Kele Kele Love
{{Infobox song
| name = Kele Kele Love
| cover = Kele Kele Love promotional song art.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tiwa Savage
| album = Once Upon a Time
| released = November 4, 2010
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Afropop|R&B}}
| length = {{Duration|m=03|s=42}}
| label = 323
| writer = Tiwatope Savage
| producer = Harmony Samuels
| chronology = Tiwa Savage
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Love Me (3x)
| next_year = 2010
}}
"Kele Kele Love" is the debut single by Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage. It was released on November 4, 2010, by 323 Entertainment. The song serves as the lead single from her debut studio album, Once Upon a Time (2013).{{cite web|title=On Set With Tiwa Savage: Behind the Scenes at the video shoot for "Kele Kele Love"|url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/08/05/on-set-with-tiwa-savage-behind-the-scenes-at-the-video-shoot-for-%E2%80%9Ckele-kele-love%E2%80%9D/|publisher=Bellanaija|access-date=4 October 2013}} It won Best R&B Soul Song at the 2011 Afrotainment Museke Online Music Awards.
Background
"Kele Kele Love" was characterized by Savage as a "mixture of her experience and the experiences of others". In an interview with Showtime Celebrity, she expressed her worries about the song's endurance, saying, "I believe that issues are universal. Despite Kele Kele's Nigerian origins, anyone may readily learn about it because it is universal."{{cite web|title=Kele Kele love is my personal {{sic|experi|nce|nolink=y}} – Tiwa Savage|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/kele-kele-love-is-my-personal-experince-tiwa-savage/|publisher=Vanguard|access-date=20 December 2013|date=30 July 2011}}
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Kele Kele Love" was filmed in Los Angeles by Jerry Chan, Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz.{{cite web|title=New Video: Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love|url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/11/05/new-video-tiwa-savage-kele-kele-love/|publisher=Bellanaija|access-date=4 October 2013}} It was uploaded to Savage's Vevo account on April 6 and to her YouTube account on July 28, 2011.
Accolades
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| rowspan="4"|2011
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| Channel O Music Video Awards
|Most Gifted Female Video |{{nom}} |
| Afrotainment Museke Online Music Awards
|Best R&B Soul Song |{{won}} |
| Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA)
|Best Use of Choreography |{{nom}} |
Track listing, covers, and remixes
London-based production group The Busy Twist, who characterized their sound as "African-influenced bass music", remixed "Kele Kele Love". Afropop and funk are combined in the duo's rendition.{{cite web|title=The Busy Twist - UK funky remix of Tiwa Savage's Kele Kele |url=http://www.thisisafrica.me/downloads/detail/19659/the-busy-twist-uk-funky-remix-of-tiwa-savage-s-kele-kele |publisher=This Is Africa |access-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220232252/http://www.thisisafrica.me/downloads/detail/19659/the-busy-twist-uk-funky-remix-of-tiwa-savage-s-kele-kele |archive-date=20 December 2013 }} "Kele Kele Love" was also remixed over a house instrumental.{{cite web|title=Now Playing: Tiwa Savage – Kele Kele Love (House Remix)|url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/10/05/now-playing-tiwa-savage-kele-kele-love-house-remix/|publisher=Bellanaija|access-date=20 December 2013|date=October 5, 2010}}
{{track listing
| title1 = Kele Kele Love
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = Kele Kele Love (House Remix)
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Kele Kele (The Busy Twist Remix)
| note3 = by The Busy Twist
| length3 = 3:32
| title7 = Kele Kele Love Remake
| note7 = by Sym 19 featuring Solid Star
| length7 = 3:55
}}
References
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{{Tiwa Savage}}
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