Wanna Take This Downtown?

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Wanna Take This Downtown?
EP by
Niki
Released17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Genre
Length11:06
Label
Producer
Niki chronology
Zephyr
(2018)		 Wanna Take This Downtown?
(2019)		 Moonchild
(2020)
Singles from Wanna Take This Downtown?
  1. "Lowkey"
    Released: 24 April 2019

Wanna Take This Downtown? (stylized in all lowercase) is the second EP by Indonesian singer-songwriter Niki. It was released on 17 May 2019, through 88rising and 12Tone.

Background

In 2017, Niki signed with the American record label 88rising.[2] The following year, she released her debut EP, Zephyr.[3] After its release, she began working on new music, including "Sugarplum Elegy," which came out in December 2018.[4]

In April 2019, she released the song "Lowkey".[5][6] After its release, she continued writing new songs, which eventually led to the creation of a four-song EP.[7] In an interview with Kompas, she stated that the EP came together unexpectedly, as she initially planned to release only "Lowkey," but ended up writing "Urs" the following week.[8][9]

Critical reception

Robin Murray from Clash stated, "Blending R&B with elements of her own heritage, the new EP marks a remarkable comeback. Combining both classic and experimental R&B influences, the EP is infused with a deeply personal touch, thanks to her honest and candid lyricism".[1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.[10]

Wanna Take This Downtown? track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lowkey"
2:51
2."Urs"Zefanya
  • Niki
  • Jimmie Gutch
2:37
3."Move!"
  • Hill
  • Palmer
2:36
4."Odds"Zefanya
  • Niki
  • Gutch
3:03
Total length:11:06
Notes

References

  1. Muuray, Robin (20 May 2019). "NIKI Surges Into New Territory On 'wanna take this downtown?'". Clash. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. "How Nicole Zefanya became NIKI". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  3. "NIKI Shines on Debut Project 'Zephyr'". Complex. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. Rudas, Matthew (6 December 2019). "NIKI Welcomes the Winter With the Bittersweet Ballad "Sugarplum Elegy"". Ones to Watch. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. Liotta, Edoardo (24 April 2019). "NIKI's Single 'lowkey' Could Be the Summer's Sweetest Hookup Anthem". Vice. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. MissRoshni (2019-04-25). "#Music: Niki gives you 'LowKey'". Blog. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  7. Saraswati, Dyah Paramita. "'wanna take this downtown?' Mini Album Tak Sengaja NIKI". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  8. Sembiring, Ira (2 July 2019). "Niki Zefanya "Tak Sengaja" Bikin Album Wanna Take This Downtown?". Kompas. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  9. Gwee, Karen (2020-09-14). "NIKI: "In the beginning I was obsessed with being this 'R&B princess'"". NME. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  10. "wanna take this downtown?' - NIKI". Spotify.