Clash (song)

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"Clash"
Dave - Clash.jpeg
Single by Dave featuring Stormzy
from the album We're All Alone in This Together
Released9 July 2021
Genre
Length4:11
Label
  • Dave
  • Neighbourhood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Kyle Evans
Dave singles chronology
"Mercury"
(2021)
"Clash"
(2021)
"Verdansk"
(2021)
Stormzy singles chronology
"Skengman"
(2021)
"Clash"
(2021)
"Mel Made Me Do It"
(2022)

"Clash" is a song by British rapper Dave, featuring fellow British rapper Stormzy, released on 9 July 2021 by Dave and Neighbourhood Recordings as the lead single from Dave's second studio album, We're All Alone in This Together (2021). "Clash" was written by the two artists, Luke Grieve and the song's producer Kyle Evans. [1]

Contents

Commercially, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Dave's eighth top ten entry and Stormzy's twelfth.

Composition

"Clash" is a British hip hop track with elements of UK drill, built around a "repetitive, haunting piano" melody accompanied by "spectral, filtered synth." [2] [3] Lyrically, the song features "egotistic proclamations that flex their respective riches." [3] Stormzy's verse includes subliminal lyrics targeted at British rapper Chip, which Chip responded to the same day. [2] [3] [4]

Music video

The music video was released in the evening of 9 July 2021, directed by Edem Wornoo. It features Dave and Stormzy surrounded by cars at the Aston Martin factory in Warwickshire and the Silverstone Circuit. [3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [1]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Clash"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] Platinum70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] Platinum30,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [15] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] 2× Platinum1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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