Terminator (King Promise song)

"Terminator"
Single by King Promise
from the album True To Self
Released5 May 2023
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)KillBeatz
Music video
Terminator (Remix) on YouTube
Official audio
Terminator on YouTube
Terminator (Remix) on YouTube
Official visualiser
Terminator on YouTube

"Terminator" is a song by Ghanaian singer-songwriter King Promise, released on 5 May 2023 through 5K Records Limited and Sony Music UK from the record, True To Self. The song is in collaboration with KillBeatz, who produced along with wrote the song's lyrics. Two remixes were released shortly after the song's release, the first featuring Young Jonn and the latter featuring Tiwa Savage and Sean Paul.

The song became King Promise's most successful song, suppressing 200 million streams across all major streaming platforms and being used in over 1 million videos on just TikTok alone, as of 2024. "Terminator" peaked at number six on the TurnTable Top 100 and number eight on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart.

Background

KillBeatz was behind both King Promise's breakout single "Oh Yeah" in 2017 and "Terminator".[1][2]

Critical reception

"Terminator" became the most streamed song of 2023 in Ghana on Spotify. He became the first Afrobeats artist to perform in Singapore.[1] In an interview with BET, King Promise explained his reaction to the song's success.

I knew it would be a great record from how it took off. [sic] I've had a few number ones, if not a lot, so I could tell where it was going. But, obviously, it's done a lot of things that all those records didn't do. Obviously, it’s different times like when I dropped ‘Commando’ in 2019. Now, it's like TikTok. ‘Terminator’ just took off crazy. Did I expect it that crazy? I didn't think little. I just allowed my imagination to fly like, ‘let's see how far it gets,’ but I couldn't pinpoint it was gonna get there.[3]

Remixes

On 14 July 2023, King Promise released a remix to the song, featuring Nigerian singer and producer Young Jonn. By then, the song had already reached 20 million streams.[4] On 8 December 2023, he released another remix to the song, this time featuring Jamaican artist Sean Paul and Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage.[5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Terminator"
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
3Music Awards 2024 Song Of The Year Won [6]
Ghana Music Awards 2024 Most Popular Song Won [7]
International Collaboration of The Year Nominated
Best Afropop Song Won

Charts

Chart performance for "Terminator"
Chart (2023) Peak
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[8] 6
UK Afrobeats (OCC)[9] 8

Release history

Release history for "Terminator"
Region Date Format Version Label
Various 5 May 2023
Original
6 July 2023 Remix
8 December 2023 Remix

References

  1. ^ a b Nwanji, N. (17 June 2024). "King Promise says his album 'True To Self' is his "best body of work" yet". Revolt. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ ilesanmi, T. (19 June 2024). "King Promise: Terminator was a blessing". The Nation. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ Fofana, O. (13 August 2024). "King Promise on Global Success, TikTok, and His Most Personal Album Yet". BET. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ Owusu-Amoah, G. (14 July 2023). "King Promise remixes Terminator with Young Jonn". Graphic Online. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ^ "King Promise to release 'Terminator' remix featuring Sean Paul & Tiwa Savage". The Ghana Report. 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ Osei, J. (30 September 2024). "King Promise Wins VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR at 2024 B&O 3Music Awards". 3music.tv. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Stonebwoy win artiste of di year for Ghana Music Awards - Check out oda winners dis year". BBC News (in Ghanaian Pidgin English). 1 June 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100". TurnTable charts.
  9. ^ "Official Afrobeats Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.