"Jungle" is a song by British

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, released as the fourth and final single from his debut studio album, ''

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''. The track features vocals from Irish singer

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. The single was released was on 3 January 2011. The track won an award for "Best Dancefloor Filler" at the 2011

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. The music video for "Jungle" was shot in Green's hometown of

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. Green revealed that, in the video he hired locals instead of actors. The video was released on 9 November 2010.

Remixes and covers

The song was officially remixed by

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, Chelsea Marie Duffield Robert long.

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and Malik of MD7. The remix was released on 19 January 2011 as a free download through Green's

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as part of his #FridayFreeness series.

Track listing

Chart performance

"Jungle" debuted on the

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on 19 December 2010 at number 62. The following week, the single climbed 7 places to number 55; before falling 2 places on 2 January 2011. Upon official release the week after, "Jungle" jumped 22 places to number 33; marking Professor Green's fourth consecutive Top 40 hit, the fifth including " Game Over". The single also made a debut on the

UK R&B 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 ...

on 5 December 2010, where following a further six weeks on the chart reached a peak of number 9. On 16 January, the single climbed a further 2 places to peak at number 31.

Release history

References

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