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{{short description|2024 song by Burna Boy}}
{{short description|2024 song by Burna Boy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Tested, Approved & Trusted
| name = Tested, Approved & Trusted
| cover = Tested, Approved & Trusted.png
| cover = Tested, Approved & Trusted.png
| type = single
| alt =
| artist = [[Burna Boy]]
| type = single
| album = [[I Told Them...]]
| artist = [[Burna Boy]]
| album = [[I Told Them...]]
| released = April 4, 2024
| released = 4 April 2024
| recorded =
| recorded =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Dancehall]]|[[Afrobeats|afropop]]|[[alternative hip hop]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Dancehall]]|[[Afrobeats|Afropop]]|[[alternative hip hop]]}}
| length = 3:40
| length = 3:40
| label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Spaceship Records|Spaceship]]|Bad Habit}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Burna Boy|Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu]]|Adrian Eccleston|[[Yeti Beats|David Sprecher]]|Soraya Lapread}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Spaceship Records|Spaceship]]|Bad Habit}}
| producer = {{hlist|Adrian X|[[Yeti Beats]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Burna Boy|Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu]]|Adrian Eccleston|[[Yeti Beats|David Sprecher]]|Soraya Lapread}}
| producer = {{hlist|Adrian X|[[Yeti Beats]]}}
| misc =
| prev_title = [[City Boys]]
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{{External music video|1={{YouTube|--0WyO4-ztHJo|"Tested, Approved & Trusted"}}|header= Visualizer video|type=single}}
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = [[Higher (Burna Boy song)|Higher]]
| next_year = 2024
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| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|--0WyO4-ztHJo|"Tested, Approved & Trusted"}}|header= Visualizer video|type=single}}
}}
}}


"'''Tested, Approved & Trusted'''" is a song by Nigerian singer [[Burna Boy]], released on April 4, 2024, as the sixth single from his seventh studio album, ''[[I Told Them...]] ''. It was produced by Adrian X and [[Yeti Beats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/07/burna-boy-i-told-them-big-7-stream/|title=Burna Boy Announces New Album I Told Them…, Shares "Big 7": Stream|last1=Anderson|first1=Carys|last2=Vito|first2=Jo|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=28 July 2023|access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
"'''Tested, Approved & Trusted'''" is a song by Nigerian singer [[Burna Boy]], released on 4 April 2024, as the sixth single from his seventh studio album, ''[[I Told Them...]] ''. It was produced by Adrian X and [[Yeti Beats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/07/burna-boy-i-told-them-big-7-stream/|title=Burna Boy Announces New Album I Told Them…, Shares "Big 7": Stream|last1=Anderson|first1=Carys|last2=Vito|first2=Jo|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=28 July 2023|access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
The song originally debuted as an album track on ''[[I Told Them...]] '' on August 25, 2023. A remix with [[Nicki Minaj]] began to be teased in February 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-teases-burna-boy-tested-approved-trusted-remix-1235602907/|title=Nicki Minaj Teases Remix to Burna Boy's 'Tested, Approved & Trusted': Listen|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/nicki-minaj-remix-burna-boy|title=NICKI MINAJ PREVIEWS REMIX TO 2023 BURNA BOY FAN FAVORITE 'TESTED, APPROVED & TRUSTED'|last1=Srour|first1=Yousef|website=[[HipHopDX]]|date=February 9, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/761922-nicki-minaj-burna-boy-remix-hip-hop-news|title=Nicki Minaj Previews Burna Boy Remix: Watch|last1=Fisher|first1=Caroline|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
The song originally debuted as an album track on ''[[I Told Them...]] '' on 25 August 2023. A remix with [[Nicki Minaj]] began to be teased in February 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nicki-minaj-teases-burna-boy-tested-approved-trusted-remix-1235602907/|title=Nicki Minaj Teases Remix to Burna Boy's 'Tested, Approved & Trusted': Listen|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/nicki-minaj-remix-burna-boy|title=Nicki Minaj Previews Remix to 2023 Burna Boy Fan Favorite 'Tested, Approved & Trusted'|last1=Srour|first1=Yousef|website=[[HipHopDX]]|date=February 9, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/761922-nicki-minaj-burna-boy-remix-hip-hop-news|title=Nicki Minaj Previews Burna Boy Remix: Watch|last1=Fisher|first1=Caroline|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>


The song was re-released as a single on April 4, 2024, with a remix from Prince Swanny and a club remix from Major League DJz.
The song was re-released as a single on April 4, 2024, with a remix from Prince Swanny and a club remix from Major League DJz.
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Tested, Approved & Trusted"
|+ Chart performance for "Tested, Approved & Trusted"
! scope="col"| Chart (2023–24)
! scope="col"| Chart (2023–24)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5652|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=4 September 2023|access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
! scope="row"| France Overseas Airplay ([[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/classement-radio-outre-mer/?semaine=32&annee=2024|title=Classement Top Outre-Mer (Week 32, 2024)|publisher=[[SNEP]] |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>
| 14
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|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-09-01|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=4 September 2023|access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
|23
|23
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Suriname ([[Nationale Top 40 Suriname|Nationale Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web |date=8 February 2024 |title=Top 40 – 1 Febr T/M 8 Febr 2024 |trans-title=Top 40 – February 1 to February 8, 2024 |url=https://nationaletop40.sr/top40-1-febr-t-m-8-febr-2024/ |access-date=June 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Nationale Top 40 Suriname]]}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Suriname ([[Nationale Top 40 Suriname|Nationale Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web |date=8 February 2024 |title=Top 40 – 1 Febr T/M 8 Febr 2024 |trans-title=Top 40 – February 1 to February 8, 2024 |url=https://nationaletop40.sr/top40-1-febr-t-m-8-febr-2024/ |access-date=June 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Nationale Top 40 Suriname]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 07:19, 20 November 2024

"Tested, Approved & Trusted"
Single by Burna Boy
from the album I Told Them...
Released4 April 2024
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Burna Boy singles chronology
"City Boys"
(2023) 		"Tested, Approved & Trusted"
(2024) 		"Higher"
(2024)
Visualizer video
"Tested, Approved & Trusted" on YouTube

"Tested, Approved & Trusted" is a song by Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released on 4 April 2024, as the sixth single from his seventh studio album, I Told Them... . It was produced by Adrian X and Yeti Beats.[1]

Background

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The song originally debuted as an album track on I Told Them... on 25 August 2023. A remix with Nicki Minaj began to be teased in February 2024.[2][3][4]

The song was re-released as a single on April 4, 2024, with a remix from Prince Swanny and a club remix from Major League DJz.

Composition

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African Folder's Bomi Anifowose states that the song carries "mid-tempo snare patterns and emotional instrumentation" and compares it to a classic Popcaan record.[5] Writing for The Guardian, Alex Petridis stated that the song is reminiscent of "smooth 80s pop".[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (explicit) – 3:40
  2. "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (remix featuring Prince Swanny) – 3:41
  3. "Tested, Approved & Trusted" (Major League DJz Mix) – 6:22

Charts

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Chart performance for "Tested, Approved & Trusted"
Chart (2023–24) Peak
position
France Overseas Airplay (SNEP)[7] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 23
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[9] 5

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Carys; Vito, Jo (28 July 2023). "Burna Boy Announces New Album I Told Them…, Shares "Big 7": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ Saponara, Michael (8 February 2024). "Nicki Minaj Teases Remix to Burna Boy's 'Tested, Approved & Trusted': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Srour, Yousef (9 February 2024). "Nicki Minaj Previews Remix to 2023 Burna Boy Fan Favorite 'Tested, Approved & Trusted'". HipHopDX. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Fisher, Caroline (8 February 2024). "Nicki Minaj Previews Burna Boy Remix: Watch". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ Anifowose, Bomi (25 August 2023). "I Told Them By Burna Boy: More Hip-Hop, Less Afrobeats". African Folder. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ Petridis, Alexis (25 August 2023). "Burna Boy: I Told Them review – Afrobeats superstar punches closer to the mainstream". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Classement Top Outre-Mer (Week 32, 2024)". SNEP. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Top 40 – 1 Febr T/M 8 Febr 2024" [Top 40 – February 1 to February 8, 2024]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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