"Don't Need Love" | ||||
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Single by 220 Kid and Gracey | ||||
from the album The Art of Closure | ||||
Released | 13 December 2019 | |||
Genre | House | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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220 Kid singles chronology | ||||
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Gracey singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Need Love" is a song by English musicians 220 Kid and Gracey, released on 13 December 2019 on Polydor Records. [2] The song peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 2020. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The song is included on Gracey's debut mini-album, The Art of Closure (2020). [9] Commercially successful in the UK, the song has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and received a nomination for Song of the Year at the 41st Brit Awards. [10]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 9 |
Scotland (OCC) [12] | 13 |
UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 9 |
UK Dance (OCC) [14] | 1 |
US Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [15] | 41 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [16] | 45 |
UK Singles (OCC) [17] | 45 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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