"Pull Up" is a song by British YouTuber and rapper

KSI Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), known professionally as KSI, is an English YouTuber and rapper. He is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. He is the CEO of Misfits Boxing and ...

featuring fellow British rapper Jme. It was independently released for digital download and

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on 12 April 2019. A

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was later released on 4 May 2019. The video portrays a

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narrative, set during the 1920s

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, with KSI playing the role of an

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and Jme playing the role of a newspaper journalist attempting to bring him in.

Writing and production

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, "Pull Up" debuted at number 94 on the

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Music video

The

for "Pull Up" was directed by Konstantin. A trailer was released to KSI's

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pages on 1 May 2019. The music video was released to KSI's

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channel three days later on 4 May 2019 and it has received over 18 million views. A

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video of the music video shoot was released to YouTube by Konstantin on the same day. The cinematic,

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-like music video takes a trip back in time to portray a

narrative, set during the 1920s

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. The video stars KSI as an

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who rapidly gains notoriety for his

misdemeanours, whilst Jme plays the role of a newspaper journalist attempting to bring him in.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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songwriting, vocals * Jmesongwriting, vocals * P2Jproduction, songwriting * Sammy Sosoproduction, songwriting

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{JME 2019 songs KSI songs Jme (musician) songs Songs written by KSI UK drill songs Trap music songs