"Stand Strong" is a song by Nigerian singer

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. It was released on 13 May 2022, through

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and Sony Music Entertainment UK. "Stand Strong" was written by Davido and The Samples, a member of the American gospel group

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, and produced by

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. The music video was released on 25 May 2022. The song peaked at number 6 on TurnTable Top 50 chart, and reached number 9 on both the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart and

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Background

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served as the executive producers of "Stand Strong". Pheelz handled the beat production, with the help of Jason White, who is the choir director of The Sample, handled the choir vocal production, with Bankulli, who is an A&R, overseeing the Samples vocal production. Davido released "Stand Strong" on 13 May 2022, as the lead single from his next studio album.

Commercial performance

During its debut week, "Stand Strong" peaked at number two on Apple Music in Nigeria. On 22 May 2022, it debuted at number 9 on the

. On 23 May 2022, it debuted at number 6 on the Nigeria TurnTable Top 50 chart. On 25 May 2022, it debuted at number 9 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and TurnTable Top 50 Streaming Songs chart, it also debuted at number 2 on the TurnTable Top 50 Airplay. "Stand Strong" has received 4.7 million Boomplay streams as of 27 May 2022.

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Release history

References

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