Antenna (song)

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"Antenna"
Fuse-ODG-Antenna.jpg
Single by Fuse ODG
from the album T.I.N.A.
Released12 August 2012
Recorded2012[ citation needed ]
Genre
Length3:04
Label 3 Beat Productions
Songwriter(s) Nana Richard Abiona
  • Joseph Addison
  • Arjun Selvarajah [1]
Producer(s) Killbeatz
Fuse ODG singles chronology
"Azonto"
(2011)
"Antenna"
(2012)
"Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)"
(2013)

"Antenna" is a song by English-Ghanaian recording artist Fuse ODG. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 12 August 2012, [2] [3] and featured on Fuse ODG's EP The Buzz, released in September 2012. [4] [5] It was released as a single in the United Kingdom through 3 Beat Productions on 2 June 2013, [6] and became his first chart entry, debuting and peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, [7] as well as reaching number 9 in Scotland.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Antenna" was first released onto YouTube on 16 December 2012 at a total length of four minutes and ten seconds. [8]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Antenna" (UK Radio Edit)3:04
2."Antenna" (UK Club Mix)3:43
3."Antenna" (Steve Smart & Westfunk Radio Edit)2:53
4."Antenna" (Steve Smart & Westfunk Remix)4:48
5."Antenna" (TS7 Remix)3:40
6."Antenna" (Remix ft. Wyclef Jean)3:44

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom2 June 2013 [6] Digital download3 Beat Productions

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