Backbone (Chase & Status and Stormzy song)

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"Backbone"
Chase & Status and Stormzy - Backbone.png
Single by Chase & Status and Stormzy
Released8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
Length2:46
Label EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chase & Status
Chase & Status singles chronology
"Gunfinger (Salute)"
(2024)
"Backbone"
(2024)
Stormzy singles chronology
"Cry No More"
(2024)
"Backbone"
(2024)

Certifications

Certifications for "Backbone"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [19] Gold15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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