"Mi Gna" ( hy, Մի Գնա, meaning "Don't Go") is a song in
Armenian and
English by
Armenian-American rapper
Super Sako (Sarkis Balasanyan) and features vocals by the Armenian
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singer Spitakci Hayko (Hayk Ghevondyan).
"Mi Gna" was written by Artak Aramyan with added English lyrics by Super Sako and appeared in his 2016 album ''Love Crimes''. The song was uploaded to
YouTube on August 17, 2016, and without the release of any official music video for the song, it became a huge hit in
Armenia, the
Armenian diaspora,
Turkey, the
Arab countries, and elsewhere worldwide. The video attracted 50 million views by June 2017, making it the most viewed song on YouTube by Armenian artists, not including songs by Armenian-American band
System of a Down. The video has garnered more than 186 million views as of December 2019.
Maître Gims Remix
The song was covered by
Congolese-French singer and rapper
Maître Gims in a trilingual Armenian, French and English version titled "Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix)". This version included additional French-language lyrics by Maître Gims and Araik Mouradian and was produced by Gims and MG Mouradian.
The remix was released on 19 January 2018 in France. The release was accompanied by an official music video filmed in New York and Directed By Adam Nael.
The video with Maître Gims version has attracted 255 million views as of August 2022.
In its first week of release in France on Chahawat / B1 labels and distributed by
Sony Music, "Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix)" entered the French Singles Chart at number 7,
[ peaking eventually at number 4. It also reached #14 on the SNEP Telecharged Singles chart and #35 on SNEP "Top Singles - Streaming" chart. In Belgium, where the single is released by Play Two and distributed by Warner Music, it reached number 38 in the Belgian Ultratop Wallonia chart.][Ultratop.be/fr/ - Maître Gims & Super Sako feat. Hayko - Mi Gna (Maître Gims Remix) song page]
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The Swiss charts include:
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, entering at number 74.[
"Mi Gna" was included in Maître Gims' 2018 album ''Ceinture noire'' that made it to the number one position on the French SNEP Albums chart, on the ]Swiss Hitparade
The Swiss Hitparade (german: link=no, Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.
The Swiss charts include:
* Singles Top ...
Albums chart and on the Ultratop Belgian (Wallonia) Albums chart.
Versions
Language versions
The song has been subject to a great number language versions including:
There are also versions in Albanian, Assyrian, Dutch, German and Russian amongst many.
Samplings and adaptations
Armenian singer Agas released an adaptation "Nazani, Mi Gna, Sirun Kuku" sampling heavily from the song.
"Mi Gna" has also been subject to many remixes, samplings and adaptations notably by DJ Pantelis (Greece).
In 2021, the South Asian artist CAPS sampled on the song in his hit "Shoulda Never" that charted in UK's Asian Charts.5starcaps YouTube channel: Caps - Shoulda Never (Official Music Video) (ProdbyCJ)
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Super Sako Official websiteSuper Sako YouTube channelSuper Sako YouTube channel: Super Sako - "Mi Gna" ft. HaykoMaître Gims YouTube channel: Maître Gims & Super Sako - "Mi Gna" ft. Hayko
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Macaronic songs
Armenian songs
Armenian-language songs
2016 songs
2017 singles
2018 songs
2018 singles
Gims songs