"Sexual" (also known as "Sensual" in censored versions) is a song by Swedish collective Neiked featuring vocals from English singer Dyo. It was released for digital download on 26 August 2016 through Neiked Collective, Casablanca Records, Polydor Records and Republic Records.
Composition "Sexual" is a high-energy pop track and has been described as having elements of funk.
Critical reception 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".
Commercial performance 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. On its fifteen-week on the chart, dated 15 December 2016, the song moved to number five, becoming Dyo's fourth top five hit. 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. It met a huge success in some European countries, peaking the top ten in Spain, Belgium and Norway.
Interpolations and remixes Maroon 5 Maroon 5's 2017 single "What Lovers Do" contains interpolations of "Sexual", so Victor Rådström, Elina Stridh and Dyo are credited as songwriters.
Oliver Nelson Remix 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".
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Sexual" Chart (2016–17) Peakposition Denmark (Tracklisten) 22 France (SNEP) 23Netherlands (Global Top 40)39Netherlands (Tipparade)1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6 Norway (VG-lista) 9
Year-end charts +Year-end chart rankings for "Sexual" Chart (2016) Position Australia (ARIA) 81 Netherlands (Global Top 40) 98 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 51 Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA) 96 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 63 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 61 France (SNEP) 150 Spain Airplay (PROMUSICAE) 8 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 58 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 76
Certifications
Release history CountryDateFormatLabelVarious 26 August 2016 Digital download Various releases for digital single of "Once in a While": For Brazil: For Japan: For New Zealand: For the UK: For the US: Italy 2 September 2016 Contemporary hit radio Universal United States 8 November 2016 Rhythmic contemporary Republic
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