Are You Not Entertained?

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"Are You Not Entertained?"
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Single by Dot Rotten
from the album Voices in My Head
Released4 March 2012 (2012-03-04)
Recorded2009 [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length2:53(Radio Edit)
Label Mercury Records
Songwriter(s) Joseph Ellis, Tom Barnes,
Ben Kohn + Peter Kelleher
Producer(s) TMS
Dot Rotten singles chronology
"Teardrop"
(2011)
"Are You Not Entertained?"
(2012)
"Overload"
(2012)

"Are You Not Entertained?" is a song by English rapper/producer Dot Rotten. The song was first released on 4 March 2012 in the United Kingdom as the second single from the rapper's upcoming debut studio album, Voices in My Head . [2] The track debuted at number fifty-three on the UK Singles Chart, marking Rotten's second chart appearance after "Teardrop" (#24, 2011); also reaching number twenty-one on the UK R&B Chart. [3] [4]

Contents

The song also appeared on the soundtrack of the 2012 Codemasters video game Dirt: Showdown.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Are You Not Entertained?" was first released onto YouTube on 6 January 2012 at a total length of three minutes and two seconds. [5]

Live performances

As part of the Radio 1/Radio 1Xtra Hull takeover, Rotten performed the tracks "Keep it on a Low" and "Are You Not Entertained?" on 28 January - joining DJ Trevor Nelson at Hull University. [6]

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Are You Not Entertained?" (Radio Edit)2:53
2."Are You Not Entertained?" (Roksonix Remix)4:09
3."Are You Not Entertained?" (DJ Q Remix)5:04
4."Positive Energy"3:34

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [4] 21
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [3] 53

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 4 March 2012 [2] Digital download Mercury Records

References

  1. Twitter https://twitter.com/itsdotrotten/status/163204413341704192 . Retrieved 29 December 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 "iTunes - Music - Are You Not Entertained? - EP by Dot Rotten". iTunes (UK). 4 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Official Charts Company > 'Are You Not Entertained?' by Dot Rotten". Official Charts Company. 17 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  5. Dot Rotten - Are You Not Entertained. DotRottenVEVO. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022 via YouTube.
  6. "Trevor Nelson + DJ Target take over Hull University". BBC. 28 January 2012.