Shutdown (Skepta song)

"Shutdown"
Single by Skepta
from the album Konnichiwa
Released 26 April 2015
Format Digital download
Genre Grime
Length
  • 3:08 (Single version)
  • 2:50 (Video edit)
Label Boy Better Know
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ragz Originale
  • Skepta
Skepta singles chronology
"That's Not Me"
(2014)
"Shutdown"
(2015)
"50 Grand"
(2015)
Music video
"Shutdown" on YouTube

"Shutdown" is a song by English rapper Skepta. It was released as the second single from Skepta's fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through Boy Better Know. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake.[1] The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.[2]

Music video

The official music video for the song, shot in the Barbican Estate and lasting two minutes and fifty seconds, was uploaded on 26 April 2015 to Skepta's Vevo channel on YouTube. It was directed by Grace LaDoja and produced by Skepta and Ragz Originale.[3]

Track listing

Digital download[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Shutdown"  3:08

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[5] 3
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[6] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 39

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Worldwide 26 April 2015 Boy Better Know Digital download

References

  1. "Skepta samples Drake on new single 'Shutdown'". Fact. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Slaves - Shutdown (Skepta cover in the Live Lounge)". YouTube. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "Skepta - Shutdown". YouTube. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. "Shutdown - Single by Skepta". iTunes UK. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. "Archive Chart: 2015-05-03" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. "Archive Chart: 2015-05-03" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. "Archive Chart: 2015-05-03" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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