Bestie (song)

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"Bestie"
Yungen - Bestie (Official Single Cover).png
Single by Yungen featuring Yxng Bane
Released16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
Genre Afroswing
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • ADP
Yungen singles chronology
"Bestie"
(2017)
"Mind on It"
(2018)
Yxng Bane singles chronology
"Bestie"
(2017)
"Rihanna"
(2017)
Music video
"Bestie ft. Yxng Bane" on YouTube

"Bestie" is a song by English rapper Yungen, featuring English rapper/singer Yxng Bane. It is Yungen's highest charting single. It is also Yxng Bane's second-highest charting single, with his feature on "Answerphone" giving him a higher peak of #5 in 2018.

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Bestie" was released on Yungen's Vevo channel on 15 June 2017, one day before its official release on iTunes. As of April 2018, the video had accumulated over 30 million views. It was directed by Oliver Jennings and produced by Jack Hobbs. [1] The video was shot in Dubai.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [2] 69
Scotland (OCC) [3] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 10
UK R&B (OCC) [5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [6] 70

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Platinum600,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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