"Dinner Guest" is a song recorded by British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer

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featuring British rapper

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. It was released as a single on 29 April 2020 as the lead single from the former's second studio album '' Flu Game'' (2021). The song peaked at number 5 on the

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, spending a total of 12 weeks in the top ten. The song features a sample of "

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" by Nightcrawlers.

Production

The song was written in January 2020 and saw a collaboration in production between AJ Tracey and The Elements. With the

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first hitting the UK and the world in the early months of the year, Tracey announced that all first week download profits from sales of "Dinner Guest" would be donated to the

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Urgent Appeal, to support

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staff and volunteers. This followed his appearance on the

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charity single " Times Like These", which topped the chart and also raised money for the NHS. Tracey used a sample of "

" by Scottish

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producers Nightcrawlers as the hook for the song. It was one of two songs released in 2020 to sample "Push the Feeling On", the other being "House Party" by

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featuring

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Chart performance

"Dinner Guest" entered the top 10 on its first week of release, making its bows at number 8. It hovered between positions 8 to 10 for six weeks before rising to number 6 and finally its peak of number five on the chart week ending 25 June 2020.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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