Calm Down by Rema smashes YouTube’s Afrobeats record
The song & music video of “Calm Down” by Rema now created history as it has the most views on YouTube of any Nigerian song. It surpassed CKay’s “Love Nwantintin Remix” with Joeboy and Kuami Eugene just a short while ago.
Most viewed video in the history of Afrobeat, thanks guys! 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/uh6vILALiE
— REMA (@heisrema) January 30, 2023
On February 11, 2022, the song was made available as one of the lead singles from Rema’s debut album, “Raves & Roses.” The record has had enormous success on a global scale since its release, which was amplified by the remix featuring Selena Gomez.
The Afrobeats song “Calm Down” became the first to reach 100 million views in less than three months, making it the fastest to do so.
Following the Selena Gomez remix, which saw the song peak at the eighth position on the U.K. Singles Chart and No. 35 on the Hot 100 of the U.S. Billboard, the song also received praise from other countries.
A few weeks after reaching 300 million views, the video eclipsed CKay’s “Love Nwantiti” to become the most-watched Nigerian music video on YouTube.

On Sunday, January 29, 2023, the leading music chart publication TurnTable Charts broke the news.
With over 23,000 more views, “Calm Down” beat out “Love Nwantiti” to set a new Afrobeats record.
Internet Users Go Crazy Over A Video Of African Boys Dancing To “Calm Down” By Selena Gomez And Rema
Three young African boys can be seen in the video synchronizing their movements and making adorable faces as they dance to the upbeat music.
One of the most popular songs of 2022 was “Calm Down,” a catchy tune by Selena Gomez and Nigerian rapper & singer Rema. A video of three lads performing a beautiful dance to the song has recently appeared on Instagram, and the internet is adoring it.
Masaka Kids Africana made the Instagram post. Three young African boys were dancing to the upbeat tune of ‘Calm Down’ in the video with coordinated motions and adorable smiles.
The children appeared to be having fun and smiling during the dance. Even more impressive is that the kids in the background could dance along to the music and knew all the moves.
Instagram users were blown away by the children’s incredible talent and praised them for their entertaining dancing routine. People expressed enthusiasm for the video in the comment section with many heart emojis. Many claimed it was the best thing they had ever seen, while others claimed they had watched it repeatedly.