1:59
{{Infobox song
| name = 1:59
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Normani featuring Gunna
| album = Dopamine
| released = {{start date|2024|4|26}}
| recorded =
| genre = *R&B
| length = 3:12
| label = * RCA
| lyricist =
| composer =
- Tommy Brown
- Marqueze Parker
- Kenyon "KC" Moore
| producer = * Tommy Brown
- Leather Jackett
| chronology = Normani
| prev_title = New to You
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Candy Paint
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Gunna
| type = single
| prev_title = Prada Dem
| prev_year = 2024
| title = 1:59
| year = 2024
| next_title = WhatsApp (Wassam)
| next_year = 2024
}}
}}
"1:59" is a song by American singer Normani featuring American rapper Gunna. It was released on April 26, 2024, by RCA Records as the lead single from her debut solo album Dopamine (2024).{{Cite web|title= Normani Announces New Single '1:59' Featuring Gunna Releasing April 26|url= https://variety.com/2024/music/news/normani-1-59-gunna-dopamine-release-date-1235950200/amp/|access-date=2024-04-28|website=Variety|date= March 23, 2024}}{{Cite magazine|title= Normani Unleashes First 'Dopamine' Single '1:59' Featuring Gunna|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/normani-gunna-159-dopamine-1235011069/amp/|access-date=2024-04-28|magazine=Rolling Stone|date= April 26, 2024}}
Background
On March 23, 2024, Normani announced on X (formerly Twitter) that her single "1:59", featuring American rapper Gunna, would serve as the second single from her debut solo album Dopamine (2024). The singer also shared a snippet of the track on Instagram.{{Cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=2024-03-23 |title=Normani Announces '1:59' Single Featuring Gunna |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/normani-159-single-gunna-announcement-1235640037/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |magazine=Billboard}} The song was later released on April 26, 2024.{{cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |date=March 23, 2024 |title=Normani Announces '1:59' Single Featuring Gunna |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/normani-159-single-gunna-announcement-1235640037/ |access-date=April 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Eldridge Industries |location=United States |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Genius.{{Citation |title=Normani (Ft. Gunna) – 1:59 |url=https://genius.com/Normani-1-59-lyrics |access-date=2024-06-13}}
- Normani – vocals, songwriting
- Gunna – vocals, songwriting
- Tommy Brown – songwriting, production
- Leather Jackettt – songwriting, production
- Ohad Nissim – engineering
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing, mastering
- Mike Seaberg – mixing, mastering
- Jacob Richards – mixing assistance
- Chris Bhikoo – mixing assistance
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "1:59" ! scope="col" |Chart (2024) ! scope="col" |Peak position |
| scope="row" |New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
|15 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/normani-kordei/chart-history/bst/ |title=Normani Kordei Chart History: Hot R&B Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 29, 2022}}
| 16 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for "1:59" ! scope="col" |Country ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Format ! scope="col" |Label ! scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" |Various
|April 26, 2024 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" |RCA | style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |last=Folk |first=Antwane |date=March 2, 2022 |title=Normani to Release New Single 'Fair' Later This Month |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2022/03/normani-to-release-new-single-fair-later-this-month/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=Ratedrnb.com}} |
|---|
| scope="row" |United States
|May 13, 2024 | style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |title=Urban/R&B Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=All Access}} |