No Candle No Light
"No Candle No Light" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Zayn featuring the 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.
Background and release
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.Music
The Fader called the song a "tropical house bop" and compared its synths to those in "Sorry" by Justin Bieber. Rolling Stone called the track an EDM-pop exploration of "romantic frustration". Exclaim! noted the song's "booming EDM beat with Zayn's trademark emotional croon", and pointed out that Minaj sings instead of rapping.Cover art
Complex noted the song's "cigarette-assisted cover art", which shows Malik holding a cigarette to his mouth.Credits and personnel
- Zayn – vocals, songwriting
- Nicki Minaj – vocals
- Tushar Apte – songwriting, production, record engineering
- Brittany "Chi" Coney – songwriting
- Brian Lee – songwriting, production, record engineering
- 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
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineering