"Pana" | ||||
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Single by Tekno | ||||
Released | 22 July 2016 | |||
Genre | Afropop | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Made Men Music Group | |||
Songwriter(s) | Augustine Miles Kelechi | |||
Producer(s) | Krizbeatz | |||
Tekno singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
”Pana” on YouTube |
"Pana" is a song recorded by Nigerian singer-songwriter Tekno, [1] which was released in July 22, 2016, by Made Men Music Group, it was written by Tekno and produced by Krizbeatz. [2] The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics [3] [4] and tops the MTV Base's hottest track of 2016 at number 2, [5] [6] it also debuted at the top 10 Soundcity TV count down. [7]
"Pana" won song of the year award at the 2016 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival [8] and was nominated at the 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Single of the year. [9]
Krizbeatz revealed that the beat produced for "Pana" was not originally for Tekno. [10] The song is characterized as an Afropop song with elements of R&B. OkayAfrica included the song in the 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2016 and describe it as a slow soother, much like "Duro" and "Diana" [11]
The song became a continental hit [12] and was the second most searched Nigerian song on Google in 2016. [13] [14] It also charted at number one on Apple Music in several countries including Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana [15] and it went on to become Tekno's most popular record with over 50 million Spotify streams as of April 2022. [16]
The music video was released on 22 August 2016, directed by Clarence Peters. It became the third music video by a Nigerian artiste to surpass the 100 million views milestone on Youtube, [17] and the top five most viewed Nigerian music video of all time [18] as of 2021.
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 22 July 2016 |
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Year | Event | Award | Result | Ref(s) |
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2016 | WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards | Best West African Video | Nominated | [20] |
Best African Male Video | ||||
African Video of the Year | ||||
Best Afro Pop Video | ||||
Soundcity MVP Awards Festival | Song of the Year | Won | [21] [22] [23] | |
2017 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Single of the Year | Nominated | [24] |
"Pana" | ||||
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Single by Tekno | ||||
Released | 22 July 2016 | |||
Genre | Afropop | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Made Men Music Group | |||
Songwriter(s) | Augustine Miles Kelechi | |||
Producer(s) | Krizbeatz | |||
Tekno singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
”Pana” on YouTube |
"Pana" is a song recorded by Nigerian singer-songwriter Tekno, [1] which was released in July 22, 2016, by Made Men Music Group, it was written by Tekno and produced by Krizbeatz. [2] The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics [3] [4] and tops the MTV Base's hottest track of 2016 at number 2, [5] [6] it also debuted at the top 10 Soundcity TV count down. [7]
"Pana" won song of the year award at the 2016 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival [8] and was nominated at the 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Single of the year. [9]
Krizbeatz revealed that the beat produced for "Pana" was not originally for Tekno. [10] The song is characterized as an Afropop song with elements of R&B. OkayAfrica included the song in the 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2016 and describe it as a slow soother, much like "Duro" and "Diana" [11]
The song became a continental hit [12] and was the second most searched Nigerian song on Google in 2016. [13] [14] It also charted at number one on Apple Music in several countries including Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana [15] and it went on to become Tekno's most popular record with over 50 million Spotify streams as of April 2022. [16]
The music video was released on 22 August 2016, directed by Clarence Peters. It became the third music video by a Nigerian artiste to surpass the 100 million views milestone on Youtube, [17] and the top five most viewed Nigerian music video of all time [18] as of 2021.
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 22 July 2016 |
|
Year | Event | Award | Result | Ref(s) |
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2016 | WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards | Best West African Video | Nominated | [20] |
Best African Male Video | ||||
African Video of the Year | ||||
Best Afro Pop Video | ||||
Soundcity MVP Awards Festival | Song of the Year | Won | [21] [22] [23] | |
2017 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Single of the Year | Nominated | [24] |