"Dinner Guest" | ||||
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Single by AJ Tracey featuring MoStack | ||||
from the album Flu Game | ||||
Released | 29 April 2020 | |||
Genre | Afroswing, hip house | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | AJ Tracey | |||
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"Dinner Guest" on YouTube |
"Dinner Guest" is a song recorded by British rapper,singer,songwriter and record producer AJ Tracey featuring British rapper MoStack. It was released as a single on 29 April 2020 as the lead single from the former's second studio album Flu Game (2021). The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart,spending a total of 12 weeks in the top ten. [1] The song features a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers. [2]
The song was written in January 2020 and saw a collaboration in production between AJ Tracey and The Elements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,Tracey announced that all first week download profits from sales of "Dinner Guest" would be donated to the COVID-19 Urgent Appeal to support NHS staff and volunteers. [3] This followed his appearance on the BBC Radio 1 charity single "Times Like These",which topped the chart and also raised money for the NHS. [4]
Tracey used a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Scottish house music producers Nightcrawlers as the hook for the song. [2] It was one of two songs released in 2020 to sample "Push the Feeling On",the other being "House Party" by Mist featuring Fredo. [5]
"Dinner Guest" entered the top 10 on its first week of release,making its bows at number 8. It hovered between positions 8 to 10 for six weeks before rising to number 6 and finally its peak of number five on the chart week ending 25 June 2020. [6]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [13] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |