| "No Candle No Light" | ||||
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| Single byZayn featuringNicki Minaj | ||||
| from the albumIcarus Falls | ||||
| Released | 15 November 2018 (2018-11-15) | |||
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| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"No Candle No Light" is a song by the English singer-songwriterZayn featuring the American rapperNicki Minaj. It was released on 15 November 2018 byRCA Records, as the sixth and final single from his second studio albumIcarus Falls (2018).[1]
On 14 November 2018, Zayn shared onTwitter a teaser for the song with only the word "Thursday" spelled out on the screen and Minaj's signature "Young Money" in the background.[2]
The Fader called the song a "tropical house bop" and compared its synths to those in "Sorry" byJustin Bieber.[3]Rolling Stone called the track anEDM-pop exploration of "romantic frustration".[4]Exclaim! noted the song's "booming EDM beat with Zayn's trademark emotional croon", and pointed out that Minaj sings instead of rapping.[5]
Complex noted the song's "cigarette-assisted cover art", which shows Malik holding a cigarette to his mouth.[6]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 95 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] | 10 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] | 6 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 4 |
| USDigital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] | 49 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 15 November 2018 | RCA | [13][14] | |
| United States | 20 November 2018 | Contemporary hit radio | [15] |