"Sirens" is the seventh single release from British

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, and the

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from his third studio album ''

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''. The single was playlisted on BBC Radio 1's 1-Upfront list and the music video for the single made the top thirty of that chart. Despite mediocre amounts of airplay on both television and radio, the single was a success for Dizzee Rascal, returning him to the top twenty of the

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after previous single "

Off 2 Work "Off 2 Work" is the sixth single from British rapper, Dizzee Rascal, a double A-side with "Graftin'", which was contained on Dizzee Rascal's second album ''Showtime''. The accompanying music video featured Dizzee Rascal in various ordinary work ...

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" was his first to miss the top forty. The song became his fourth top twenty hit and was his first single to be released on 7"

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. This song features a

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from the song " Here to Stay" by

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samples the chorus in her song Blue Lights.

Track listing

;CD # "Sirens" # "Dean" ;7" Vinyl # "Sirens" # "Like Me" ;12" Vinyl # "Sirens" # "Sirens" (a cappella) # "Sirens" (Chase & Status remix) # "Sirens" (Chase & Status remix instrumental)

Music video

The video premiered in 2007. It shows him being chased by foxhunters on

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s chasing him through his house, then onto the streets and towards the end of the video, he is trapped down an alleyway and is seemingly killed, and his blood is smeared on the hunters' faces. This suggests that Dizzee is effectively

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for the

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, where 'game' represents the lower classes, deliberately held down by the rich, while the police are just one of the riches tools to do so.

Charts

References

2007 singles Dizzee Rascal songs XL Recordings singles Songs written by Dizzee Rascal 2007 songs {{2000s-hiphop-song-stub