Amnesia (Skepta song)

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"Amnesia"
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Single by Skepta and Boy Better Know
from the album Doin' It Again
Released27 February 2011
Recorded2010
Genre Electro-grime, dance
Length3:55(album version)
Label
Songwriter(s) J. Adenuga
Producer(s) BassBoy
Skepta singles chronology
"So Alive"
(2011)
"Amnesia"
(2011)
"Hold On"
(2012)

"Amnesia" is a song by British MC Skepta. It was released on 27 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. It is the fifth single released Skepta's third album Doin' It Again. It reached number 164 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Background

The track was premiered on Westwood's Radio 1 show on 22 January 2011. It was released a Digital download on 27 February 2011.

Track listings

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Amnesia" (Liam Keegan Radio Edit)4:04
2."Amnesia" (Liam Keegan Mix)6:22
3."Amnesia" (J Sparrow Mix)5:03
4."Amnesia" (Heavy Feet Mix)5:18
5."Amnesia" (Heavy Feet Dub Mix)5:19
6."Amnesia" (Artificial Intelligence Vocal Mix)5:35
7."Amnesia" (Artificial Intelligence Dub Mix)5:35
8."Amnesia" (Radio Edit)3:05

Music video

The music video for "Amnesia" premiered on 22 January 2010 on YouTube. The video currently has over 3,600,000 views. [2]

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [3] 164

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom27 February 2011Digital download 3 Beat, All Around the World

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References

  1. "Amnesia (Remixes)". iTunes.
  2. "Skepta - Amnesia (Official / HD / Out Now / Tour on Sale Now)". 22 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012 via YouTube.
  3. "CHART: CLUK Update 12.02.2011 (wk5)" . Retrieved 12 May 2012.