hookup Anthem". Vice . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. ↑ MissRoshni (2019-04-25). "#Music: Niki gives you 'LowKey'". Blog. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  7. ↑ Saraswati, Dyah Paramita. "'wanna take this downtown?' Mini Album Tak Sengaja NIKI". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  8. ↑ Sembiring, Ira (2 July 2019). "Niki Zefanya "Tak Sengaja" Bikin Album Wanna Take This Downtown?". Kompas . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Gwee, Karen (2020-09-14). "NIKI: "In the beginning I was obsessed with being this 'R&B princess'"". NME. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  10. ↑ "wanna take this downtown?' - NIKI". Spotify.
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