
So then Santana is actually glad “Wild thoughts” is “just ‘Maria Maria’ in its entirety”. “I am honored that DJ Khaled, Rihanna & Bryson felt the intense intentionality of ‘Maria Maria’ and have shared this summer vibe with the world.” hadn’t made too many adjustments to the song. In essence, what he meant was that he was happy DJ Khaled and co. DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson take that vibe and bring it to a new dimension with ‘Wild Thoughts’, but the groove and essence of the song is still intact.” “There is a reason that the infectious groove/theme that Wyclef and I created on ‘Maria Maria’ still resonates today. While giving the new song his blessing, Santana said: Santana, Wyclef Jean and The Product G&B are all credited on “Wild Thoughts”.


Not the 600M+ viewers who flocked to Youtube to watch it, and certainly not the creators of the original. In short, it’s obvious “Wild Thoughts” is practically “Maria Maria”. He obtained all the necessary clearance and even got said principals to co-sign his table-topping remake. But the hotshot beat-maker was as prudent as they come.

Under “On Air On Sale”, labels have started to release new music for consumers to buy or stream on the same day as those tracks are released to media (including radio stations and TV).One would shudder to imagine that, in an age where copyright lawsuits are seemingly being filed for fun, DJ Khaled used Santana’s hit without first having sat all the principals around a table. The chart is designed to help highlight hit singles in their early stages of their growth, in the light of the shift in release strategies of record labels over the past six months. The Official Trending Chart ranks titles which are showing week-on-week chart growth, and is the only “new music” chart to reflect audio track sales and streams comprehensively across all services.ĭevised by the Official Charts Company in close consultation with labels, retailers and media, the chart since launch has highlighted emerging hits such as Number 1 single One Dance by Drake, and The Chainsmokers & Halsey's chart topper Closer. The Top 20 rundown, published on every Tuesday, based on the first four days’ sales of each chart week, is designed to highlight emerging hits as they begin to scale the Official Charts and build buzz. The Official Trending Chart was launched in 2016 to highlight the hottest new tracks beginning to make an impact in the UK every week. Listen to a playlist of this week's Official Trending Chart Top 20 on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer or Napster. LW - Last week's Official Singles Chart positionĬURRENT - Current position on today's Official Singles Chart sales flashĭIFF - Number of places climbed since the previous week on the Official Singles Chart This week's Official Trending Chart Top 20 POS Other brand new singles already proving popular are Jax Jones' new collaboration with Demi Lovato, Instruction, Neiked's Call Me - the follow up to their Top 5 debut Sexual - and George Ezra, who made his return last Friday with Don't Matter Now. Look back at Little Mix's complete chart history here.Įlsewhere, Calvin Harris' latest single Feels, which features Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean, impacts the Official Trending Chart, as does Selena Gomez's Bad Liar, which is on course to make a 31-place leap back into the Top 40 this Friday (June 23). If they manage it, it'll be their 11th Top 10. Stormzy is on course to enter the Top 10 on this week's Official Singles Chart. Other guests on the record include Nicki Minaj, Calvin Harris and PARTYNEXTDOOR.Īlso impacting on this week's trending Top 20 are Little Mix, whose latest single Power ft. Beyonce and Jay and To The Max with Drake.

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The album includes the Number 1 single The One (with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne), plus Shining ft. Wild Thoughts is the latest track from Khaled's upcoming album Grateful, out on June 23. Released last Friday (June 16) Wild Thoughts is set to make a big splash on this week's Official Singles Chart, at Number 3 in the latest available sales flash. The track lands straight in at the top of this week's Official Trending Chart - the Top 20 rundown of songs making waves in the UK this week, based on movement up the Official Singles Chart. The UK is enjoying a heatwave this week (big time, right?) and DJ Khaled has just the song for it - his new collaboration with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller called Wild Thoughts.
