Utatakho#Remix

"Utatakho" is a single by South African singer-songwriter and videographer Yanga Chief from his debut extended play Becoming a Pop Star (2019), released on 5 April 2019 through Sony Music Entertainment Africa under exclusive license from Young Legend Music, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).{{Cite web |title=Certifications 2023 |url=https://www.risa.org.za/website/certification/certifications/?artist=Yanga+Chief&title=&label= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926213709/https://www.risa.org.za/website/certification/certifications/?artist=Yanga+Chief&title=&label= |archive-date=2023-09-26 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.risa.org.za}}

Commercial performance

The single peaked at number one on the Metro FM Top 40 Chats,{{Cite web |date=2019-04-08 |title=Yanga Chief secures his first number one spot on Metro FM’s Top 40 countdown |url=https://www.politicalanalysis.co.za/yanga-chief-secures-his-first-number-one-spot-on-metro-fms-top-40-countdown/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Political Analysis |language=en-US}} in 2020 it was certified Gold in South Africa after selling over 10,000 units,{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-09-09 |title=Yanga Chief's “uTatakho” goes Gold |url=https://groove-africa.com/yanga-chiefs-utatakho-goes-gold/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Groove Africa |language=en-US}} and later on 12 April 2023 it was certified Platinum.

Accolades

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Year !Award ceremony !Category !Recipient/Nominated work !Results !{{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row"\|2019 \|rowspan="4"\|South African Hip Hop Awards \|Song of the Year \|"Utatakho" \|{{won}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Yanga Chief: Last year I quit making music completely \|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-11-22-yanga-chief-last-year-i-quit-making-music-completely/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927122445/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-11-22-yanga-chief-last-year-i-quit-making-music-completely/ \|archive-date=2023-09-27 \|access-date=2023-09-27 \|website=TimesLIVE \|language=en-ZA}}
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|2020 \|Song of the Year \|rowspan="4"\|"Utatakho Remix" \|{{nom}} \| rowspan="3" \|{{Cite web \|title=Here are the South African Hip Hop Awards 2020 Nominees - Okayplayer \|url=https://www.okayafrica.com/south-african-hip-hop-awards-2020-nominees/ \|access-date=2023-09-27 \|website=www.okayafrica.com \|language=en}}
Best Collaboration \|{{nom}}
Best Remix \|{{nom}}
scope="row"\|2020 \|South African Music Awards \|Remix of the Year \|{{nom}} \|{{Cite web \|title=SAMA26 nominations unearth fresh new gems \|url=https://dstv-fe-mzansimagic-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/mzansimagic/en-za/news/sama26-nominations-unearth-fresh-new-gems \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927122350/https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-za/news/sama26-nominations-unearth-fresh-new-gems \|archive-date=2023-09-27 \|access-date=2023-09-27 \|website=SAMA26 nominations unearth fresh new gems \|language=en}}

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!Year

!Award ceremony

!Category

!Recipient/Nominated work

!Results

!{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row"|2019

|rowspan="4"|South African Hip Hop Awards

|Song of the Year

|"Utatakho"

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |title=Yanga Chief: Last year I quit making music completely |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-11-22-yanga-chief-last-year-i-quit-making-music-completely/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927122445/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-11-22-yanga-chief-last-year-i-quit-making-music-completely/ |archive-date=2023-09-27 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"|2020

|Song of the Year

|rowspan="4"|"Utatakho Remix"

|{{nom}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Here are the South African Hip Hop Awards 2020 Nominees - Okayplayer |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/south-african-hip-hop-awards-2020-nominees/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.okayafrica.com |language=en}}

Best Collaboration

|{{nom}}

Best Remix

|{{nom}}

scope="row"|2020

|South African Music Awards

|Remix of the Year

|{{nom}}

|{{Cite web |title=SAMA26 nominations unearth fresh new gems |url=https://dstv-fe-mzansimagic-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/mzansimagic/en-za/news/sama26-nominations-unearth-fresh-new-gems |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927122350/https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-za/news/sama26-nominations-unearth-fresh-new-gems |archive-date=2023-09-27 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=SAMA26 nominations unearth fresh new gems |language=en}}

References

Category:2019 songs

Category:2019 singles

Category:Songs written by Yanga Chief

Category:Yanga Chief songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Yanga Chief