Black Magic (Jonasu song)

"Black Magic"
Single by Jonasu
from the album Cutting Through Noise
Released18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)
GenreSlap house[1]
Length2:53
Label3 Beat
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jonasu
Jonasu singles chronology
"Habits (Stay High)"
(2020) 		"Black Magic"
(2020) 		"Bad Gyal"
(2021)
Music video
"Black Magic" on YouTube

"Black Magic" is a song by German DJ and producer Jonasu, released as a single on 18 December 2020 by 3 Beat Records. It was written by Jonasu, RØRY, and Dutch singer Rani who also provided uncredited vocals.[2] Remixes by SHOSH and Tim Croft were released on 26 March and 11 June 2021 respectively.[3] After being used in an episode of British dating game show Love Island in June 2021, the song registered a 59% increase in daily Spotify streams and entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.[4][5]

Track listing

  • Digital download and streaming[2]
  1. "Black Magic" – 2:53
  • Digital download and streaming – SHOSH remix[3]
  1. "Black Magic" (SHOSH Remix) – 3:03
  • Digital download and streaming – Tim Croft remix[3]
  1. "Black Magic" (Tim Croft Remix) – 2:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.[2]

  • Jonasu – production, mixing, programming
  • Rani – vocals
  • Fabian Lenssen – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Black Magic"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 4
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[7] 76
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 3
UK Dance (OCC)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Black Magic"
Chart (2021) Position
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "#Release | Jonasu - Black Magic". EDM Lab (in Italian). 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Album Black Magic, Jonasu". Qobuz. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Album Black Magic, Jonasu". Qobuz. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Sherwin, Adam (1 July 2021). "Love Island: How a spot on the soundtrack has become the new fast track to chart success". i. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ Copsey, Rob (2 July 2021). "Ed Sheeran scores 10th UK Number 1 single with Bad Habits: 'This is an amazing thing'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 33. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ^ Griffiths, George (9 January 2022). "Ireland's official biggest songs of 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  11. ^ Griffiths, George (4 January 2022). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. ^ "British single certifications – Jonasu – Black Magic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2021.