Nights Like This (Kehlani song)

"Nights Like This"
Single by Kehlani featuring Ty Dolla Sign
from the album While We Wait
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2019
Recorded2018
Length3:22
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sir Nolan
Kehlani singles chronology
"Body Count (Remix)"
(2018) 		"Nights Like This"
(2019) 		"Butterfly"
(2019)
Ty Dolla $ign singles chronology
"Bottled Up"
(2018) 		"Nights Like This"
(2019) 		"Think About Us"
(2019)
Music video
"Nights Like This" on YouTube

"Nights Like This" is a song by American singer Kehlani featuring Ty Dolla Sign. It was released on January 10, 2019, on Zane Lowe's World Record on Beats 1, as the lead single from their mixtape While We Wait.[1] The song has surpassed over 600 million streams on Spotify as of September 2024.

Background

"Nights Like This" was announced by Kehlani via their Instagram on January 7, 2019.[2] The song was written by Kehlani, Nolan Lambroza and Ty Dolla Sign and produced by Sir Nolan.

The song's lyrics dissect a failed relationship, in which Kehlani questions the intentions of their former lover, a girl who is alluded to as being bisexual. Ty Dolla Sign's verse describes the perspective of the male referred to in the song.[3]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 10, 2019, on Kehlani's YouTube account, and as of September 2024 it has surpassed over 60 million views on YouTube.[4]

Personnel

  • DannyBoyStyles – producer
  • Sir Nolan – producer
  • Tony Maserati – mixing engineer
  • Agent 47 – vocal engineer
  • Chris Athens – mastering engineer
  • Elliott Trent - Writer

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[21] Platinum 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] Gold 45,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[23] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 10, 2019
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References

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  2. ^ "Kehlani on Instagram: '1/10/19 Nights Like This'". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2019 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (January 17, 2019). "Kehlani & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Nights Like This' Shows 20BiTeen Is Already Real". Forbes. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 06. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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  12. ^ "Kehlani feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Nights Like This". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 06. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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  21. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Kehlani – Nights Like This" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "Danish single certifications – Kehlani Ft Ty Dolla Sign – Nights Like This". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  23. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Kehlani – Nights Like This" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Kehlani Ft Ty Dolla Sign – Nights Like This". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Kehlani – Nights Like This". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  26. ^ "Nights Like This (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) – Single by Kehlani on Apple". iTunes Store. Retrieved January 10, 2019.