SAINt JHN is a Guyanese-American singer, rapper, and songwriter from Brooklyn who spent years as a critically respected cult artist before a remix turned him into a global name. He first released "Roses" in 2016 to modest attention. The version that exploded came in 2019, when the Kazakh producer Imanbek sped it into a propulsive dance track.
The Imanbek remix became a worldwide hit, racking up enormous streams and even winning a Grammy. It dwarfed everything in SAINt JHN's catalogue, despite his having a substantial body of well-regarded work.
On streaming, the "Roses" remix sits near 2.1 billion plays, while his next most-streamed track trails at around 165 million. That puts the ratio above 13, far past our 5.0 line.
By our measure SAINt JHN is a certified one-hit wonder, with the now-familiar streaming-era twist: the song that defines him is not his original version but a remix made by someone else. He remains a respected artist among fans, but to the wider world, one sped-up dance edit is the whole story. It is a striking gap between critical standing and the verdict of the streaming numbers.