Yves NAIL Goes Viral as Track Hits No. 1 on Canada YouTube Music Daily Shorts Chart

Yves NAIL has become the center of a new overseas chart development after “NAIL (feat. Lolo Zouaï)” reached No. 1 on Canada’s YouTube Music Daily Shorts Popular Songs chart, with the ranking cited for May 20 local time. The viral movement around the title track is unfolding alongside Yves’ 2026 YVES TOUR THE AMERICAS, which has continued across North America in May before scheduled Latin America dates from May 29 to June 7. ¹

The chart result gives the fourth EP “NAIL” another point of international visibility following its April release. Yves released the EP and the music video for its title track on April 17 at 1 p.m. KST, with “NAIL (feat. Lolo Zouaï)” identified as an alternative hip-hop track whose lyrics include Yves’ participation. ²

Yves NAIL Viral Moment Builds During Americas Tour

The No. 1 placement on Canada’s YouTube Music Daily Shorts Popular Songs chart places “NAIL (feat. Lolo Zouaï)” in a short-form video context, where song fragments can gain renewed attention beyond a conventional release cycle. The source material does not provide underlying play counts or comparative chart figures, but it confirms the song’s top ranking on the Canadian daily Shorts chart for the cited date. ¹

The timing also connects the song’s online performance with Yves’ tour schedule. PAIX PER MIL lists 2026 YVES TOUR THE AMERICAS dates that began in Vancouver on May 5 and continued through Los Angeles on May 8, Seattle on May 11, San Francisco on May 13, Dallas on May 15, Atlanta on May 17, New York on May 20, Chicago on May 23, and Toronto on May 26. The same official ticket page lists Latin America dates from May 29 to June 7 and notes that the new EP “NAIL” is out now. ³

Allkpop’s May 26 report tied the song’s Canadian Shorts chart result to the momentum of the Americas tour, noting Yves’ May 23 Chicago concert and pointing to Toronto and several South American cities as upcoming stops at the time of publication. ¹ Because the current date is May 26, 2026, the Toronto date falls on the same calendar date as this article’s publication context, while the Latin America run remains scheduled after it.

Release Background and Collaborations

“NAIL” is Yves’ fourth EP, and its title track features Lolo Zouaï. Soompi reported that the title track’s concept centers on a lingering presence that resurfaces and refuses to fade away, while identifying it as an alternative hip-hop song with lyrics by Yves. ²

Allkpop’s April 17 release coverage also reported that Yves participated in writing the lyrics for “NAIL (feat. Lolo Zouaï)” and contributed lyrics to “It,” “HALO,” “birth,” and “Break It (feat. Lexie Liu).” The same report framed the Lolo Zouaï collaboration as part of the release’s global musical positioning. ⁴

In a LADYGUNN interview published on the April 17 release day, Yves described the effect of the collaboration in musical terms, saying, “Lolo Zouaï brings this rhythmic, effortlessly cool energy that fits the world of “NAIL” so well.” The interview described the EP as released via PAIX PER MIL and focused on the project’s body-and-sensation concept, including the songs “HALO” and “it” and collaborations with Lolo Zouaï and Lexie Liu. ⁵

The project’s creative framing has therefore been consistent across the available source material: “NAIL” is positioned as a release built around sensation, motion, and lingering emotional presence, with Yves directly involved in the lyrics and with international collaborators attached to key tracks. Those details are notable because the current viral attention is centered not on an older catalog song, but on the EP’s title track and main release campaign.

Tour Context Extends From Europe To The Americas

Before the Americas schedule, Yves completed a nine-city European tour that began in Manchester on April 16 and ended in Madrid on May 3 local time. OSEN, carried by Korea Daily, reported that all shows on the European run sold out. ⁶

That European report also said Yves performed every track from her fourth mini-album “NAIL,” along with earlier songs including “LOOP” and “DIM.” Lolo Zouaï appeared as a surprise guest at the Paris show for a duet performance, adding a live-stage link to the title track’s featured collaboration. ⁶

The sequence of events places the “NAIL” campaign across several connected channels: the April 17 EP release, a sold-out European tour ending May 3, a North American schedule running through May 26, and a confirmed No. 1 result for the title track on Canada’s YouTube Music Daily Shorts Popular Songs chart for May 20 local time. The available facts do not establish a single cause for the chart rise, but they do show that the viral ranking occurred while Yves was actively touring in the Americas.

Yves NAIL Americas tour viral trend concept

The current Yves NAIL story is therefore best understood as a convergence of release activity, short-form chart visibility, and touring momentum. With “NAIL (feat. Lolo Zouaï)” reaching No. 1 on Canada’s YouTube Music Daily Shorts Popular Songs chart and the 2026 YVES TOUR THE AMERICAS continuing into late May and early June, the title track has gained a clear international marker within the documented rollout of Yves’ fourth EP.