“My Oasis” was released as the lead single for Sam Smith’s third studio album “Love Goes” and features Nigerian singer and songwriter Burna Boy. “My Oasis” was written by Jimmy Napes, Smith and Burna Boy, with production done by Napes and Ilya.
“My Oasis” sees Smith and Burna Boy long for a love that seems to be emotionally unavailable and very distant and confusing. Using themes from nature, Smith compares this lover to an oasis. Smith spoke about Burna Boy with nothing but admiration, stating that “My Oasis” was a:
“I’ve been a fan of Burna Boy for years now and am so happy to have a tune with him. This track has been a beautiful release of emotions for me during this time”.
The lyrics video for “My Oasis” was uploaded to Smith’s YouTube channel on the 30th July 2020. The lyric video features black and white scenes of land, sea, sky, desert and many other natural landscapes. As of the beginning of December 2020, the video has 16.1 million views and over 293 thousand likes.
Release Date: 30th July 2020
Songwriter/s: Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith & Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy)
Producer/s: Jimmy Napes & Ilya
Label: Capitol Records
Chart Rankings: “My Oasis” reached the following chart positions:
– #84 in Australia
– #2 in Belgium
– #70 in Canada
– #73 in Croatia
– #39 in Hungary
– #43 in Ireland
– #8 in the Netherlands
– #5 in New Zealand
– #140 in Portugal
– #75 in Scotland
– #1 in Sweden
– #52 in Switzerland
– #43 in the UK
– #12 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart
– #99 on the US Rolling Stone Top 100
The lyrics to “My Oasis” can be viewed here: LINK
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