Kele Kele Love

"Kele Kele Love"
Single by Tiwa Savage
from the album Once Upon a Time
Released November 4, 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Afropop, R&B
Length 3:42
Label
Songwriter(s) Tiwatope Savage
Producer(s) Harmony Samuels
Tiwa Savage singles chronology
"Kele Kele Love"
(2010)		 "Love Me (3x)"
(2010)

"Kele Kele Love"
(2010)		 "Love Me (3x)"
(2010)

"Kele Kele Love" is a song by Nigerian R&B recording artist Tiwa Savage, released as the first single from her debut studio album Once Upon a Time (2013). Upon its release, the song was met with positive reviews.[1]

Background

In an interview with Showtime Celebrity, Tiwa said she had doubts about the song's longevity.[2] In the same interview, she spoke about the song's composition, saying: "I think issues are universal. Even though Kele Kele is Nigerian, it’s something that anyone can easily know because it’s universal." Furthermore, Tiwa said that "Kele Kele Love" is a mixture of her experiences as well as the experiences of others.[2] In the aforementioned interview, Tiwa also said that the expectations she got from her first release was greater than expected.[2]

Music video

The music video for the single was shot and directed in Los Angeles by Jerry Chan. It was co-directed by Tiwa and Tee Billz.[3] The music video was uploaded to Tiwa Savage's Vevo account on April 6, 2011, and to her YouTube account on July 28, 2011.

Accolades

"Kele Kele Love" won the Best R&B Soul Song award at the 2011 Afrotainment Museke Online Music Awards.[4] The music video for "Kele Kele Love" was nominated for Most Gifted Female Video at the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards.[5] Moreover, the music video was also nominated for Best Use of Choreography at the 2011 Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA).[6] The song earned Tiwa Savage a Next Rated nomination at The Headies 2011.[7]

Year Awards ceremony Award description(s) Results
2011 The Headies Next Rated Nominated
Channel O Music Video Awards Most Gifted Female Video Nominated
Afrotainment Museke Online Music Awards Best R&B Soul Song Won
Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) Best Use of Choreography Nominated

Track listing, covers, and remixes

"Kele Kele Love" was remixed by The Busy Twist, a production duo from London that describes their music as "African influenced bass music". The duo's version of "Kele Kele Love" is a mixture of Afropop and funk.[8] Dj Sean,[9] Sym 19,[10] Shimzie,[11] Dowty Ebi,[12] and N6 (a radio personality for CoolFM), released their own rendition of the song.[13] "Kele Kele Love" was also remixed over a house instrumental.[14]

No.TitleLength
1."Kele Kele Love"3:42
2."Kele Kele Love (House Remix)"3:27
3."Kele Kele (The Busy Twist Remix)" (by The Busy Twist)3:32
4."Kele Kele Love (Remix)" (by DJ Sean)3:54
5."Kele Kele Love (remix)" (by N6)3:50
6."Kele Kele Love (remix)" (by Dowty Ebi)3:51
7."Kele Kele Love Remake" (by Sym 19 featuring Solidstar)3:55
8."Kele Kele Love (Remix)" (by Shimzie)3:23

Video release history

Platform Date Format Label
Vevo April 6, 2011 Digital download
YouTube July 28, 2011

References

  1. ↑ "On Set With Tiwa Savage: Behind the Scenes at the video shoot for "Kele Kele Love"". Bellanaija. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kele Kele love is my personal experince – Tiwa Savage". Vanguard. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "New Video: Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love". Bellanaija. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Afrotainment Museke Online Africa Music Awards 2011 WINNERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Reminder: 2011 Channel O Awards Nominees". justcurious. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nigerian Music Video Awards [NMVA] 2011 Nominees… Darey & Jodie Top The List of Nominees". Jaguda. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Headies 2011: Ice Prince, 2face, Dr Sid, Darey top Nominees List". 360nobs. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "The Busy Twist - UK funky remix of Tiwa Savage's Kele Kele". This Is Africa. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kele Kele Love [Remix]". Hulkshare. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Audio:- Sym 19 - Kele Kele Love Remake featuring Solidstar". Nigeriansounds. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Shimzie-Kele Kele Love-Remix". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Tiwa Savage ft. Dowty Ebi (DE9) - 4. Kele Kele Love REMIX". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "N6 – Back When (Remix) + Kele Kele Love (Remix)". Notjustok. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Now Playing: Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love (House Remix)". Bellanaija. October 5, 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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