^ " 'One Dance'and its impact on Wizkid's career".^ "Nigeria: Wizkid's 'Come Closer' Video Hits Over a Million Views in 24 Hours".Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. On the night, the Nigerian took two of the most important awards-Artist of the Year and Song of the Year-along with the Best Male West Africa award. 2baba & DJ Jimmy Jatt handed over the trophy to Wizkid. In November the same year, the song was awarded AFRIMA 2017 Song of the Year. It is one of the most successful songs by an Afrobeats artist. In 2021, Wizkid extended his record as the first Nigerian, Platinum-certified artist in Canada, with Come Closer's second certification in the country. In August and November 2017, the song was certified Gold and Silver by Music Canada and the BPI respectively, making it his most commercially successful international single till date. The single peaked at number 54 on the Canadian Hot 100. The single peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Wizkid's first charting single as a lead artist, and the best-performing African record of 2017 at large. The song marked Wizkid's third official collaboration with Drake. The song was released as the third single from Wizkid's third studio album, Sounds from the Other Side, and was the album's most commercially successful track. Wizkid revealed the song was recorded in early 2016 at the same time as he and Drake's other collaborative single, " One Dance" (2016), which peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100. In September 2020, Wizkid became the First African artist to be certified Gold (both) as a featured and lead artist in the United States, as Come Closer sold 500,000 units. The song was released as the third single from Wizkid's third studio album, Sounds from the Other Side. " Come Closer" is a song by Nigerian singer Wizkid, featuring vocals from Canadian rapper Drake.
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