Wrong (Zayn song)

"Wrong"
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 rapper Zayn featuring American singer 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 [them], played a couple of songs for [them] in L.A. and [they]'re really cool, [they] liked the music, so [they] got in the studio within a couple of days, [they] gave me a song back that [they] 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]

Promotion

The track was used for ZAYN's GQ magazine photoshoot edition. The video was uploaded to the magazine's official YouTube account.[7]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 96
Portugal (AFP)[9] 56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 118
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] 23
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] 13

Release history

Region Date Format Label Version Ref.
United States June 7, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary RCA Original [13]
June 28, 2016 Urban contemporary [14]

References

  1. ^ "Zayn Malik Just Revealed His Album Title". MTV News. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ^ "How Do Zayn & Kehlani Know Each Other? There Seems To Be A Musical Connection". Bustle. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ "13 Truth Bombs Zayn Malik Just Dropped in His First Solo Broadcast Interview". MTV. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Zayn's 'Mind of Mine': EW Review". Entertainment Weekly.
  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 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Zayn Malik Shares 'Tron'-Inspired 'Wrong' Video". GQ. 11 August 2016.
  8. ^ "ZAYN Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Zayn feat. Kehlani – Wrong". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 02.04.2016 (wk13)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  12. ^ 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 [dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.