Fall in Love (D'banj song)
| "Fall in Love" | ||||||||||
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| Single by D'banj | ||||||||||
| from the album The Entertainer | ||||||||||
| Released | 2009 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||||||||
| Genre | Afrobeat, afropop | |||||||||
| Length | 4:04 | |||||||||
| Label | Mo' Hits Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Dapo Oyebanjo | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Don Jazzy | |||||||||
| D'banj singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Fall in Love" is a song by Nigerian recording artist and harmonica player D'banj. It serves as a single from his third studio album, The Entertainer (2008). The song was produced by Don Jazzy. According to Africa Review, the song earned D'banj national stardom in Nigeria.
There were two music videos released for the song. The first music video, released on January 26, 2010, features the Face of Africa 2010 finalists. The finalists selected for the video were told to play various video vixen characters, including "Rock Chick", "Russian Princess", and "Harajuku Girl". Mo' Hits Records decided to shoot another music video after the first one received negative reviews from critics who thought the video didn't complement the song; moreover, numerous critics thought it was a bit naive to hire models to play the role of vixens.
The second music video was released on May 4, 2010 and stars Genevieve Nnaji, one of Nigeria's notable actresses. Nollywood Watch reported that Nnaji was paid ₦2 million for the role she played in the music video. Prior to the release of the music video, there were reports about a romance between Nnaji and D'banj. During an interview with Toolz on NdaniTV's The Juice, D'banj confirmed the report surrounding his affair with the actress. He said they were friends who were in a brief relationship.
D'banj and Don Jazzy performed the song together at the former's sister wedding ceremony for the first time since splitting.
The music video for "Fall in Love" won Most Gifted Afro Pop Video at the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards. It was nominated for Song of the Year at The Headies 2009. Moreover, the music video for "Fall in Love" was nominated in the Best Male Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director) category at the 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Nigerian recording artist Qriss released a song titled "Fall in Love (a D'banj cover)" from his mix-tape, Pieces Of Me. Super Q of 360nobs praised the song, adding: "In this lyrically smoking entrée, one finds his style intensely endearing and amusing so much so that D’banj may have to renounce his ‘kokomaster’ title since Qriss would be amassing most of his kokolettes henceforth with his engaging delivery and personality."
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