Wayne Surprise together with his platinum plaque from the British Phonographic Trade certifying gross sales of over 600,000 models in the UK.
February 16, 2025
Singer Wayne Surprise not too long ago acquired a plaque marking the platinum certification of his hit music, No Letting Go, in the UK. It was introduced to him by the British Photographic Trade (BPI).
No Letting Go, launched in 2003, was recorded on the Diwali, a monster rhythm produced by Steven “Lenky” Marsden. It peaked at quantity three on the British nationwide chart, and quantity 11 on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart.
Final October, the BPI licensed the only platinum for gross sales of 600,000 models. No Letting Go is Wayne Surprise’s largest hit; it’s nonetheless performed on pop radio in the USA, and was utilized by vice chairman Kamala Harris throughout her presidential marketing campaign final yr towards Donald Trump.
Surprise was already a longtime star when he lower the music for Marsden. He had chart success with Child You And I, Saddest Day of my Life, Pleasure Journey and Bonafide Love (with Buju Banton).
The endurance of No Letting Go has not shocked him.
“I wouldn’t say shocked as a result of ‘Saddest Day’ was accomplished 12 years earlier than No Letting Go and it’s nonetheless enjoying, so it’s a sample,” he mentioned.
The BPI platinum plaque is the newest accolade for Wayne Surprise. On February 2, he was introduced with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Island SPACE Caribbean Museum throughout its Reggae Family tree present in Plantation, Florida.
On March 30, he’ll obtain an identical award on the Worldwide Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) at Coral Springs Middle For The Arts.
– Howard Campbell
