: The song became the longest-charting African song on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first African artist-led track to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify .
Rema has shared in multiple interviews that the lyrics were inspired by a girl he met at a party in 2021.
Watch Rema and his producer describe the creative process and the real-life encounter that led to the hit song: The Mystery Behind Rema's 'Calm Dowm' NotjustokTV YouTube• Jun 22, 2022
: Another producer, London , was later brought in to handle the arrangement and add the signature strings that defined the track's sound. The Remix and Global Success