Wrong (Zayn song)

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"Wrong"
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Single by Zayn featuring Kehlani
from the album Mind of Mine
Released7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
GenreAlternative R&B
Length3:32
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)XYZ
Zayn singles chronology
"Like I Would"
(2016) 		"Wrong"
(2016) 		"Cruel"
(2016)
Kehlani singles chronology
"24/7"
(2016) 		"Wrong"
(2016) 		"CRZY"
(2016)

"Wrong" (stylised as "wRoNg") is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Zayn, featuring American singer and songwriter Kehlani for his debut solo studio album, Mind of Mine (2016). It was written by Zayn Malik, Wells, Griffin, Rains, Emerson, Waviest and Kehlani Parrish, and produced by XYZ. It was released as a third and final single from the album on 7 June 2016.

Background[]

Zayn sung and wrote one of the songs, "wRoNg", in collaboration with American R&B singer and songwriter Kehlani.[1] According to Malik, he "reached out to her, played a couple of songs for her in L.A. and she's really cool, she liked the music, so she got in the studio within a couple of days, she gave me a song back that she wanted me to do, and we just got it done straight away."[2] Malik originally wrote "wRoNg" as a rap, which he then used to create lyrics for the song. "wRoNg" is about "looking in the wrong place for love".[3] "wRoNg" incorporates elements from early 2000s R&B music.[4]

Release[]

"wRoNg" was serviced to US rhythmic contemporary radio stations on 7 June 2016 as a single.[5] It later impacted US urban contemporary radio on 28 June 2016.[6] It is expected to be released soon in the United Kingdom.[7]

Promotion[]

The track was used for ZAYN's GQ magazine photoshoot edition. The video was uploaded to the magazine's official YouTube account.[8]

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 96
Portugal (AFP)[10] 56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 118
UK R&B (OCC)[12] 23
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13] 13

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Version Ref.
United States June 7, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary RCA Original [14]
June 28, 2016 Urban contemporary [15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zayn Malik Just Revealed His Album Title". MTV News. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ^ "How Do Zayn & Kehlani Know Each Other? There Seems To Be A Musical Connection". Bustle. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/2733410/zayn-malik-truth-bombs-beats-interview/
  4. ^ http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/25/zayn-mind-of-mine-review
  5. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "New Songs, Latest Music, Future Releases - Capital FM". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Zayn Malik Shares 'Tron'-Inspired 'Wrong' Video". GQ. 11 August 2016.
  9. ^ "ZAYN Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Zayn feat. Kehlani – Wrong". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 02.04.2016 (wk13)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  13. ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AZAYN&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2AShe%2A&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=ZAYN&title=She&solrsort=is_peakpos%3Aasc
  14. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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