Bet (song)

Last updated
"Bet"
Single by Octavian featuring Skepta & Michael Phantom
from the album Endorphins
Released1 March 2019
Genre Trap
Length2:46
Label Black Butter Records
Songwriter(s) Joseph Junior Adenuga
Octavian singles chronology
"Stressed"
(2019)
"Bet"
(2019)
"Lit"
(2019)
Skepta singles chronology
"Wish You Were Here"
(2019)
"Bet"
(2019)
"Bullet from a Gun"
(2019)

"Bet" is a song performed by French-British rapper, singer and songwriter Octavian, featuring vocals from English rapper Skepta and Michael Phantom. It was the lead single from Octavian's mixtape Endorphins, released by Black Butter Records on March 1, 2019. [2] [3] The song peaked at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bet" was first released onto YouTube on 27 February 2019. [4]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 44
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 25

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 1 March 2019 Black Butter Records

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