Barking (song)

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"Barking"
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Single by Ramz
Released1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
Recorded2017
Genre Afroswing [1]
Length3:23
Label Polydor
Songwriter Ramone Rochester
Producers
  • Mokuba Lives
  • Ramz
  • Nicky J
Ramz singles chronology
"Barking"
(2017)
"Decline (Remix)"
(2018)

"Barking" is a 2017 song by British rapper Ramz. It was released on 1 December 2017 as his debut single. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 14 December 2017 at number 41, before peaking at number two on 19 January 2018.

Contents

A promotional music video, filmed around Waterloo, London and Barking, London, was uploaded to GRM Daily's YouTube channel on 17 September 2017. [2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Barking"3:23
Digital download – #BarkingChallenge
No.TitleLength
1."Barking (#BarkingChallenge)"1:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–19)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 38
Denmark (Tracklisten) [4] 25
Germany (GfK) [5] 4
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 8
Italy (FIMI) [7] 39
Portugal (AFP) [8] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 65
Scotland (OCC) [10] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 54
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [13] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [14] 92
Germany (Official German Charts) [15] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [16] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [17] Platinum90,000
France (SNEP) [18] Gold100,000
Germany (BVMI) [19] Platinum400,000
Italy (FIMI) [20] Platinum50,000
Poland (ZPAV) [21] Gold25,000
Portugal (AFP) [22] Platinum10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] 2× Platinum1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. McQuaid, Ian (4 January 2018). "10 UK rap artists to watch in 2018". Fact . Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "Ramz – Barking [Music Video] | GRM Daily". YouTube. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Ramz – Barking" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2018". Hitlisten . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. "Ramz – Barking" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. "Official Irish Singles Chart: 2 March 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 12" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. "Ramz – Barking". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  11. "Ramz – Barking". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  13. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. "Track Top-100 2018" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  15. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  17. "Danish single certifications – Ramz – Barking". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  18. "French single certifications – Ramz – Barking" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ramz; 'Barking')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  20. "Italian single certifications – Ramz – Barking" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 September 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Barking in the search box.
  22. "Portuguese single certifications – Ramz – Barking" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  23. "British single certifications – Ramz – Barking". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 January 2021.