Five-time Grammy nominee Davido has revealed that his hit song ‘With You’, featuring Omah Lay, almost did not make the final tracklist of his album, despite its eventual global success and Grammy recognition.
The Afrobeats star made the disclosure in an interview with OkayAfrica, shared by HYPETRIBE on Monday, while reflecting on the journey of the song and his latest Grammy nomination.
He said ‘With You’ was initially not favoured during internal listening sessions ahead of the album’s release.
“Man, it’s so crazy because that song almost didn’t make the album. With You was not in anybody’s top five, ” Davido said.
He explained that before releasing an album, he typically sends the project to friends and family for feedback and rankings, noting that the song’s later success made its near omission particularly emotional.
“And now look at it go. Every time I was performing it, my heart would just start beating like, what if I didn’t put this song?” he added.
