Wrong (Zayn song)

2016 single by Zayn featuring Kehlani

"Wrong"

Single by Zayn featuring Kehlani
from the album  Mind of Mine
Released| 7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
Genre| Alternative R&B
Length| 3:32
Label| RCA
Songwriter(s)|

* Zayn Malik
* Kehlani Parrish
* Chase Wells
* James Griffin
* Kevin Rains
* James Emerson
* Salvador Waviest

Producer(s)| XYZ
Zayn singles chronology
| "Like I Would"
(2016)  | "Wrong"
(2016)  | "Cruel"
(2016)

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Kehlani singles chronology
| "24/7"
(2016)  | "Wrong"
(2016)  | "CRZY"
(2016)

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"Wrong" (stylised as "wRoNg") is a song recorded by English singer Zayn featuring American singer Kehlani for his debut solo studio album, Mind of Mine (2016). It was written by Zayn Malik, Wells, Griffin, Rains, Emerson, Waviest and Kehlani Parrish, and produced by XYZ. It was released as a third and final single from the album on 7 June 2016.

## Background[edit]

Zayn sung and wrote one of the songs, "wRoNg", in collaboration with American R&B singer and songwriter Kehlani.[1] According to Malik, he "reached out to [them], played a couple of songs for [them] in L.A. and [they]'re really cool, [they] liked the music, so [they] got in the studio within a couple of days, [they] gave me a song back that [they] wanted me to do, and we just got it done straight away."[2] Malik originally wrote "wRoNg" as a rap, which he then used to create lyrics for the song. "wRoNg" is about "looking in the wrong place for love".[3] "wRoNg" incorporates elements from early 2000s R&B music.[4]

## Release[edit]

"wRoNg" was serviced to US rhythmic contemporary radio stations on 7 June 2016 as a single.[5] It later impacted US urban contemporary radio on 28 June 2016.[6]

## Promotion[edit]

The track was used for ZAYN's GQ magazine photoshoot edition. The video was uploaded to the magazine's official YouTube account.[7]

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 96
Portugal (AFP)[9] | 56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] | 118
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] | 23
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] | 13

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Version  | Ref.

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United States  | June 7, 2016  | Rhythmic contemporary | RCA | Original  | [13]
June 28, 2016  | Urban contemporary | [14]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Zayn Malik Just Revealed His Album Title". MTV News. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
2. ^ "How Do Zayn & Kehlani Know Each Other? There Seems To Be A Musical Connection". Bustle. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
3. ^ "13 Truth Bombs Zayn Malik Just Dropped in His First Solo Broadcast Interview". MTV.
4. ^ "Zayn's 'Mind of Mine': EW Review". Entertainment Weekly.
5. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
6. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. ^ "Zayn Malik Shares 'Tron'-Inspired 'Wrong' Video". GQ. 11 August 2016.
8. ^ "ZAYN Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
9. ^ "Zayn feat. Kehlani – Wrong". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
10. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 02.04.2016 (wk13)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname:ZAYN&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title:*She*&f[2]=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=1&artist=ZAYN&title=She&solrsort=is_peakpos:asc [dead link]
13. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
14. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

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Studio albums|

* Mind of Mine
* Icarus Falls
* Nobody Is Listening
* Room Under the Stairs

Singles|

* "Pillowtalk"
* "Like I Would"
* "Wrong"
* "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
* "Still Got Time"
* "Dusk Till Dawn"
* "Let Me"
* "Entertainer"
* "Sour Diesel"
* "Too Much"
* "Fingers"
* "No Candle No Light"
* "Trampoline (Remix)"
* "Flames"
* "Better"
* "Vibez"
* "Love Like This"
* "What I Am"
* "Alienated"
* "Stardust"

Featured singles|

* "Back to Sleep (Remix)"
* "Cruel"
* "Freedun"

Promotional singles|

* "It's You"
* "Befour"

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Kehlani

Discography

Studio albums|

* SweetSexySavage (2017)
* It Was Good Until It Wasn't (2020)
* Blue Water Road (2022)
* Crash (2024)

Mixtapes|

* Cloud 19 (2014)
* You Should Be Here (2015)
* While We Wait (2019)

Singles|

* "Crzy"
* "Distraction"
* "Gangsta"
* "Good Life"
* "Honey"
* "Nights Like This"
* "Good Thing"
* "Morning"
* "Can I"
* "Birthday"
* "I Like Dat"
* "Beautiful Lies"
* "Up at Night"
* "After Hours"

Featured singles|

* "Wrong"
* "Faking It"
* "Done for Me"
* "Playinwitme"
* "Nowhere Fast"
* "What I Need"
* "Ring"

Promotional singles|

"Get Me"

Other songs|

"B.S." (Remix)

Concert tours|

SweetSexySavage World Tour

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