Rema’s Billboard smash hit Calm Down is now certified 2x Platinum in the U.K. according to the British Phonographic Industry. The song which got a remix with Selena Gomez earned the achievement for surpassing sales of 1,200,000 in the U.K. with units of streams and sales data measured by the official Charts Company.
Calm Down is the Nigerian superstar’s first to 10 U.K. hit
The original and a bonus track version featuring Selena Gomez peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 and has peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard hot 100. The chart creeper released August 25, 2022 has spent 50 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Afrobeats chart.
Between the original music video and the Remix with Selena Gomez the song has surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube with original having 518 million and the remix surpassing 603 million views on YouTube.
The global smash hit is certified 3× Platinum in the US, and various Platinum and Gold certifications across Europe. The remix received 4× Platinum in Australia and 7× Platinum in Canada
The song is from the album “Rave & Roses” ULTRA which has surpassed 1.7 billion streams on Spotify — The highest streamed African Album of all-time on the platform.
The album which was released March 25, 2022 is now certified Platinum in Canada and it moves to #158(-8) on this week’s US Billboard 200. — It peaked at #81 and has spent a record 32 WEEKS on the chart.
Rema is scheduled to perform at the U.K.’s 02 Arena on November 14.
