Am I Wrong
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{{Infobox song
| name = Am I Wrong
| cover = Nico-Vinz-Am-I-Wrong.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Nico & Vinz{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Previously credited to the duo's original name, Envy. Later international releases from 21 January 2014 onwards, coinciding with the duo's name change, were credited to Nico & Vinz.}}
| album = Black Star Elephant
| released = 12 April 2013
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|reggae fusion|afrobeat{{cite web |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2014-12-08 |publisher=Billboard |website=billboard.com |title=The 10 Most Surprising Breakout Hits of 2014 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6334887/10-most-surprising-breakout-hits-2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405025804/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6334887/10-most-surprising-breakout-hits-2014 |archive-date=2021-04-05 |url-status=live }}}}
| length = {{ubl|4:07 {{small|(album version)}}|4:47 {{small|(music video version)}}|3:39 {{small|(radio edit)}}}}
| label = {{hlist|5 Star|EMI|Warner Bros.}}
| writer = {{hlist|William Wiik Larsen|Nico Sereba|Vincent Dery|Abdoulie Jallow}}
| producer = Cisse Methods
| chronology = Nico & Vinz
| prev_title = One Song
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = In Your Arms
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|bg1sT4ILG0w|"Am I Wrong"}}}}
{{Extra album cover
| type = single
| cover = Am-I-Wrong-single-by-Envy.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Original cover art with Envy artist credit
}}
}}
"Am I Wrong" is a song by Norwegian musical duo Nico & Vinz. It was written by group members Nico Sereba and Vincent Dery, Abdoulie Jallow, and William Wiik Larsen.{{cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/08/nico-and-vinz-am-i-wrong-pepsi-premiere |title=Watch Nico & Vinz's 'Am I Wrong' Official U.S. Video Premiere |work=Complex |date=11 August 2014 |access-date=21 August 2014 |last=Nostro |first=Lauren}} The song was initially released as a digital download single in Norway on 12 April 2013, credited to the duo's previous name Envy, and became a hit in various Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
Upon being released internationally, and following the duo's name change to Nico & Vinz, the song attained commercial success in various other countries, reaching number one in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the top five in Australia, and the United States, among other nations. It is certified 14-times Platinum in their home country of Norway, 6-times Platinum in the US, Australia, and Canada, and Gold or higher in nine additional countries.
Background
During an interview on Good Morning America, when asked about the meaning of the song and what inspired them to make it, Nico Sereba said: "Inspiration is coming from a small country, but having huge dreams and people telling you, man, that's not realistic, come on, you can't be on the top of America or the top of the world or whatever we dream of."{{cite interview |subject=Nico & Vinz |interviewer=Amy Robach |title=Nico & Vinz Take Music World by Storm |publisher=ABC |location=New York |date=22 July 2014 |work=Good Morning America}}
Release
"Am I Wrong" was originally released on 12 April 2013, following the moderately successful singles under their name Envy "Set to Go" (2010), "One Song" (2011) and "Go Loud" (2012) and their name change to Nico & Vinz by the end of 2012 to avoid being confused with other artists with a similar name.{{cite web |url=http://www.nicoandvinz.com/post/81329914691/exit-envy-hello-nico-vinz |title=Exit Envy, Hello Nico & Vinz |publisher=NicoAndVinz.com |access-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915193956/http://www.nicoandvinz.com/post/81329914691/exit-envy-hello-nico-vinz |archive-date=2016-09-15 |url-status=dead }}
Critical reception
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard wrote that while "lines like 'Am I wrong/For trying to reach the things that I can't see?' [are sung] with dead-eyed earnestness... the slide guitar and backing harmonies keep the song an airy affair."{{cite magazine |title=Am I Wrong |magazine=Billboard |date=10 May 2014 |volume=126 |issue=15 |page=43 |author=Lipshutz, Jason}}
Commercial performance
Envy's "Am I Wrong" charted in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland and was credited as such in the charts of those countries. The single peaked at number two in Norway in June 2013 and in Denmark and Sweden in August 2013, and at number five in Finland in November 2013.
Following the success of the single in the Scandinavian countries and the duo's name change to Nico & Vinz, the song entered several other international singles charts. In the United States, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting song by a Norwegian artist since a-ha's "Take On Me" in 1985.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6128793/ask-billboard-with-nico-vinz-norway-continues-us-chart-invasion |title=Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues U.S. Chart Invasion |magazine=Billboard |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=18 October 2014 |author=Trust, Gary}} The song reached its first million sales mark in the US in June 2014,{{cite news |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-maroon-5-beats-coldplay-211508183.html |title=Chart Watch: Maroon 5 Beats Coldplay |work=Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=25 June 2014 |author=Grein, Paul}} and its second million in September 2014, having sold 2.2 million by the year's end.{{cite web |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-women-own-the-pop-chart-212718757.html |title=Chart Watch: Women Own The Pop Chart|author= Paul Grein|date=September 3, 2014 |work=Yahoo! Music }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news10229m01 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141212184355/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news10229m01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2014 |title=The Big 9 in 2014: Warner Bros. |work=HITS Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures |date=December 12, 2014 |access-date=December 12, 2014 }} In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number one, making Nico & Vinz the first Norwegian act to top the UK Singles Chart since a-ha's "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." in 1986.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/nico-vinz-score-first-number-1-for-a-norwegian-act-since-a-ha-3028/ |title=Nico & Vinz score first Number 1 for a Norwegian act since A-ha |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=18 October 2014 |author=Myers, Justin}}
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Am I Wrong" was first released onto YouTube on 21 June 2013 at a total length of five minutes and five seconds. The video was directed and edited by Kavar Singh.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg1sT4ILG0w |title=Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong [Official Music Video] |publisher=YouTube |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=18 October 2014 |author=Nico & Vinz |author-link=Nico & Vinz}} The video takes place in Africa – namely Maun in Botswana as well as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia – where the duo walk around with a TV each, trying to find a signal to locate the other.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/05/25/on-the-verge-with-nico-and-vinz-am-i-wrong/9298633/ |title=On the Verge: 'Wrong' plays strong for Nico & Vinz |work=USA Today |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014 |author=Caballero, Martin}} According to the band, it was put together in an effort to present a positive side of Africa, with the continent too often mired in negative news stories.{{cite web |url=http://www.muzu.tv/blog/2014/08/nico-vinz-make-their-breakthrough-in-africa-with-am-i-wrong/ |title=Nico & Vinz make their breakthrough in Africa with 'Am I Wrong' |publisher=MUZU.TV |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141018100111/http://www.muzu.tv/blog/2014/08/nico-vinz-make-their-breakthrough-in-africa-with-am-i-wrong/ |archive-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Cover versions
- In 2015, Lower Than Atlantis released a Live Lounge performance of the song on the 2015 reissue of their self-titled album.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/lower_than_atlantis_cover_vanessa_carltons_a_thousand_miles|title=Lower Than Atlantis cover Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles"|work=Alternative Press|author=Kraus, Brian|date=6 November 2015|access-date=24 November 2015}}
- In 2021, it was featured in the film Cinderella.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Remix
- In 2024, the duo released a Norwegian version on the song called "Tar jeg feil".{{cite web |title=Tar Jeg Feil - Single by Nico & Vinz |url=https://music.apple.com/tr/album/tar-jeg-feil-single/1748115883 |website=Apple Music |access-date=16 June 2024}}
Track listings
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2013{{ndash}}2015 weekly chart performance for "Am I Wrong" ! scope="col" | Chart (2013–2015) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|2|artist=Envy|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=18 May 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Envy|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|9|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|13|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April
2014|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row" | Brazil (Billboard Hot 100){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com.br/tipo_lista/top-100/20150601 |title=Hot 100 Billboard Brasil — weekly |work=Billboard Brasil |date=June 1, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601220338/http://www.billboard.com.br/tipo_lista/top-100/20150601/ |archive-date=June 1, 2015 }}
|align="center"| 1 |
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| {{single chart|Canada|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=26 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|CIS|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|rowheader=true|songid=55621|access-date=10 August 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Czech Republic|7|year=2014|week=26|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|2|year=2014|week=29|access-date=21 July 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Denmark|2|artist=Envy [NO]|song=Am I Wrong|note=Norwegian issue|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Finland|5|artist=Envy [NO]|song=Am I Wrong|note=Norwegian issue|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|France|6|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|3|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|songid=1253833|access-date=16 October 2018|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row" | Greece (IFPI){{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html |title=IFPI Greece International Digital Singles chart |access-date=2019-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128120525/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html |archive-date=2019-01-28 |url-status=dead }}
|align="center"| 2 |
| {{single chart|Hungaryradio|23|year=2014|week=36|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Hungarysingle|18|year=2014|week=32|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland|3|year=2014|week=27|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Israelairplay|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|year=2014|week=29|date=13/07/2014-19/07/2014|access-date=20 July 2014|refname=israel|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web |url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1866 |title=Top Digital Download – Classifica settimanale WK 33 (dal 11-08-2014 al 17-08-2014) |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |language=it |access-date=22 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115016/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1866 |archive-date=2014-08-26 |url-status=dead }}
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| {{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|17|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=October 25, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Luxembourg (Luxembourg Digital Songs){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-04-05/luxembourg-digital-songs |title=Luxembourg Digital Songs – April 5, 2014 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-access=subscription }}
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=22 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=18 May 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|2|artist=Envy [NO]|song=Am I Wrong|note=Norwegian issue|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Poland|1|year=2014|chartid=1335|access-date=30 June 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Polishdance|8|chartid=1378|access-date=31 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"{{Single chart|Romaniaradioairplay|1|year=2014|week=31|song=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=2 July 2018|publishdate=28 July 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Russiaradio|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|date=20141010-20141016|access-date=June 12, 2025|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|2|date=2014-08-16|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Slovakia|1|year=2014|week=26|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Slovakdigital|2|year=2014|week=27|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2014&week=26|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=sl|access-date=29 June 2014|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063712/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2014&week=26|url-status=dead}}
| align=center|6 |
| {{single chart|South Africa|3|date=2014-08-05|rowheader=true|access-date=16 September 2015}} |
| {{single chart|Spain|16|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|2|artist=Envy [NO]|song=Am I Wrong|note=Norwegian issue|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|access-date=5 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UK|1|date=2014-08-16|access-date=18 October 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Ukraineradio|5|artist=Nico & Vinz|song=Am I Wrong|date=20150123-20150129|access-date=June 15, 2025|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|4|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=7 June 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=26 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=26 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=25 July 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|18|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=7 September 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardlatinairplay|35|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=30 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=26 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Nico & Vinz|access-date=26 April 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2025 weekly chart performance for "Am I Wrong" ! scope="col" | Chart (2025) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row"| Moldova Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20250131-20250206|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Feb 6, 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=9 February 2025}}
| 76 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2013 year-end chart performance for "Am I Wrong" ! scope="col" | Chart (2013) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2013&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2013|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=9 October 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 |
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2015 year-end chart performance for "Am I Wrong" ! scope="col" | Chart (2015) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" |Brazil (Crowley){{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2015/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2015|date=April 3, 2018|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}
| 72 |
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| scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 September 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2016 year-end chart performance for "Am I Wrong" ! scope="col" | Chart (2016) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row"| Brazil (Brasil Hot 100){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com.br/noticias/as-100-mais-tocadas-nas-radios-jovens-em-2016/|title=As 100 Mais Tocadas nas Rádios Jovens em 2016|work=Billboard Brasil|date=January 4, 2017|access-date=September 7, 2017|language=pt|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215359/http://www.billboard.com.br/noticias/as-100-mais-tocadas-nas-radios-jovens-em-2016/|url-status=dead}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 40 |
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Certifications
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Am I Wrong"}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|certyear=2023|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2014|access-date=30 November 2023}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|certyear=2014|region=Austria|award=Gold|relyear=2014}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|certyear=2023|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2014|access-date=8 August 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region = Denmark|award = Gold|relyear = 2013|type = single|artist=Nico & Vinz|title=Am I Wrong|access-date=September 7, 2014|certyear=2013|id=40|relmonth=4|source=chart}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|certyear=2024|region=Germany|award=Gold|number=3|relyear=2013|access-date=22 March 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region = Italy|award = Platinum|number=2|relyear = 2014|type = single|artist=Nico & Vinz|title=Am I Wrong|id=2927|access-date=9 January 2015}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|certyear=2014|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|id=2014-07-25|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2014}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Am I Wrong|title=Nico & Vinz|award=Platinum|number=14|type=single|digital=true|relyear=2013|access-date=15 November 2021}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Am I Wrong|artist=Nico & Vinz|certyear=2015|region=Spain|award=Platinum|id=nicovinz-am-i-wrong|relyear=2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|certyear=2013|certweek=50|position=35|relyear=2013|artist=Nico & Vinz|title=Am I Wrong|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=August 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region = Switzerland|award = Gold|relyear = 2013|certyear=2014|type = single|artist=Nico & Vinz|title=Am I Wrong|access-date=8 September 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region = United Kingdom|award = Platinum|number=2|relyear = 2014|certyear=2021|type = single|artist=Nico & Vinz|title=Am I Wrong|id=12960-3939-1|access-date=19 July 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region = United States|award = Platinum|number=6|relyear = 2014|certyear=2024|type = single|artist=Nico & Vinz|title=Am I Wrong|access-date=18 September 2014}}
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Release history
See also
Notes
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References
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