{{Infobox song | name = No Wahala | cover = 1da Banton - No Wahala cover.jpeg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = 1da Banton | album = Original Vibe Machine | released = {{Start date|2021|7|19|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Afrobeats | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=07}} | label = Squareball | writer = Godson Epelle | producer = Blaisebeatz | chronology = 1da Banton | prev_title = Whine fi Mi | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = Summer Love | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Kizz Daniel | type = single | prev_title = Lie | prev_year = 2021 | title = No Wahala | version = remix | year = 2022 | next_title = Buga | next_year = 2022 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Tiwa Savage | type = single | prev_title = Coming Home | prev_year = 2021 | title = No Wahala | version = remix | year = 2022 | next_title = All Day | next_year = 2022 }} {{External music video|header=Music videos|{{plainlist| *{{YouTube|Rxym2vuZn8M|"No Wahala"}} *{{YouTube|D7wqi1HZFq8|"No Wahala" (remix)|link=no}}}}}} }}
"'''No Wahala'''" is a song by Nigerian singer-songwriter 1da Banton. It was released on 2 July 2021 by Squareball Entertainment as the lead single from his debut studio album ''Original Vibe Machine'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web | author=Nana Yaw Wiredu | url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/No-Wahala-hitmaker-1Da-Banton-releases-Call-Jehova-1711940 | title=No Wahala hitmaker 1Da Banton releases 'Call Jehova' | website=GhanaWeb | date=10 February 2023 | access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> Written by 1da Banton and produced by Blaisebeatz,<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://thenet.ng/1da-banton-4-remarkable-moments-of-his-career/|location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=1da Banton: 4 Remarkable Moments of his Career|date=17 June 2022|newspaper=The NET| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> the song blew up on TikTok,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://techcabal.com/2021/12/14/1da-bantons-no-wahala-blew-up-on-tik-tok-now-he-knows-its-power/| title=1da Banton’s "No Wahala" blew up on Tik Tok. Now he knows its power|date=14 December 2021| website=Tech Cabal| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> and peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs'' chart.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://soundcity.tv/1da-banton-the-success-story-behind-no-wahala/| title=1Da Banton, The Success Story Behind "No Wahala"| website=Soundcity TV| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> Following the success of "No Wahala", Squareball Entertainment issued a remix to the song, featuring new verses from Kizz Daniel and Tiwa Savage, in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theafricareport.com/222486/nigerias-1da-banton-the-artist-behind-the-tiktok-hit-no-wahala/| title=Nigeria’s 1da Banton: The artist behind the TikTok hit ‘No Wahala’|date=15 July 2022| website=Africa Report| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://culturecustodian.com/4-remarkable-moments-of-1da-banton-career/| title=4 REMARKABLE MOMENTS OF 1DA BANTON’S CAREER| website=The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014) | access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/03/17/1da-banton-drops-no-wahala-remix-video-ft-kizz-daniel-tiwa-savage/|location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=1da Banton drops No Wahala (Remix) Video Ft. Kizz Daniel, Tiwa Savage|newspaper=P.M. News| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2022/03/1da-banton-kizz-daniel-tiwa-savage/| title=1da Banton enlists Kizz Daniel & Tiwa Savage on the remix of "No Wahala"|website=BellaNaija| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> In July 2022, 1da Banton he announced the "No Wahala" European tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://grungecake.com/1da-banton-no-wahala-european-tour-2022-announcement/articles/90633/| title=Nigeria’s fast-rising artist 1da Banton announces No Wahala European tour: See dates|website=Grungecake| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
==Reception and commercial performance== "No Wahala" was ranked #25 on ''Premium Times'' newspaper's list of the 25 best Nigerian songs of 2021.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/502932-pt-music-playlist-best-25-nigerian-songs-of-2021.html?tztc=1| title=PT Music Playlist: Best 25 Nigerian songs of 2021|date=28 December 2021|newspaper=Premium Times| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
The song peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. It also charted on several of Apple Music's Top Songs charts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://grungecake.com/1da-banton-no-wahala/articles/86734| title=Port Harcourt's 1da Banton's hit record 'No Wahala' crosses more than 16 million views|website=Grungecake| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> The song also contributed to 1Da Banton's inclusion on Dataleum's List of Top 10 Nigerian Artistes on YouTube in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news | url= https://tribuneonlineng.com/rema-burna-boy-ayra-starr-make-dataleums-list-of-top-10-nigerian-artistes-on-youtube-in-2022/| title=Rema, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr make Dataleum's List of Top 10 Nigerian Artistes on YouTube in 2022|date=31 December 2022|newspaper=Nigerian Tribune| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> On 10 April 2023, it surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, making it one of the most streamed afrobeat songs on the platform.<ref>{{Cite news | url= https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/1da-bantons-no-wahala-surpasses-100-million-streams-on-spotify/xf11g79|title=1da Banton's 'No Wahala' surpasses 100 million streams on Spotify| date=12 April 2023|newspaper=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>
== Music video ==
The music video was released on 20 July 2021, and directed by Nigerian veteran cinematographer, Adasa Cookey.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/03/17/1da-banton-drops-no-wahala-remix-video-ft-kizz-daniel-tiwa-savage/|location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=1da Banton drops No Wahala (Remix) Video Ft. Kizz Daniel, Tiwa Savage|newspaper=P.M. News| access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "No Wahala" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Suriname (Nationale Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5453084284722276|title=Top 5 {{!}} 31 Maart 2022|trans-title=Top 5 {{!}} March 31, 2022|publisher=Nationale Top 40 Suriname|date=7 April 2022|access-date=July 7, 2023|language=nl}}</ref> | 3 |- |}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row | Various | {{start date|2021|7|19|df=yes}} | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="3" | {{hlist|Squareball Entertainment}} | {{center|<ref name="Release">{{cite web |title=No wahala by 1da Banton |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4vHy2IHzf3EabEa7oMpUZB?si=c19536c699f24b89 |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Kizz Daniel}} {{Tiwa Savage}} {{authority control}}
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