Unavailable

Album: Timeless (2023)
Charted: 52
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Songfacts®:

  • Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer Davido was born David Adedeji Adeleke in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria.

    Davido rose to fame in Nigeria in 2011 after releasing "Dami Duro," the second single from his debut studio album, Omo Baba Olowo. It won Hottest Single of the Year at the 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and its video won Best Video by a New Artiste at the 2012 Nigeria Music Video Awards.

    Davido's unique blend of Afrobeats, hip-hop, and pop music has earned him a large fan base in Africa and around the world. He has also won numerous awards, including the BET Award for Best International Act in 2018, when he became the first African artist to receive his award on the main stage.
  • This club tune finds Davido unavailable for a relationship because he is focused on his career and wants a stress-free life.

    Me I dey for the dey
    Girl I'm unavailable
    I'm unavailable
    Dem no dem see me


    Davido is also saying that these girls don't understand him.
  • The lyrics are in the Nigerian Pidgin language, which is a mix of English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Nigerian Pidgin English is the most common language spoken in Davido's home city of Lagos.
  • "Unavailable" is a collaboration with South African amapiano artist Musa Keys. Amapiano is a style of music that originated in South Africa that fuses various genres, including house music, jazz, and kwaito. It is characterized by its upbeat tempo, catchy melodies, and heavy use of piano, synths, and percussion instruments.
  • During his verse, Musa Keys boasts about women being jealous of him because his career is thriving.

    'Cause I'm a big propeller, save the remorse
    Girls go jealous, 'cause I dey Banana


    The phrase "big propeller" is a metaphor for success, and Musa Keys is moving quickly and efficiently towards his goals.

    The phrase "'cause I dey Banana" is a Nigerian Pidgin phrase that means "because I am in my prime." Musa Keys is saying that he is at the peak of his success, and is attracting the attention of many women.
  • "Unavailable" is the fifth track on Davido's fourth studio album, Timeless. He officially released the album on March 31, 2023, through his own label, Davido Music Worldwide Limited.
  • "Unavailable" became Davido's first entry under his own name on the UK Singles Chart when it entered the chart dated April 13, 2023, at #60. He'd previously contributed guest rhymes on Tion Wayne's "Who's True," which peaked at #50 in 2021.
  • Davido took the stage on the April 4, 2022, episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform a medley of "Feel" and "Unavailable." The Afrobeats titan was joined by several drummers and The Compozers, a four-man vocal group.

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