"Praise Jah in the Moonlight" | |
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Single by YG Marley | |
Released | December 27, 2023 |
Genre | Reggae |
Length | 4:23 |
Label | YG Marley Music |
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"Praise Jah in the Moonlight" is the debut single by American singer YG Marley. The song features vocals of his mother Lauryn Hill, and samples his grandfather Bob Marley's 1978 song "Crisis" performed with the Wailers.[1] It charted internationally, reaching the top twenty on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song also peaked at number one in New Zealand, and reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart.
In late 2023, Marley performed the song at several of his mother Lauryn Hill's concerts, which led to the song gaining popularity on TikTok and fans asking for an official release of the song, which occurred on December 27, 2023.[1]
"Praise Jah in the Moonlight" garnered millions of official on-demand streams during its first few weeks of release.[1] The song became a global hit, reaching the top twenty on the Billboard Global 200 chart. "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" eventually peaked at number one in New Zealand.[2] The song also became a top five hit in the UK; and reached the top 40 in the Netherlands, Canada and Ireland.[3][4][5][6] In the United States, it debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated February 10, 2024; becoming the first reggae song to enter the chart since Marley's uncle Damian Marley and Jay-Z entered the chart with their single "Bam", seven years prior.[7] YG Marley also became the sixth member of the Marley family to enter the Hot 100, while his mother also has entries on the chart.[8]
The song reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, in the issue dated March 2, 2024.[9] That same week, the song peaked within the top ten on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, after receiving a spike in popularity due to the release of the film Bob Marley: One Love.[10] The song also received a boost in popularity after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter North used the song in a TikTok video, which accumulated over 30 million views.[11]
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[12] | 19 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] | 50 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] | 44 |
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[15] | 27 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 20 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] | 23 |
France (SNEP)[17] | 29 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] | 46 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[19] | 11 |
Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 9 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[20] | 31 |
Luxembourg (Billboard)[21] | 8 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 8 |
Netherlands (Tipparade)[22] | 1 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] | 1 |
Norway (VG-lista)[23] | 6 |
Portugal (AFP)[24] | 6 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 9 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 5 |
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 5 |
UK Indie (OCC)[27] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 34 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |