Rema - Calm Down -

: The song became the longest-charting African song on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first African artist-led track to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify .

: To get her to listen, he literally told her to "calm down" and give him a listening ear so he could express how he felt. The Studio Process Rema - Calm Down

: The song was recorded in 2021. Rema noticed many songs at the time were "depressing or sad" due to the pandemic, so he purposefully sought out an uptempo beat to make people dance. : The song became the longest-charting African song

: Her friends were reportedly encouraging her to be snobbish, which "killed the vibe". Rema noticed many songs at the time were

: Producer Andre Vibez played several beats for Rema during a session. "Calm Down" was the third beat played that day; Rema immediately connected with it and asked the producer to keep it.