"Location" is a song recorded by British rapper
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featuring Nigerian singer
Burna Boy
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, released as the third single from Dave's debut studio album ''
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''.
The song was written by Dave, Burna Boy and Jonathan Mensah, and produced by
Fraser T. Smith
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,
Jae5
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and Dave.
Commercially, the song reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom and top 40 in Ireland.
In April 2020, it was certified as Triple Platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry
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for exceeding chart sales of 1,800,000.
Music video
The music video for "Location" was released via YouTube on 15 July 2019. Directed by Kaylum and Dave, it was shot on location in Ibiza, and features behind the scenes shots of
Stormzy
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's #MERKY Festival, held at
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, which Dave co-headlined alongside Stormzy and
Fredo
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.
Burna Boy appears in the video, alongside a number of cameo appearances from other artists and celebrities, including Stormzy, Fredo,
Lethal Bizzle
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,
Jorja Smith
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,
Avelino,
J Hus
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,
Aitch
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,
Unknown T
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, comedian
Michael Dapaah
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and English footballers,
Raheem Sterling
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and
Jadon Sancho
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.
Critical reception
Writing for ''
Complex
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'', Natty Kasambla referred to the track as "an understated bop".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
Dave (rapper) songs
Burna Boy songs
Song recordings produced by Fraser T. Smith
Songs written by Dave (rapper)
Songs written by Burna Boy