This was reported by the reputable chart news platform, Chart Data in a Twitter post made to announce that Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ has sold over a million copies in the United States for the song.
According to the post, when the original version and the remix are combined, both versions have sold over a million copies, which is an impressive feat for the rising star.
.@heisrema and @selenagomez‘s “Calm Down” has now sold over 1 million units in the US (combined versions).
— chart data (@chartdata) December 26, 2022
Earlier, it had been reported that the song’s remix sold 500,000 copies in the US earning the 22-year-old Nigerian singer his first RIAA gold plaque.
As a lead single to Rema’s debut album, ‘Rave & Roses’ released in March 2022, ‘Calm Down’ has had a massive run. The song was later remixed with Selena Gomez, earning him his first Billboard Hot 100 entry.
Both versions of ‘Calm Down’ have also received billions of streams across all platforms, proving the song’s success.