Nigerian music star Skales is capitalizing on his renewed momentum with the announcement of a brand-new single that pays homage to one of football’s brightest young stars, Barcelona’s teenage sensation, Lamine Yamal.
Titled ‘Dance Like Lamine Yamal,’ the track is a direct nod to the Spanish wonderkid whose TikTok presence played a key role in reigniting global interest in Skales’ decade-old hit, Shake Body. The song, originally released in 2015, has recently enjoyed a massive viral resurgence, sweeping across social media and earning Skales his highest-ever Spotify milestone of over 1 million monthly listeners.
The catalyst behind this resurgence? None other than Yamal himself.
With over 26 million followers on TikTok, the 16-year-old football phenom inadvertently triggered the song’s second life after posting a dance video to ‘Shake Body,’ a clip that amassed an astonishing 126 million views and sparked a wave of user-generated content worldwide.
Now, Skales is returning the love in the most fitting way possible, music. The upcoming track ‘Dance Like Lamine Yamal’ is poised to be a celebratory anthem that blends Skales’ signature Afrobeat energy with the global pop culture relevance of a sports icon.
The move is also a strategic one, as Skales continues to navigate his viral rebirth with fresh content and renewed visibility. Fans are already hyped, with many anticipating whether the footballer himself will appear in the music video or promote the track upon release.
Others are of the opinion that the song will blow up if Barcelona eventually lifts the Champions League trophy this season.
If anything is certain, it’s that Skales is fully seizing his moment and this tribute to Lamine Yamal might just be the start of a new era for the Nigerian hitmaker.
