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Shatta Wale says he made On God in 45 minutes. It now has 32 million views

The 2022 single came from a prayer about being compared, he has said. The video has one man in it, and that is the message.

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By QMS Newsroom20 Oct 2026, 19:40 GMT1 min read

Shatta Wale released "On God" on 5 April 2022. The official video went up on his YouTube channel on 13 April 2022. It was directed by Fantasy Ent and Maxwell Jennings and is credited to Shatta Movement Empire. On 20 October 2026 it had 32,399,414 views.

45 minutes

Ghanamma reported in October 2022, citing his interview on 360 with Giovani Caleb, that Shatta Wale said the song began when Black Sherif had just dropped a single and everybody started saying a whole lot of things. He said he prayed: "God, you can't let these people get us like that. Let's do something." He then made the rhythm and recorded everything in around 45 minutes, before sending it on to the producer.

He has spoken against comparisons since. On Hammer Time with Hammer Nti in 2024, Yen reported, he said: "I hate comparisons. I don't like comparisons. I see everybody equal."

One man in the video

Shatta Wale is the only person in the video. There are no dancers and no other artists. The settings are a hilltop above a city, a glass-walled house, a lawn chair and a cigar, with statues of an angel, Christ and a lion.

The numbers

In November 2024, Yen reported, Shatta Wale posted "1man alone 11M streams" and asked whether anyone's favourite could try. In August 2026, on TikTok Live, Pulse Ghana reported him saying: "I don't know competition in this thing that I am doing."

The QMS take · Opinion

A man prayed about being compared, and what came out was a song about one man, alone, on a hill. Nobody in the video to stand next to, nothing to compare. Don't argue. Stand there alone and let the numbers talk.

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Sources · 6
  • Shatta Wale on YouTube: On God (Official Video), uploaded 13 Apr 2022
  • Shazam: On God release listing (5 Apr 2022)
  • Ghanamma: Shatta Wale on how On God was made, from his 360 interview with Giovani Caleb via Ghbase (15 Oct 2022)
  • Yen: Shatta Wale on Hammer Time with Hammer Nti (4 Dec 2024)
  • Yen: Shatta Wale's "1man alone" streams post (20 Nov 2024)
  • Pulse Ghana: Shatta Wale on TikTok Live (5 Aug 2026)

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