Peru by Fireboy DML, released July 20, 2021 is now certified Platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) for selling one million units.
The Afrobeats Yahoo Boy No Laptop Nation(YBNL Nation) track was previously certified Gold in the U.S. on April 14, 2022. The music video for the remixed version with Ed Sheeran has surpassed 146 million views on YouTube. The Ed Sheeran versions is also certifed double Platinum in the U.K. (1,200,000)
Peru peaked at No. 2 on the U.K. singles chart and No.1 on the U.K. Afrobeats chart. It was nominated for the NAACP Award for Best international song in 2021.It is Fireboy’s most streamed song on Spotify peaking at No. 89 on the global charts and accumulating 125,131,342 streams.
Fire Boy DML, real name Adedamola Adefolahan is one of Africa’s most promising stars hailing from Nigeria. IN just a few years his music has been featured in UEFA Super Cup celebrations, FIFA game 2021 and the Black Panther: Wakanda (Forever Soundtrack.)
Check out his Tiny Desk concert below :
