Be Honest (song)

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"Be Honest"
Be Honest single cover.jpg
Single by Jorja Smith featuring Burna Boy
Released16 August 2019
Length3:27
Label
  • FAMM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cadenza
  • IzyBeats
  • Kyle Stemberger
Jorja Smith singles chronology
"Goodbyes"
(2019)		"Be Honest"
(2019)		"By Any Means"
(2020)
Burna Boy singles chronology
"Pull Up"
(2019)		"Be Honest"
(2019)		"Own It"
(2019)

Certifications

Certifications for "Be Honest"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Platinum70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23] Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [24] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [25] Diamond333,333‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Various16 August 2019 [2]
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • FAMM

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