Getting Late (Tyla song)
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| Single by Tyla | ||||
| Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 4:14 | |||
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| "Getting Late" on YouTube | ||||
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 Alternative cover used in international territories[2] | ||||
"Getting Late" is the debut single by South African singer Tyla featuring producer Kooldrink. It was produced by Kooldrink and Rogan Kelly, and released on 25 October 2019. Filmed during the pandemic lockdowns, the music video released in January 2021 racked up over 2 million views by May 2021 after its dance challenge received attention and secured Tyla a deal with Epic Records.[3] Musically, the song combines Amapiano and pop music with Kooldrink's EDM beats over Tyla's smooth R&B vocals and elements of jazz and house music.[4] Tyla stated she wanted to incorporate pop music into Amapiano to make it suit her more as she felt the genre had been "male dominated".[5]
"Getting Late" was originally released on 25 October 2019 independently by Tyla. After filming took place before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tyla released the music video on 28 January 2021, it would go viral in her home country of Johannesburg, South Africa and the US, racking up 40,000 views within 15 hours, months later she would sign to record label Epic Records.[6][7] The song has elements of jazz and house music[8] with a mixture of pop and amapiano, which would later become Tyla's signature sound that she would dub herself as "pop-iano".[5][9] Tyla had said in an interview with Phoenix Magazine in 2021:
"Eventually, I’d like to release a small EP, hopefully by the end of the year, and then maybe an album next year. I want to take my time and I wanna put a lot of effort and attention into each detail."
She did end up releasing both an EP and album under Fax/Epic Records in 2024, entitled Tyla to critical and commercial success.[10]