"Douha (Mali Mali)" | ||||
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Single by Disclosure and Fatoumata Diawara | ||||
from the album Energy | ||||
Released | 29 July 2020 | |||
Length | 4:55 | |||
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Producer(s) | Disclosure | |||
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"Douha (Mali Mali)" on YouTube |
"Douha (Mali Mali)" is a song by the English band Disclosure and Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara. It was released as the fifth single from the duo's third studio album Energy on 29 July 2020.[1]
The song is about Diawara's hometown, which is in the lyrics, "When you go to my home country/There is unity in my home-country/There is harmony and love in my home-country/There is brotherhood in my home-country."[1]
In a video shared on Disclosure's YouTube channel approximately two weeks after the song's release, Diawara explains that "douha" means "prayer", and that the song itself is a cry for help on behalf of her country. Mali, a diverse and historically conflict-laden West African republic, underwent a coup d'état just a mere week after the track came out.
The video shows Diawara and others dancing in places around the globe. Mahaneela, the director, wanted to make the video beautiful and symbolic.[2] The video was filmed in three countries.[3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Douha (Mali Mali) (edit)" | 2:52 |
2. | "Douha (Mali Mali)" | 4:55 |
Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] | 48 |
UK Dance (OCC)[7] | 20 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 83 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[9] | 25 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 29 July 2020 | [10] | ||
United Kingdom | 14 August 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [11] |