3 Wheel-Ups

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"3 Wheel-Ups"
Single by Kano featuring Wiley and Giggs
from the album Made in the Manor
Released7 January 2016
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Swifta Beater
Kano singles chronology
"GarageSkankFreestyle"
(2015)
"3 Wheel-Ups"
(2016)
"Trouble"
(2019)
Wiley singles chronology
"Chasing the Art"
(2015)
"3 Wheel-Ups"
(2016)
"Can't Go Wrong"
(2016)
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."3 Wheel-Ups" (featuring Wiley and Giggs)4:38

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 126
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [7] 16
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [8] 68
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [9] 69

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom7 January 2016Digital download Parlophone

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