"Terminator" is a song by Ghanaian singer-songwriter King Promise, released on 5 May 2023 through 5K Records Limited and

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from the record, ''

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''. The song is in collaboration with

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, who produced along with wrote the song's lyrics. Two remixes were released shortly after the song's release, the first featuring

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and the latter featuring

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and

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. The song became King Promise's most successful song, suppressing 200 million streams across all major

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s and being used in over 1 million videos on just

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alone, as of 2024. "Terminator" peaked at number six on the

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and number eight on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart.

Background

KillBeatz was behind both King Promise's breakout single "Oh Yeah" in 2017 and "Terminator".

Critical reception

"Terminator" became the most streamed song of 2023 in Ghana on

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. He became the first Afrobeats artist to perform in

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. In an interview with

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, King Promise explained his reaction to the song's success.

Remixes

On 14 July 2023, King Promise released a remix to the song, featuring Nigerian singer and producer Young Jonn. By then, the song had already reached 20 million streams. On 8 December 2023, he released another remix to the song, this time featuring Jamaican artist Sean Paul and Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage.

Accolades

Charts

Release history

References

External Links

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