“No Letting Go” the 2003 hit track by Jamaican artist Wayne Marvel just lately topped 100 million streams on Spotify, a 12 months after changing into licensed Gold in the USA.
As of October 10, the reggae/dancehall traditional has some 100,025,000 streams. It’s the solely track from Wayne Marvel to attain this milestone.
In August 2022, the track was licensed gold in the USA by the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), commemorating gross sales exceeding 500,000 models.
The RIAA Gold plaque was introduced to Wayne Marvel by VP Records CEO Christopher Chin on the Central Park SummerStage live performance in New York final 12 months. Upon receiving the award Marvel mentioned, “I’m humbled by this nice recognition.”
No Letting Go was additionally licensed gold in the UK in November 2020 for gross sales exceeding 400,000 copies.
The track was written by Marvel and Steven “Lenky” Marsden, and produced by Marsden.
It was included on Wayne Marvel’s 2003 studio album No Holding Again, which was nominated for Finest Reggae Album on the 2004 Grammy’s. The only charted at a peak place of quantity three on the UK Singles Chart. It additionally peaked at quantity 11 on the Billboard Scorching 100 in the USA.
Marvel mentioned that it was American media character Wendy Williams who first launched the track to business radio, which then gained traction amongst DJs, propelling its momentum repeatedly ahead.
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It stays Marvel’s most profitable single to this point. “I had been working with him [Marsden] for years when he was taking part in stay music so when he converted to music manufacturing, I transitioned with him. I really gave him my first two-door Civic. I signed over the title to him and every part, and he gave me my most profitable hit,” he mentioned of the track in a earlier MTV interview.
The track was one of many many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim referred to as the Diwali Riddim, that was additionally produced by Marsden. Diwali Riddim is taken into account some of the iconic dancehall riddims of all time.
