"Alingo" is a song by Nigerian duo

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. It was a bonus track on their sixth studio album, '' Double Trouble'' (2014). It peaked at number one on

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's Official Naija Top 10 Chart from March 22 through March 28, 2013, surpassing 2 Face Idibia's "Ihe Neme". It was originally leaked to the public. The duo recorded the song prior to the Love AfroBeats Festival, which occurred at the HMV Apollo in London.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jude Engees Okoye and

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Dance move and controversy

"Alingo" became popular due to its controversial dance moves. The duo first announced the Alingo dance during the Love Afrobeats Festival Press Conference. Furthermore, they said the pace of the dance makes it complicated for a lot of people. After uploading the music video for "Alingo" onto

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, the duo received numerous criticism from people who felt the song's dance moves bear close resemblance to the Azonto dance. Puffy Tee, a

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responsible for Olu Maintain's " Yahooze", VIP's "Away" and

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's "No Away", said, "the music industry is a vast one so everybody has the opportunity to create a new thing, so if

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introduce Azonto and P-Square from Nigeria also create Alingo, it's all in the best interest of the African music industry as a whole". The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation placed a ban on the music video, stating, "erotic dance scenes at the end of the musical video". When asked how they received the news of the ban, Peter of P-Square said, "We heard about the ban. But when they ban a particular song, they are indeed helping to promote that song. By the way, if they ban a song from being broadcast in Nigerian stations, will they stop MTV, Channel O, Soundcity and other cable networks from playing the same song. It's not possible."

Accolades

The music video for "Alingo" won the Most Gifted African (West) Video and was nominated for Most Gifted Video of the Year at the 2013

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. The music video of "Alingo" earned Jude Engees Okoye the Best Music Video Director award at the 2013

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Track listing

; Digital single

References

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