One Dance Wizkid Yukle [ORIGINAL]

: The song held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks.

The story of "One Dance" is a masterclass in how a global hit is born from the fusion of local sounds. It began when Drake and his producers, Nineteen85 and 40, discovered a 2009 UK funky-house track called "Do You Mind" by British singer Kyla . Drake was looking to evolve his sound by diving into dancehall and Afrobeat. One Dance Wizkid Yukle

: It was the first track ever to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify. : The song held the #1 spot on

To build the track, the producers time-stretched Kyla’s original vocals and added a pulsating piano riff sampled from a remix by Crazy Cousinz . For the final touch of authenticity, they brought in Nigerian superstar WizKid , whose melodic "chirps" and background vocals anchored the song's "tropical thumper" vibe. Drake was looking to evolve his sound by

Released in 2016 as part of the Views album, "One Dance" became a cultural phenomenon: