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Sexual (Neiked song)

"Sexual"
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Original artwork. The iTunes artwork depicts the same picture, pixellated.
Single by Neiked featuring Dyo
Released 26 August 2016
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Victor Rådström
Neiked singles chronology
"Sand & Lead"
(2016)
"Sexual"
(2016)
"Call Me"
(2017)
"Sand & Lead"
(2016)
"Sexual"
(2016)
"Call Me"
(2017)
Dyo singles chronology
"Reload"
(2013) Reload2013
"Sexual"
(2016) Sexual2016

"Sexual" (also known as "Sensual" in censored versions) is a song by Swedish producer Neiked featuring vocals from English singer Dyo. It was released for digital download on 26 August 2016 through Neiked Collective, Casablanca Records, Polydor Records, and Republic Records.

"Sexual" is a high-energy pop track and has been described as having elements of funk.

Mike Wass of Idolator described the song as a "future hit" and claimed that Dyo's vocals sounded like "Kiiara [if she] took a handful of happy pills". Ed Roche of PintOfPop.com praised the song for its hypnotic effect and Dyo's singing.

In response to the Oliver Nelson remix of the song, Perez Hilton described the song as "killer" and that he predicted it was "soon to be burning up dancefloors worldwide".

The song was a commercial success in the United Kingdom and Australia. On the UK Singles Chart dated 8 September 2016, the song debuted at number 83. Eight weeks later, on the chart dated 3 November 2016, the song rose to number 6, becoming Neiked's first top ten hit, and Dyo's fifth. On its fifteen week on the chart, dated 15 December 2016, the song moved to number five, becoming Dyo's fourth top five hit. On the Australian Singles Chart dated 6 November 2016, "Sexual" debuted at number 33. On the chart dated 21 November 2016, it rose to number four, where it peaked.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone


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