Suited

"Suited"
Single by Shekhinah
from the album Rose Gold
Released 14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
Recorded 2017
Genre Pop
Length 3:53
Label Sony Music Africa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Shekhinah singles chronology
"Breathing"
(2017)		 "Suited"
(2017)		 "Deme (Coke Studio Africa)"
(2017)
Music video
"Suited" on YouTube

"Suited" is a single by South African singer-songwriter Shekhinah. It was released on 14 July 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment Africa, as the first single for her debut album, Rose Gold.[1] The song is produced by Luke Goliath with assistance from DJ Maphorisa and Shekhinah.[2] Suited is certified diamond by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).[3][4][5]

Recording and background

"Suited" is producer by Luke Goliath, a record producer from Port Elizabeth who got the opportunity to work with Shekhinah after he put together a beat and gave former Idols South Africa contestant Loyiso Gijana a listen who then who put Goliath in contact with Shekhinah.[2] After recording the vocals for the song, Shekhinah was contacted by South African record producer and disc jockey DJ Maphorisa, who added his touch to the song. Shekhinah describes the song as lighthearted with a vibe and lots of emotions and felt Suited is the most relatable song on her album which is a far cry from the songs that she has dropped in the past, which were mainly about relationships that went bad.[6]

Shekhinah speaking on the song:

Music video

The music video for the single was released on Shekhinah's Vevo account on 17 August 2017. It is directed by Nate Thomas and has garnered over 5 million views on YouTube and it features her boyfriend[8][9]

Remixes and samples

Shekhinah released a remix of "Suited" on 13 Apr 2018 which features Nigerian singer and songwriter, Mr Eazi. The song's remix is produced by afrobeats producer, Synx.[10][11] The music video for the song's remix was released on Shekhinah's Vevo account on 6 Sep 2018.[12][13][14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Africa (EMA) 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
South Africa (RiSA)[15] Diamond 200,000+

References

  1. ↑ HERIMBI, HELEN. "Shekhinah 'Suited' for love, situationship & more music". IOL. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 MALONDE, ZAMANDULO. "Young Bay producer well-'suited' for fame". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shekhinah's Suited reaches diamond status". channel24. channel24 music. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "SHEKHINAH'S SUITED REACHES DIAMOND STATUS". DailySun. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Canham, Tamlyn. "Shekhinah's 'Suited' achieves diamond status". EastCoastRadio. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Ntsinde, Mandisa. "NEWSShekhinah TALKS Her New Song, #Suited". Zkhiphani. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Gangiah, Kriya. "We are definitely 'Suited' to Shekhinah". jacarandafm. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Mambana, Duenna. "Legend Effect Gets Shekhinah's 'Suited' Video Over 2M Views". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Watch! Shekhinah Features Her Boyfriend In "Suited" Video". OKMzansi. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Durosomo, Damola. "Shekhinah and Mr Eazi Link Up for the Music Video for Their 'Suited' Remix". Okayafrica. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Suited (SynX Remix) [feat. Mr Eazi] - Single by Shekhinah on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Canham, Tamlyn. "Watch: Shekhinah debuts 'Suited' remix video". EastCoastRadio. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "WATCH: Shekhinah ft Mr Eazi Suited Remix video". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "WATCH: Shekhinah's Suited Remix Featuring Synx And Mr Eazi". People Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Dhlamini, Thobekani. "Shekhinah's Suited goes 10x platinum, diamond status". MSN. ZAlebs. Retrieved 11 September 2018.


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