Chanel (Tyla song)

"Chanel" is a song by South African singer Tyla. It was released on 24 October 2025, through FAX and Epic Records, as a stand-alone single. The upbeat track blends Afrobeats, amapiano, and pop genres. Lyrically, it demands luxury treatment in a relationship, centered on the hook "How you say you love me? You ain't put me in Chanel". It was produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and P2J, both of whom also contributed to the songwriting alongside Tyla, Douglas Ford, and Bibi Bourelly.

Originally previewed alongside "Dynamite" at a fan event in Berlin in July 2025 and intended for Tyla's second EP WWP (2025), the song was further teased at the Global Citizen Festival in September 2025. The high-fashion music video, directed with vintage Chanel pieces styled by Ron Hartleben, premiered on release day. Tyla first performed it live on her We Wanna Party Tour in Tokyo in November 2025. The release also attracted attention for a public controversy in which American rapper Yung Miami accused Tyla of appropriating the concept from her own unreleased track "Take Me to Chanel", claiming she had privately shared her version with Tyla beforehand. The dispute generated significant online discussion, though Tyla did not respond publicly and no legal action followed.

Commercially, "Chanel" reached the top 20 in Malaysia, the Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, and the UAE, the top 40 in Australia and Nigeria and the top 50 in the Netherlands and Switzerland. On the Billboard Global 200, "Chanel" became Tyla's highest charting song since "Water" (2023), reaching number 28. The song also debuted 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it her third entry since "Push 2 Start" and "Water".

At an exclusive fan listening event in Berlin in July 2025, Tyla unveiled two songs, "Dynamite" and "Chanel". Both were originally intended for inclusion on her second extended play (EP), WWP,^[3] which was described by Tyla during an interview with Variety in August 2025, as "a bridge to the album".^[4] The EP was released on 25 July 2025, and featured "Dynamite" as a collaboration with Wizkid, but did not include "Chanel".^[5][6]

During her set at the Global Citizen Festival on 27 September 2025, in Central Park, New York, Tyla once again shared a preview of the song with its music video.^[7][8] On 15 October 2025, Tyla announced on social media that "Chanel" would be released as a single on 24 October 2025, and shared a pre-save link.^[8] The song's music video was released on the same day,^[9] and features Tyla wearing vintage Chanel clothing from the "early 1990s to the mid-2010s", styled by Ron Hartleben.^[10]

After the song's release, American rapper Yung Miami, formerly of City Girls, took to X (formerly Twitter) to accuse Tyla of stealing her song.^[11] She stated: "This girl really ran off with my song, and I don't know how to feel about it. Mind you, I played this song for her", accompanied by thinking emojis, before adding, "I'm confused!". Fans commented that Yung Miami had delayed releasing her own version of the song, to which she responded, "Don't matter it's my mf song!!!" She also mentioned that she had played the track for Tyla.^[12] Tyla did not respond to the claims through a public response on social media or through her representatives.^[13]

"Chanel" is an upbeat Afrobeats song, with elements of Amapiano and pop. In an interview with Vogue, Tyla described the song lyrically as "not only about spoiling me; it’s about being treated like luxury [and] being the gift".^[14] Chris DeVille from Stereogum described "Chanel" as having a "hypnotic hook" and a "skittering beat", with the track having "contagious energy".^[15]

On the Billboard Global 200, "Chanel" reached number 28, becoming Tyla's highest charting entry since "Water" (2023).^[16] In the United Kingdom, "Chanel" debuted at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart for the chart week ending 27 November 2025.^[17] Four weeks later, it rose to a new peak of number 51.^[18] In Switzerland, the song reached number 50 on the Swiss Singles Chart.^[19] Elsewhere, "Chanel" peaked at number 31 in Australia,^[20] and number 54 in Canada.^[21] In the United States, "Chanel" debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[22] It became the first solo song by an African artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 since her own Push 2 Start in March 2025, which itself was the first such entry since Water in April 2024. As a result, no African act other than Tyla achieved a solo entry on the chart for 118 consecutive weeks. With these chart performances, Tyla extended her record as the South African solo artist with the most cumulative weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (37 weeks) and set a new record as the female African artist with the most solo entries in the chart’s history (three), surpassing Miriam Makeba, who had held the record for nearly 57 years.^[23]

In the Philippines, "Chanel" reached number 11 the Philippines Hot 100,^[24] and number 14 on the Official Philippines Chart.^[25] In Malaysia, "Chanel" became Tyla's first entry on the Billboard Malaysia Songs chart, where it debuted at number 16;^[26] additionally it reached number eight on the country's main singles chart.^[27] In South Africa, "Chanel" reached number 16 on the Official South African Chart, and in Nigeria the song reached number 29 on the TurnTable Top 100 chart. Additionally, "Chanel" became Tyla's third number one on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart,^[28] and her seventh number one on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart.^[29]

Credits were adapted from Apple Music.^[30]

Musicians

• Tyla – performer, songwriter
• Ian Kirkpatrick – songwriter, producer
• Douglas Ford – songwriter
• Bardriia Bourelly – songwriter
• P2J – producer, songwriter

Technical

• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer
• Leandro "Dro" Hidalgo – mixing engineer