''The Long Way Home'' is the debut

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by British hip hop duo

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. Originally scheduled for release on 6 July 2015, the album was released a day early on 5 July 2015 by Play Dirty, Virgin EMI and

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. The album features guest appearances from British singers Emeli Sandé, Rebecca Garton and Ed Sheeran, American singer Jeremih, American rappers

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, YG and

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, British rapper

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and

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. The title, artwork and release date was published on 23 March 2015 via

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. The lead single "

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" featuring Jeremih became a top ten hit and also became Krept and Konan's first top 40 entry. ''The Long Way Home'' received positive reviews from critics and entered the

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at number 2 while topping the UK R&B Chart.

Singles

"Certified" featuring American rapper

was released as a promotional single on 27 March 2015, along with a lyrics video. The first official single "

" featuring Jeremih was released on 28 June 2015 and entered the

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at number 9, becoming Krept and Konan's first top 40 entry and highest-charting single, as well as becoming Jeremih's second highest-charting single in the UK after "

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" featuring YG.

Chart performance

''The Long Way Home'' debuted at number 2 on the

on 10 July 2015, beaten only by Ed Sheeran's '' x''. The album entered at number 1 on the UK R&B Chart and UK Digital Chart. ''The Long Way Home'' is Krept and Konan's highest-charting project, surpassing the performance of the mixtape ''

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'' (2013) which peaked at number 19.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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