"One Time" is a non-album single by South African rapper and songwriter AKA, released on 25 April 2016 through Vth Season with exclusive license from SME Africa.[1] The single was certified Diamond in South Africa in late 2019,[2] thus marked AKA the inaugural South African hip hop artist to score the certificate.[3][4]
| "One Time" | ||||
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| Single by AKA | ||||
| Released | 25 April 2016 | |||
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| Length | 4:54 | |||
| Label | SME Africa (on behalf of Vth Season) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kiernan Forbes | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "One Time (Official video)" on YouTube | ||||
| Official audio | ||||
| "One Time (Official audio)" on YouTube | ||||
In 2019. "Dreamwork" hit 1,700,000 units and over 2,000,000 streams[5] and was certified 5× Diamond,[6] making the rapper the first South African artist to reach the Diamond status.[5] The very same night at a private dinner in Bryanston, Johannesburg it was announced that "One Time" was also certified Diamond, and "Caiphus song" and "The World Is Yours" (from a Platinum studio album Touch My Blood)[7] were certified 8× Platinum,[8] Forbes celebrated the success with a tweet posing with the plaques.[9]
Certification
edit| Region | Certification |
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| South Africa (RISA)[10] | Diamond |
References
edit- ^ Dark, Yule (26 April 2016). "AKA releases highly anticipated new single, One Time, with a UK Premier". Yule Dark. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "AKA gets singles certified diamond and platinum". www.iol.co.za. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Reporter, Citizen (23 October 2019). "AKA becomes first SA hip hop artist to score Diamond certification". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "AKA Breaks New Records!". AKA Breaks New Records!. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b "AKA becomes first SA hip hop artist to score Diamond certification - LNN". Benoni City Times. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Reporter, Entertainment. "AKA gets singles certified diamond and platinum". Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Certificate Reporting". www.risa.org.za. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "AKA's 2016 Single 'Dreamwork' Has Gone 5 Times Diamond - OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Thank You. I am beyond blessed to receive this amount of LOVE ❤️ AND APPRECIATION. I don't actually have the words to explain how it feels. GOD is great. The greatest of all time. #1 on my list of hottest MC's". Twitter. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "AKA's Diamond status explained". www.yfm.co.za. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.