Crown (Stormzy song)

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"Crown"
Stormzy - Crown.png
Single by Stormzy
from the album Heavy Is the Head
Released21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)
Genre Neo soul, UK rap
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Stormzy singles chronology
"Shine Girl"
(2019)
"Crown"
(2019)
"Take Me Back to London"
(2019)
Music video
"Crown" (Performance video) on YouTube

"Crown" is a song by English rapper Stormzy, released on 21 June 2019 as the second single from his second studio album, Heavy Is the Head . It debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart dated 28 June 2019 and peaked at number four the following week.

Contents

Promotion

Stormzy revealed the song on 19 June, posting a picture with the caption "Where words fail, music speaks." [1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [2]

Vocals

  • Lawrence Johnson – choral backing vocals, choir arranger
  • Margo Muzangaza – choral backing vocals
  • Patricia Scott – choral backing vocals
  • Rachael Sanniez – choral backing vocals
  • Tarna-Renae Johnson – choral backing vocals
  • Wayne Hernandez – choral backing vocals
  • Wendi Rose – choral backing vocals

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [10] Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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