"Kehlani" is a song by British rapper and singer Jordan Adetunji, released on 19 May 2024. Named after the American singer Kehlani, it went viral on the video-sharing site TikTok and is considered Adetunji's breakout hit.
Background Within the first three days of its release, the song collected over 115,000 official on-demand streams in the United States. On 23 May 2024, Kehlani posted two videos on TikTok featuring her lip-syncing to the song. The song has since gained significant popularity on the platform. Jordan Adetunji has stated:
Making a song about Kehlani was a no brainer to me, her confidence and huge cultural impact is something I love! I love confidence. Especially when people do things that put themselves out there, doing things out the norm and showing huge ambition. When I made the track in my room I posted the snippet and when I seen the hype I recorded a new verse and dropped it everywhere within two days after! It made so much sense for me to get this song out asap.
Composition The song contains a simple drill beat and a sample of "Potential" by Summer Walker, over which Jordan Adetunji sings in fast-paced R&B vocals. In addition to Kehlani, he references South African singer Tyla's breakout hit "Water" in the lyrics.
Remix
On 2 August 2024, Adetunji released a remix of "Kehlani" featuring Kehlani. The release included a music video with both artists. +Awards and nominations for "Kehlani (Remix)"OrganizationYearCategoryResultGrammy Awards2025Best Melodic Rap Performance
Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Kehlani" Chart (2024) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 23 Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) 4 France (SNEP) 172 Lithuania (AGATA) 36 Luxembourg (Billboard) 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 73 + Chart performance for "Kehlani" (Remix) Chart (2024) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 9
Year-end charts + 2024 year-end chart performance for "Kehlani" Chart (2024) Position Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) 34 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 94 Global 200 (Billboard) 183 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 95 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 30 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard) 37 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 41 + 2025 year-end chart performance for "Kehlani" Chart (2025) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 62 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard) 13
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