Tested, Approved & Trusted

"Tested, Approved & Trusted" is a song by Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released on 4 April 2024, as the sixth single from his seventh studio album, I Told Them... . It was produced by Adrian X and Yeti Beats.^[1]

"Tested, Approved & Trusted"
Single by Burna Boy
from the album I Told Them...
Released	4 April 2024
Genre	Dancehall Afropop alternative hip hop
Length	3:40
Label	Atlantic Spaceship Bad Habit
Songwriter(s)	Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu Adrian Eccleston David Sprecher Soraya Lapread
Producer(s)	Adrian X Yeti Beats
Burna Boy singles chronology
"City Boys" (2023) "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (2024) "Higher" (2024)
Visualizer video
"Tested, Approved & Trusted" on YouTube

Background

The song originally debuted as an album track on I Told Them... on 25 August 2023. A remix with Nicki Minaj began to be teased in February 2024.^[2][3][4]

The song was re-released as a single on April 4, 2024, with a remix from Prince Swanny and a club remix from Major League DJz.

Composition

African Folder's Bomi Anifowose states that the song carries "mid-tempo snare patterns and emotional instrumentation" and compares it to a classic Popcaan record.^[5] Writing for The Guardian, Alex Petridis stated that the song is reminiscent of "smooth 80s pop".^[6]

Track listing

1. "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (explicit) – 3:40
2. "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (remix featuring Prince Swanny) – 3:41
3. "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (Major League DJz Mix) – 6:22

Charts

Chart performance for "Tested, Approved & Trusted"

Chart (2023–24)	Peak position
France Overseas Airplay (SNEP)[7]	14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8]	23
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[9]	5