Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 song)
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"Hush Little Baby" is a song by English rapper
Wretch 32 Jermaine Sinclaire Scott (born 9 March 1985), better known by his stage name Wretch 32, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter from Tottenham, North London. He was a member of the grime collective Combination Chain Gang, before forming The M ...
which appears on his debut studio album, ''
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''. The song is track thirteen on the standard edition of the album, and one of eleven collaborations; it is currently set to be released as the fifth and final single from the album on 27 May 2012. The song, which features singer-songwriter
Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
, was produced by the team TMS and co-written alongside Iain James. The track debuted at number 87 on the
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and number twelve on the independent chart on 3 September 2011 following strong
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from the respective album. The song is an adaptation of the American
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, '' Hush, Little Baby''. In reviewing the album,
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Music representative Joseph 'JP' Patterson stated "unlike many other albums where the central MC is joined by several contributors, the collaborations, including Sheeran,
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and
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, don't take away any shine from the artist at the core of this release".


Chart performance

Following the release of the album ''
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'', the track "Hush Little Baby" debuted at number eighty-seven on the
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following strong
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. The track also debuted at number twelve on the
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. Following its selection as the fifth single to be taken from ''Black and White'', "Hush Little Baby" re-entered the chart at number ninety-five for the week ending 19 May 2012.


Track listing


Credits and personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. *
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Jermaine Scott,
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, Iain James, Tom Barnes, Pete Kelleher, Ben Kohn *
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TMS *Drums, programming – Tom Barnes *Guitar – Ben Kohn *Keyboards, bass – Pete Kelleher *Mixed – James F. Reynolds *Assistant mixer – Joachim Walker *Additional vocals – Ed Sheeran


Charts


Release history


References

{{authority control 2011 songs 2012 singles Wretch 32 songs Ed Sheeran songs Songs written by Ed Sheeran Songs written by Iain James Song recordings produced by TMS (production team) Songs written by Peter Kelleher (songwriter) Songs written by Tom Barnes (songwriter) Songs written by Ben Kohn Ministry of Sound singles Songs written by Wretch 32