Location (Khalid song)
"Location" is the debut single by American singer Khalid. It was uploaded to SoundCloud on April 30, 2016,[3] and released commercially in May 2016,[1][2][a] serving as the lead single from his debut studio album American Teen (2017). The track was written alongside producers Syk Sense, Tunji Ige, Chris McClenney, Smash David, Alfredo Gonzalez, Austin Mensales, and Barjam Kurti [3][4][5] Recorded at Beacon Hill Recording Studios, the song has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6][7] “Location” was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[8]
"Location"
2016
Beacon Hill Recording Studios (El Paso, Texas)
3:37
- Right Hand
- RCA
- Khalid Robinson
- Joshua Scruggs
- Austin Mensales
- Chris McClenney
- Samuel Jimenez
- Olatunji Ige
- Alfredo Gonzalez
- Barjam Kurti
- Syk Sense
- Tunji Ige
- Chris McClenney
- Smash David
- Gonzalez
- Mensales
- Kurti
Music video[edit]
The song's accompanying music video premiered on September 26, 2016, on Khalid's Vevo account on YouTube and was directed by Alex Di Marco. As of May 2023, the music video has over 552 million views.[10] The video opens with a screenshot of a desert and a hand on a steering wheel, then quickly showing how to pronounce Khalid (kuh-leed), Khalid is then seen sitting on top of a car performing the song and then walks around a desert and receives a message, which is a "Location", He gets in his car and drives to the Location, The location turns out to be a Swimming pool, Khalid is then seen back in his car, driving back to the pool when his Phone displays "Arrived", Khalid is grabbed by two women but breaks free and two men look at him strangely, The rest of the video just shows shots of Khalid in a desert , in a dark room around the swimming pool and driving around in his car
Remix[edit]
Three remixes have been released. The first one, the official remix featuring Lil Wayne and Kehlani was released on March 17, 2017. Another remix featuring Little Simz was released on January 26, 2017. The third remix featuring Jorja Smith and Wretch 32 was released on February 9, 2018.