“Every Summertime” by the Indonesian singer-songwriter and producer Niki has become a worldwide phenomenon, with over 60 million cumulative streams to-date since its August 2021 release. Written and produced in collaboration with Jacob Ray, “Every Summertime” is an exuberant love song with a throwback sound reminiscent of classic R&B and soul.
Twenty-two-year-old Niki’s “Every Summertime” has charted in Spotify’s Daily Top 50 in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. It has also charted in Spotify’s Global Daily Viral 50 and across the USA, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and many more.
“Every Summertime” was released as the lead single of the official motion picture soundtrack for the Marvel Studios’ film, “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings,” via Marvel Music/Hollywood Records and Interscope Records. The soundtrack, titled “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album,” is executive produced by pioneering music collective 88rising –the leading music platform for Asian and Asian-American artists across the world – and includes original production from, and inspired by, the movie. The album was released at store-turn worldwide alongside the film’s global release on September 3, 2021.
The soundtrack also features music from Anderson.Paak, Rich Brian, Swae Lee, Jhené Aiko, Mark Tuan, Saweetie, keshi, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, DJ Snake, and many more. NIKI contributed four songs to the soundtrack, including “Every Summertime”, “Always Rising” with Rich Brian and Warren Hue, “Clocked Out” with Audrey Nuna, and “Swan Song” with Saweetie.
NIKI, who co-wrote and co-produced the song, comments, “‘Every Summertime’ came together so fast — we wrote it in less than an hour! It was one of those magical moments where there’s a special kind of alchemy happening whilst creating and now it’s one of our favorite songs of our careers.”
Her debut album “Moonchild” was released on September 10, 2020 and currently has over 172M streams to date.
With her Indonesian heritage essential to her story, she feels “a social responsibility representing Asian artists, especially as a role model for girls.”
