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YG Marley’s debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, almost three months after its release.
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the song was issued a BRIT Certified Silver award today (March 15) after it sold over 200,000 units in the UK, as measured by The Official Charts Company.
Praise Jah In The Moonlight opens with a vocal sample from Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1978 track Crisis and also credits his mother, Lauryn Hill, as a co-writer and co-producer. Marley, born Joshua Omaru Marley, is the son of Rohan Marley, an entrepreneur and son of Reggae legend Bob Marley.
The song gained popularity after one of Marley’s performances on his mother’s “Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill” tour in late 2023 and took off on TikTok, leading to its official release on December 27, 2023.
Since then, it has seen significant global success, hitting No. 1 on the New Zealand Songs Chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Global 200, and landing in the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland.
On the UK Singles chart dated March 20, the song is currently at No. 11, down from its peak at No. 5.
On the US Billboard Hot 100, Praise Jah In The Moonlight is currently at No. 39, down from its peak at No. 34.
The song has picked up over 150 million plays on Spotify.
YG and Hill’s first performance of the song in Jamaica had a reaction from the crowd at the second annual Jo Mersa Marley Birthday Celebration on March 9 at Reggaeland in Nine Mile, St Ann.
While on the island, the young artist also reportedly shot a music video for the track.
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