Facing Time

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Facing Time
Facing Time (EP).jpg
EP by
ReleasedJune 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
Genre Grime
Length25:52
Label Ill Gotten
Producer
  • Craggle Beats
  • Fumez the Engineer
  • Hey Gamal
  • ILL Gotten Records
  • Nateprophet
  • Rude Kid
  • S-X
  • Soft Play
  • Thomas Mellor
  • Zdot
Bugzy Malone chronology
Walk with Me
(2015)
Facing Time
(2016)
King of the North
(2017)

Facing Time is the second EP by Bugzy Malone. It was released 3 June 2016 and follows his debut EP Walk with Me . The EP debuted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, number 2 on the UK R&B Albums Charts, number 1 on the UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts and number 33 on the Scottish Albums Chart. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

The track "Beauty and the Beast" became the biggest and most recognisable song from the album hitting number 37 on the UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts [4] and was certified silver by the BPI on 23 February 2018, then gold on 10 July 2020 and then platinum on 27 October 2023. [5]

Track listing

Facing Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Facing Time" Aaron Davies Thomas Mellor3:41
2."Late Night in the 0161"Davies
3:09
3."Moving"Davies
  • Cragglebeats
  • Nateprophet
3:17
4."Gone Clear"Davies S-X 3:14
5."Beauty and the Beast"
  • Davies
  • Esmaail Ali Karim
Hey Gamal3:16
6."I Suggest"Davies
  • Soft Play
  • Zdot
3:00
7."Mosh Pit Gang"DaviesRude Kid3:13
8."We Don't Care"DaviesIll Gotten Records2:59
Total length:25:52

Charts

Chart performance for Facing Time
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [6] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [9] 2

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