"At Your Inconvenience" is a song by British rapper

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. It was released as a promotional single from his second studio album of the same name. It was released on 26 July 2011 in the

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Background

"At Your Inconvenience" was released as a promotional single from Green's second studio album and is the album's title-track. The song was premiered on

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show on 13 July 2011. It was selected by Lowe to be in his ''hottest record in the world'' feature. The song features Green criticising the music industry, which he claims is dominated by dance music. He also refers to

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's reported escapades with a prostitute,

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and Wayne Bridge's former friendship and makes references to TV presenter

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and tennis star Anna Kournikova. "At Your Inconvenience" was released as an instant download when consumers pre-ordered the album from iTunes. The song was also available as an individual download, without having to pre-order the album. This release strategy was also used by Coldplay, also signed to

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, whereby their single "

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" was available on iTunes as an "instant grat" - immediate download - when consumers pre-ordered their album ''

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''. This release strategy rendered both "At Your Inconvenience" and "Paradise" non-chart eligible in the UK until their parent albums were released as the incentive is against

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rules. The single later charted at number 97 upon the release of the album.

Music video

The video to accompany the release of "At Your Inconvenience" was premiered at midnight on 10 August 2011 on Green's

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channel at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. The video, according to

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features "a host of very random objects from a clown to an ostrich – worth a watch just for that." Green also performed "At Your Inconvenience" live in

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studios for Zane Lowe's

show on 1 September 2011.Professor Green At Your Inconvenience BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2011

Track listing

Chart performance

At the end of the release week for the ''At Your Inconvenience'' album, the single charted at number 97 on the

and also charted at number 25 on the

UK R&B Singles Chart The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Albums, or simply the UK Urban Chart) are 40-posi ...

Release history

References

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