"Unavailable" is a song by Nigerian singer

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. It features vocals by South African singer

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and was released on 11 April 2023, as the second single his fourth studio album '' Timeless'' (2023). "Unavailable" peaked at number 1 on the

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for five weeks and reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. On 12 May 2023, Davido released an extended play of five remixed versions of the track. "Unavailable" was nominated at the

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for Best African Music Performance.

Background

The song features complementary vocals by South African singer Musa Keys and was co-produced by

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and Magicsticks. On the day the album was released, Davido launched a dance challenge on TikTok, which has received over 600,000 posts. The official music video for "Unavailable" was directed by Dammy Twitch and was shot in South Africa. On 11 August 2023, Davido released an official remix to Unavailable featuring

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. On 18 August 2023, he released a second official remix featuring American rapper

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Composition

''Afrocritik'' defined "Unavailable" as "a tightly-controlled, message-filled, highly danceable club tune".

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number eight on the ''Billboard'' U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and number 13 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales. The song also made it to Spotify's 2023 Songs of Summer predictions.

Track listing and formats

One-track digital single #"Unavailable" – 2:49 Five-track digital single #"Unavailable" (sped up version) – 2:22 #"Unavailable" (sped up faster version) – 2:11 #"Unavailable" (slowed down version) – 3:24 #"Unavailable" (instrumental version) – 2:49 #"Unavailable" (a cappella version) – 2:59

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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– vocals, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting * Ragee – production * Magicsticks – co-producer

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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