Friday (Riton and Nightcrawlers song)
2021 single by Riton and Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman
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"Friday", also known as "Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit)", is a song recorded by English DJ and producer Riton and Scottish-American house music project Nightcrawlers featuring internet personalities Mufasa & Hypeman with uncredited vocals by Samantha Harper. It was released on 15 January 2021 through Ministry of Sound. The song heavily samples the MK remix of Nightcrawlers' "Push the Feeling On" (1992).[1] It reached number one in Flanders and Poland, and the top 10 in Germany, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Wallonia, as well as the top 20 in Australia and in Canada. The song has over a billion plays on Spotify.
- Graham McMillan Wilson
- Hugh Jude Brankin
- John Robinson Reid
- Ross Alexander Campbell
- Samantha Harper
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| Single by Riton and Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman | ||||
| Released | 15 January 2021 | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Ministry of Sound | |||
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Background
In early 2020, Mufasa & Hypeman started gaining viral success through dance clips and meme videos.[2] English DJ Riton and producers The Invisible Men became aware of the duo through their viral videos on YouTube.[3] About the collaboration, he revealed, "They are the only people who should be allowed to use social media in 2021! They got a lot of people through 2020, and so it's only right to make a song out of it and do it all again in 2021".[4]
Music video
The official music video for "Friday" features Mufasa waking the cameraman up, then joining Hypeman and some friends to dance on a boat, in a house, near a car, and in a desert. The video features some of Mufasa's viral dancing, as well as Riton DJing and John Reid of Nightcrawlers appearing to "sing" his sampled vocals from the original "Push the Feeling On" remix.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[101] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[102] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[103] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[104] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[105] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[106] | 3× Gold | 600,000‡ |
| Hungary (MAHASZ)[107] | 8× Platinum | 32,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[108] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[109] | Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[110] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[111] | 4× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[112] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[113] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[114] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[115] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[116] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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| Greece (IFPI Greece)[117] | Platinum | 2,000,000† |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||