Houdini (KSI song)

"Houdini" is a song by British YouTube personality and rapper KSI, featuring British artist Swarmz and British rapper Tion Wayne.[1] The song is produced by British producers AJ and Jacob Manson. It was released on 24 April 2020 through RBC Records, under BMG Rights Management.[2] The song is the fourth single from KSI's debut album Dissimulation, which was released on 22 May 2020.[3] The song charted at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, making it KSI's highest-charting single in the UK to date.[4]

"Houdini"
Single by KSI featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne
from the album Dissimulation
Released24 April 2020
Format
Recorded2020
Genre
Length2:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
KSI singles chronology
"Poppin"
(2020)		 "Houdini"
(2020)		 "Cap"
(2020)
Swarmz singles chronology
"Mojo Jojo"
(2019)		 "Houdini"
(2020)		 "Freaky"
(2020)
Tion Wayne singles chronology
"4AM"
(2020)		 "Houdini"
(2020)		 "Moncler"
(2020)
Music video
"Houdini" on YouTube

Background

Swarmz recorded the chorus, along with a verse, and sent it to KSI, who listened to it, but "wasn't too sure on it" at first. After playing it to his girlfriend, who "got gassed" after hearing it, KSI decided to go ahead and work on the song, recording his own verse. KSI decided to not include Swarmz's verse on the song, and instead include a verse from another featured artist in order to "make the song a banger", which resulted in the addition of Tion Wayne's verse. KSI has said that when deciding which other artist to feature on the song, the decision was between Tion Wayne and British rapper Jay1.[5][6]

Promotion

On 17 April 2020, KSI announced via social media that he would be releasing a new single in the next week titled "Houdini", which will feature Swarmz and Tion Wayne, saying "we about to drop the biggest U.K. banger of 2020". The song was made available for pre-order on the same day.[7][8]

Commercial performance

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 6, making it KSI's highest-charting single in the UK to date.[9][4] It dropped to number 13, number 16 and number 23 over the following three weeks, before climbing back up to number 15 after the release of KSI's debut album Dissimulation.[4] The song dropped to number 28 and number 29 over the following two weeks.[4] The song spent seven weeks on the UK R&B Singles Chart, peaking at number 5.[10] KSI reacted to the commercial success of the song on Twitter, saying "thank you everyone for your support. We're consistently breaking boundaries. They're slowly understanding the power of a youtuber. Too gassed right now!!!".[11][12]

Music videos

The music video, directed by British director Kaylum, was filmed in London in March 2020 and was uploaded to KSI's YouTube channel on 24 April 2020.[13][14] It has 15 million views.[15] A lyric video was uploaded to KSI's YouTube channel on 8 May 2020, two weeks after the release of the song. It has 1 million views.[16]

Remix

A remix of the song by DJ group Pink Panda was released on 23 June 2020.

Track listing
Digital download[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Houdini" (featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne)2:49
Digital download[18]
No.TitleLength
1."Houdini (Pink Panda Remix)" (featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne)2:54

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]

  • KSI – vocals, songwriter
  • Swarmz – vocals, songwriter
  • Tion Wayne – vocals, songwriter
  • Eight9FLY – songwriter
  • AJ – producer, songwriter
  • Jacob Manson – producer, songwriter
  • Henkka Niemistö – engineer
  • Michalis Michael – engineer

Additional credits for remix adapted from Tidal.[20]

  • Pink Panda – remixers

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[21] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 11
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[23] 3
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[24] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 6
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[26] 5
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[27] 1

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 24 April 2020
[17]
23 June 2020 [18]

See also

References
  1. "KSI Releases New Track 'Houdini'". TenEighty. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "KSI Releases New Single, "Houdini" Featuring Swarmz, Tion Wayne". EIN News. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Dissimulation by KSI". Apple Music. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "KSI | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. "KSI Breaks Down 'Dissimulation' Album | Homegrown | Capital XTRA". YouTube. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. "KSI Talks Next Boxing Fight & Debut Album 'Dissimulation' | Capital XTRA". YouTube. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. @KSIOlajidebt (17 April 2020). "WE ABOUT TO DROP THE BIGGEST U.K. BANGER OF 2020. Houdini out next Friday. Pre order here" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. KSI (17 April 2020). ""WE ABOUT TO DROP THE BIGGEST U.K. BANGER OF 2020. Houdini out next Friday. Pre order link in bio 📷: @kelvinjoness"". Instagram. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "Times Like These: BBC Radio 1's Stay Home Live Lounge charity single claims Number 1". Official Charts Company. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  11. KSI [@KSIOlajidebt] (1 May 2020). "6th!!!! HOLY FUCK. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE'RE CONSISTENTLY BREAKING BOUNDARIES. THEYRE SLOWLY UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF A YOUTUBER. TOO GASSED RIGHT NOW!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. "KSI's New Single 'Houdini' Reaches Number 6 In UK Official Chart". TenEighty. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. "KSI, Swarmz & Tion Wayne Join Forces For Huge Single "Houdini"". GRM Daily. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. "KSI hangs out with Swarmz in stripped down music video for new single 'Houdini'". Metro. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  15. "KSI – Houdini (feat. Swarmz & Tion Wayne) [Official Music Video]". YouTube. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  16. "KSI – Houdini (feat. Swarmz & Tion Wayne) [Official Lyric Video]". YouTube. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  17. "Houdini (feat. Swarmz & Tion Wayne) - Single by KSI". Apple Music. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  18. "Houdini (feat. Swarmz & Tion Wayne) [Pink Panda Remix] - Single by KSI". Apple Music. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  19. "Houdini (feat. Swarmz & Tion Wayne) by KSI". Tidal. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  20. "Houdini (feat. Swarmz and Tion Wayne) (Black Panda Remix) by KSI". Tidal. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  21. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart" (PDF). ARIA. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  22. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  23. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  24. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  25. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  26. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  27. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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