"Johnny" is a song recorded by Nigerian

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recording artist

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, taken from her debut studio album ''

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'' (2014). The song was an international smash hit in many countries including Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, The United Kingdom and others. The music video was directed by

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. Before the song was released, it was leaked over the internet.

Music video

The music video was uploaded on March 4, 2014 onto Alade's official

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account. The music video shows how the title character, "Johnny" (played by Nigerian actor and model

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), cheats and lies about his relationship with several women in the clip. The music video currently has 120.6 million views on

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as of August 21, 2020. It is one of the most viewed music videos on YouTube by a Nigerian artist and the most viewed by a female Nigerian artist.

Accolades

"Johnny" was nominated for Best Pop Single and Song of the Year at

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. It currently now surpasses more than a ''100 million'' views on YouTube.

References

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