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No Candle No Light

"No Candle No Light" is a song by English singer-songwriter Zayn featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on 15 November 2018 by RCA Records, as the sixth and final single from his second studio album Icarus Falls (2018).[1]

"No Candle No Light"

15 November 2018 (2018-11-15)

3:13

RCA

Background and release[edit]

On 14 November 2018, Zayn shared on Twitter a teaser for the song with only the word "Thursday" spelled out on the screen and Minaj's signature "Young Money" in the background.[2]

Music[edit]

The Fader called the song a "tropical house bop" and compared its synths to those in "Sorry" by Justin Bieber.[3] Rolling Stone called the track an EDM-pop exploration of "romantic frustration".[4] Exclaim! noted the song's "booming EDM beat with Zayn's trademark emotional croon", and pointed out that Minaj sings instead of rapping.[5]

Cover art[edit]

Complex noted the song's "cigarette-assisted cover art", which shows Malik holding a cigarette to his mouth.[6]

 – vocals, songwriting

Zayn

 – vocals

Nicki Minaj

 – songwriting, production, record engineering[7]

Tushar Apte

Brittany "Chi" Coney – songwriting

 – songwriting, production, record engineering

Brian Lee

Kathryn Osterberg – songwriting

Sawyr – songwriting, production, record engineering

Denisia "Blu June" Andrews – songwriting

Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – mixing engineering

Iván Jiménez – record engineering assistance

David Nakaji – record engineering assistance

Brian Judd – record engineering assistance

Nick Valentin – record engineering assistance

 – mixing engineering

Jaycen Joshua