"Woju" is a song by

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Kiss Daniel Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, (born 1 May 1994) better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, is a Yoruba singer and songwriter. He is best known for his singles " Woju" and "Yeba". He went by the stage name Kiss Daniel prior to changing it in May ...

, released on September 1, 2014 through G-Worldwide Entertainment. Dubbed as "one of the best Nigerian songs of 2014", the song went on to be nominated in the "Hottest Single" category at the 2015 edition of the

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Critical reception

Upon its release, "Woju" was met with positive reviews from music

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s and also received massive

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. The music video for "Woju" peaked at number one on

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's ''Official Naija Top 10'' music video chart for six weeks, and is regarded as the platform through which Kiss Daniel's music career hit the limelight.

Track listing

; Digital single

Release history

Audio release

Video release

Remix and covers

"Woju" was remixed and covered by several artistes in Nigeria. A freestyle version recorded by

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was also leaked online.

Accolades

Woju (Remix)

"Woju (Remix)" is a song by

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Kiss Daniel featuring

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s from

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and

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. The song was released on 28 February 2015 under G-Worldwide Entertainment and was produced by DJ Coublon. Rated as one of the "biggest record in Nigeria" by David Drake of ''Complex'', "Woju (Remix)" made history on MTV Base's ''Official Naija Top 10'' music video chart alongside "Woju" as the first time an original song and its remix would peak at the first and second spots.

Critical reception

The release of "Woju (Remix)" was met with mixed reactions from fans and music critics. Henry Chibuzor of ''360Nobs'' labelled the song “bland, unimproved and surplus to requirement” and further went on to state, “the original “Woju” is on some astronomical shit, and should have been left on that musical high”. ''

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s Jim Donnett also voiced his displeasure about the song by stating that, “Woju Remix is perhaps the result of forcing something that you already know wasn’t meant to be”.

Track listing

; Digital single

Release history

Audio release

Video release

The music video for "Woju (Remix)" was shot in

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, Nigeria by Adasa Cookey. The video which features

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s from Tiwa Savage and Davido was uploaded onto video-sharing website

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on 11 March 2015.

References

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