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No Candle No Light
2018 single by Zayn featuring Nicki Minaj From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"No Candle No Light" is a song by English singer-songwriter Zayn featuring Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on 15 November 2018 by RCA Records, as the sixth and final single from his second studio album Icarus Falls (2018).[1]
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Background and release
On 14 November 2018, Zayn shared on Twitter a teaser for the song with only the word "Thursday" spelled out on the screen and Minaj's signature "Young Money" in the background.[2]
Music
The Fader called the song a "tropical house bop" and compared its synths to those in "Sorry" by Justin Bieber.[3] Rolling Stone called the track an EDM-pop exploration of "romantic frustration".[4] Exclaim! noted the song's "booming EDM beat with Zayn's trademark emotional croon", and pointed out that Minaj sings instead of rapping.[5]
Cover art
Complex noted the song's "cigarette-assisted cover art", which shows Malik holding a cigarette to his mouth.[6]
Credits and personnel
- Zayn – vocals, songwriting
- Nicki Minaj – vocals
- Tushar Apte – songwriting, production, record engineering[7]
- Brittany "Chi" Coney – songwriting
- Brian Lee – songwriting, production, record engineering
- Kathryn Osterberg – songwriting
- Sawyr – songwriting, production, record engineering
- Denisia "Blu June" Andrews – songwriting
- Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – mixing engineering
- Iván Jiménez – record engineering assistance
- David Nakaji – record engineering assistance
- Brian Judd – record engineering assistance
- Nick Valentin – record engineering assistance
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineering
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Release history
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References
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