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Ku Lo Sa

2022 single by Oxlade

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ115809225
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"Ku Lo Sa" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Nigerian singer Oxlade. It was officially released on 21 October 2022 through Troniq Music and Epic Records. Prior to its official release, a live-performing video was released on Colors YouTube channel, which has received over 74 million YouTube streams as of 13 September 2023. A remix along with American singer Camila Cabello was released on 9 December 2022 with new verses from Cabello.

Background

In an interview with OkayAfrica, Oxlade said he recorded "Ku Lo Sa" two days after a personal setback and did not expect its impact. The song was first planned as a follow-up to "Want You" but gained wide attention after his ColorsxStudios performance, which went viral and helped establish it as his breakthrough song. The beat, produced by Ozedikus, was originally made for Wizkid and was recorded with Oxlade in under an hour during a brief studio session, with Colors later choosing to release the raw, unmixed version of the song. Oxlade later said he performed "Ku Lo Sa" for Colors while dealing with a personal tragedy the day before the shoot, a moment he described as being at his lowest, which shaped the emotion of the performance.

Colors show video

"Ku Lo Sa" was released officially on 10 June 2022 alongside a Colors show video. The video features Oxlade behind a green backdrop near a mic dressed in a black patent leather outfit, black boots with orange soles, and slim shades, as he sings the song.

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