Format Digital download Length 3:32 | Genre Alternative R&B Label RCA | |
Released 7 June 2016 (2016-06-07) Writer(s) Zayn Malik
Chase Wells
James Griffin
Kevin Rains
James Emerson
Salvador Waviest
Kehlani Parrish | ||
"Wrong" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Zayn, featuring American singer-songwriter Kehlani for his debut solo studio album, Mind of Mine (2016). It was written by Zayn Malik, Wells, Griffin, Rains, Emerson, Waviest and Kehlani Parrish, and produced by XYZ. It was released as the third single from the album on 7 June 2016.
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Background
Zayn sung and wrote one of the songs, "Wrong", in collaboration with American R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani. According to Malik, he "reached out to her, played a couple of songs for her in L.A. and she's really cool, she liked the music, so she got in the studio within a couple of days, she gave me a song back that she wanted me to do, and we just got it done straight away." Malik originally wrote "Wrong" as a rap, which he then used to create lyrics for the song. "Wrong" is about "looking in the wrong place for love". "Wrong" incorporates elements from early 2000s R&B music.
Release
"Wrong" was serviced to US rhythmic contemporary radio stations on 7 June 2016 as the third single. It later impacted US urban contemporary radio on 28 June 2016. It is expected to be released soon in the United Kingdom.
Promotion
The track was used for Zayn's GQ magazine photoshoot edition. The video was uploaded to the magazine's official YouTube account.