"Personally" is a song by

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duo

P-Square P-Square is a Nigerian music duo consisting of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye. They produced and released their albums through Square Records (now Square Root Entertainment) In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon's ...

. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album, '' Double Trouble'' (2014). The music video for the song was directed by Jude Engees Okoye and

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. It was uploaded onto Vevo on June 21, 2013, and features a

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from

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. "Personally" claimed the number 1 spot on

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's Official Naija Top 10 Chart from August 10 through August 22, 2013.

Musical influences and appreciation

P-Square paid tribute to

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, who inspired them to dance, sing and write songs. Moreover, they dedicated the music video to him, adding, "He lives on and inspires us Personally". In a thank you video to the duo,

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said, "It's not everyday that a phenomenal band comes along…..Psquare, they are absolutely sensational with the showmanship, the singing, the dancing.."

Accolades

"Personally" earned P-Square a nomination for Best International Performance at the 2013

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. It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards. The music video for "Personally" was nominated for Best Music Video of the Year at the 2014

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. The music video was also nominated for Most Gifted Dance at the

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Musical influences and appreciation

Accolades

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

References